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Accidents - Hair clippers and trimmers - 26-50 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 562
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:103Finger:99
Head:90Ear:77
Face:75Pubic Region:62
Toe:37Upper Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/11/2009Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
31YOM WITH ABRASION AFTER GOING TO BARBER CUT WITH CLIPPERS DX: ABRASIO N TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2009Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
DX LAC FINGER: 33YOF APPROX 3CM V-SHAPED LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER, CUT W NEW HAIR CUT'G SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2009Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
39YOM WAS GETTING HAIR CUT WITH CLIPPERS AT SALON AND SKIN TAG WAS SHAVED OFF/ AVULSION OF SKIN ON SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2009Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT CLIPPED TOENAILS TOO FAR DOWN AND PULLED SOME SKIN OFF AROUND TOENAI L, TOE IS SWOLLEN. DX. CELLULITIS TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2009Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
CUT HAIR WITH DIRTY HAIR CLIPPERS AT MISSION FOLLICULITIS HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2009Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT WAS CLIPPING HAIR AND LAC LT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2009Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT STATES THE "TRIMMER CUT ME" - DX STI LT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2009Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT STATES WAS ELECTRCUTED WHILE UNPLUGGING HAIR CLIPPERS 1 DAY PTA C/O SWELLING TO L 1ST FINGER DX CELLULITIS L INDEX FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2009Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT PRESENT TO AFTER A CUT TO FINGER FROM HEAD CLIPPER TODAY- DX- FRACTU RE TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2009Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO EAR AFTER BEING CUT WITH HAIR CLIPPERS WHILE GETTING A HAIRCUT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2009Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
LAST NIGHT WHILE GETTING SHAVED, CLIPPERS FELL OUT OF CUTTER'S HAND AND HIT PT IN R EYE. DX. CORNEAL ABRA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2009Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
TRIEDAND IRRITATION TO EYE TO CLIP INGROWN EYELASH REDNESS ABRASION LEFT CORNEAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2009Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic RegionDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT CUT SCROTUM WHILE USING A HAIR BUZZER DX/ SCROTAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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