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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,100
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Business and office machines, Computers |
| PT STATES CARRYING COMPUTER AND LOST HER BALANCE AND FEEL HITTING TYPEW RITER STRIKING RIB- RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| CONCUSSION AFTER STRUCK HEAD ON A CASH REGISTER AT STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| 47 YOM HAS BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING LARGE TYPEWRITER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| PAIN TO WRIST AFTER ALOT OF TYPING DX: WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| INJURED EYE USING A PRINTING MACHINE. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Business and office machines, Ceilings and walls |
| SCANNR FELL OFF WALL HIT SHIN AT *** (CUSTOMER) ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| PT DROPPED A PAPER SHREDDER ON FOOT AT HOME DX: CRUSH INJURY LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| PAIN TO WRIST AFTER USING TYPEWRITER DX: WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED PAPER SHREDDER ONTO TOE >>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| DX L SHOULDER X 4 HRS TODAY, PAIN TO MID UPPER EPIGASTRIC SINCE YTDY. NO HX TRAUMA TO L SH, BEGAN HURTING WHILE TYPING, CONSTANT PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Business and office machines, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER TYPEWRITER IN FLOOR AT HOME. DX LOWER LEG LACARATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| PATIENT CUT HAND ON METAL EDGE OF COPY MACHINE. DX-LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| REPORTS SUDDEN ONSET OF LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE CARRYING HEAVY COPY MACHI NE >> MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| 32 YO FEMALE CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF METAL ON COPY MACHINE LACERATION THIRD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| PT SUS AVULSION TO FINGER AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN A MACHINE% |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| PAPER SHREDDER FELL ONTO RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| PT WITH SHOULDER PAIN RECENTLY WITH TYPING. D:SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| PT HAD R MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN PRINTER AT HOME CAUSED LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| TENDONITIS R WRIST/33YOF C/O WRIST PAIN FOR 2 WEEKS AND BECAME MUCH WOR SE TODAY WITH MOVEMENT. DOES ALOT OF TYPING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| PATIENT CUT HAND ON PRINTING PRESS GEAR. DX-LACERATION LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN CAUGHT ON THE COPY MACHINE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| PT HAD PAPER SHREDDER FALL AND CUT HEEL LAC HEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| PT SUSTAINED KNEE SPRAIN WHEN A CASH REGISTER DRAWER FELL ON IT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| DX R KNEE EFFUSION: TWISTED R KNEE WHILE LIFTING PRINTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Business and office machines |
| ELBOW/ KNEE CTS-TRIPPED OVER CORD OF CASH REGISTER-FELL-@ GROCERY STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Business and office machines, Paper products |
| BENT OVER TO PUT PAPER IN THE SHREDDER BOX. DX ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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