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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 456
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power sanders |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A SANDER WHILE BEING +ETOH INTOXICATED, SUSTAINED "RT 2ND FINGER AMPUTATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power sanders |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - 27 YOF C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A 200-LB SANDE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power sanders |
| DX RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN: USING BELT SANDER AT HOME AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 49YOM AT HOME USING BELT SANDER SLIPPED HIT HAND DX/AMPUTATION OF DORSAL ASPARTYL OF L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN BELT SANDER AT HOME. DX:LACERATION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| CUT WITH POWER SANDER. DX-FLAP LACERATION R 4TH FINGER, ABRASION R SECO ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power sanders, Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS OUT WORKING ON A POWER SANDER. HE DID HAVE GOGGLES ON, BUT STIL L GOT DUST IN HIS EYE. DX: FB TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FINGER FROM A SANDING BELT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| USING SANDER, CUT FINGER/ LAC LIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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