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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 377
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 31YOF WAS SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING AND GOT AN OBJECT IN LEFT EYE CORNE AL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 39YOM USING A POWER SANDER AND THE DISC FLEW OFF INTO FACE CORNEAL ABRA SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 49YOM ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT LT RING FINGER IN A BELT SANDER AT JAIL. DX: LT RING FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 50YOM USING BELT SANDER, GRINDING METAL, GOT SOMTHING IN (R) EYE DX; # FB REMOVAL (R) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 28 YOM INJURED INDEX FINGER WITH A BELT SANDER THAT SLIPPED. ABRASION L INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 26 YOM WAS USING ELECTRIC DISC SANDER AT HOME WHEN DISC FLEW INTO EYE. DX: RUPTURED R GLOBE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 30YOM USING A BELT SANDER AT HOME CAUGHT FINGER ..OPEN FX TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 35YOF HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A SANDER WEIGHING OVER 100LBS DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 46 YOM LAC TO R INDEX FINGER ON BELT SANDER AT HOME DX: FINGER ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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