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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,559
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PATIENT WAS USING A WOOD WORKING TOOL & ACCIDENTALLY AMPUTATED HIS LT INDEX FINGER. DX - LT INDEX FINGER JOINT AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 33 YOM WAS USING JACKHAMMER AND JACKHAMMER SLIPPED CAUSING DISLOCATION TO LEFT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 42 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT WAS WORKING WITH *** TOOL AND METAL SHARDS YESTERDAY. NOW WITH EYE P AIN. D: CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| LAC L PALM WHILE USING AIR CHISEL @ HOME, WORKING ON HIS VEHICLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| LACERATED FINGER ON A MOTORIZED WIRE WHEEL AT HOME PUNCTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| ELBOW PAIN-SINCE USING POWER TOOLS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON A POWER *** TOOL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| FX (TUFT) 1ST, 2ND & 3RD TOES RT FOOT W/ JACK HAMMER YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| SMASHED THUMB W/ AIR HAMMER WHILE FIXING TRUCK. CRUSH INJURY LT DISTAL PHALANX W/ FX & FOREIGN BODY DISTAL PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | 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: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT, WHO USED A JACK HAMMER 5 DAYS AGO, IS COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN. D: BACK PAIN, NOS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT WALKED INTO JACK HAMMER SUSTAINING SCRATCH ON LEG DX: SUPERFICIAL ABRASIONS RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| BURN THIGH - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LEFT UPPER LEG - BURNED BY HEAT GUN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR AGO - MINOR BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT FOOT ON JACK HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT.INJ.RT.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER PLANER. DX; LAC.RT.2ND. FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR ELCTRICAL SHOCK WHEN USING A POWER HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| SUST INJ TO R BIG TOE WHEN CEMENT MIXER FELL OVER AT HOME LANDING ON HE R FOOT DX FX R GREAT TOE ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Ceilings and walls |
| LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN A HYDRAULIC MACHINE AND THE WALL DX: L LOWER LEG LACS. X3 / L ANKLE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT WAS BLASTING BRICKS WITH SAND BLASTER AND BLASTED HAND WITH THE SAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT STATES *** WHEEL HIT THUMB AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| LAC R PALM; WORKING WITH AIR IMPACT TOOL @ HOME WHICH SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT WAS USING AIR CHISEL TO BREAK CONCRETE. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC WOOD CUTTER LACERATION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON A POWER TOOL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF BURNING & PAIN IN LEFT EYE AFTER HE FELT A PIECE OF CEMENT GO INTO IT WHILE JACKHAMMERING. DX - CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| ELOPEMENT: NOT WORKERS COMP STATES HIGH PRESSURE AIR HOSE "GOT AWAY FROM ME" STRUCK RT ELBOW AND RT KNEE NO LOCATION NOTED |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT WAS JACK HAMMERING AT NEIGHBOR'S DX: R ELBOW TENDONITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 35 YO MALE WAS USING JACK HAMMER AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT GROIN AND CUT LEFT RING FINGER - PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT AT HOME WORKING ON CAR, USING AIR PRESSURIZED RATCHET, PIECE OF META L FLEW INTO RT EYE. FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON A POWER TOOL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT HAS BEEN USING ROTO HAMMER. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 90 POUND JACK HAMMER BLADE CAME OFF AND HIT BIG TOE OF 46 YO MALE FRACTURE TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| LT EYE FB-@ HOME-USING A DRUMEL TOOK ON METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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