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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,812
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
PT PINCHED FINGER ON A POWER TOOL, CONTUSION TO FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/27/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
36YOM WAS HOME USING A JACKHAMMER IN BASEMENT,ACCIDENTLY STRUCK BEAM,JACKHAMMER RICOCHETED INTO CHEST;RIB CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
UNEMPLOYED PT HAS SHOULDER/BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING SMALL BOULDERS AND D OING JACK HAMMERING. D: THORACIC STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Eye protection devices |
AT HOME PT USED *** TOOL,WEARING GOGGLES,SOMETHING GOT IN L EYEDX L COR NEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
"I HIT MY L ARM LAST NIGHT W. AHAMMER" +SWEELING, PAIN. R FOREARM CONTU SION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
L 2ND TOE PAIN AFTER A HAMMER FELL ON HIS TOE 2 WKS AGO. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
USING A POWER TOOL AND SLIPPED CAUSING LAC TO LEG |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
PT @ HOME USING JACK HAMMER FELL ON LOWER TRUNK - CONTUSED LOWER TRUNK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/25/2007 | Age: 50 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: Other portable or stationary power tools, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
POWERDRIVING A SCREW, A PIECE CHIPPED OFF &STRUCK HIM INTO EYE >>FBR/CORNEAL ABRS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/25/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
RT WRIST/HAND PAIN: ? CARPAL TUNNEL: USING A JACK HAMMER, THUMB NUMB EVER SINCE, PAIN WRIST/FOREARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/19/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
PT SUST LAC TO FINGER ON JACKHAMMER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
PT DX SCALP LACERATION - HIT HEAD ON A METAL DETECTOR IN STREET. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO KNEE AFTER HITTING IT AGAINST THE HANDLE OF A JACK HAMMER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 40 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 |
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON CUTTER WHEEL AT HOME./ DX LACERATION TO RIGHT RI NG FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/06/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
PT INJURED HIP WHILE USING A JACK HAMMER. DX: LEFT HIP PAIN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
PATIENT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN JACKHAMMER-FX LEFT 5TH FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/05/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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 |
THINKS HAS FB IN EYE, USING AIR POWERED TOOL YESTERDAY/ INTRA OCCULAR FB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
CUT L FOREARM ON CUT OFF WHEEL, DX; LAC. FOREARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/25/2007 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Pipes |
33 YO M FRACTURED FINGER WHILE OPERATING A JACK HAMMER CAUGHT FINGER IN PIPE* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 45 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 |
FINGER LAC-CUT ON MACHINE IN GARAGE-@ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 28 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: Other portable or stationary power tools, Motor vehicles or parts |
PREPATELLAR BURSITIS:JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK 3 WKS AGO BUMPED KNEE ON STEERING COLUMN,BUMPED IT ON JACK HAMMER TUES, NO LOCATION STATED |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/13/2007 | 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 CUT HAND W/POWER TOOL. DX: L HAND LAC 5 CM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
PT WORK W JACK HAMMER IN FRIEND'S YARD C/O LOW BACK PAIN DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 29 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 |
PATIENT C/O LT EYE FOREIGN BODY SENSATION AFTER SHAVING METAL WITH POWER TOOL YESTERDAY. DX - LT CORNEAL METAL FOREIGN BODY WITH RUST RING |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Pipes |
ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN & SPASM: AT FUTURE FATHER-IN-LAW'S RUNNING JACK HAMMER, WORKING ON A GAS LINE, BREAKING UP CONCRETE 2 DAYS AGO |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
PT INJURED EYE TODAY WHILE HE WAS SAND BLASTING DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/09/2007 | 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 CUT FINGER ON POWER TOOL AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT THUMB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
46 YO M- HIT BY POWER TOOL-ABOVE EYE-LAC RIGHT EYEBROW |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
PT HAS LAC TO ARM FROM A POWER TOOL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 35 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: Other portable or stationary power tools |
35 YO M- HELPING FRIEND MOVE POWER TRELL,FRIEND MOVED WRONG,PT.TIRED TO CATCH IT.PULLING IN BACK-STRAIN BACK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Lawn mowers |
37YOM L EYE FB CORNEAL ABRASION R EYE FB SHARPEN LAWN MOWER BLADE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, House repair or construction materials |
50 YO MALE HAD JACK HAMMER FALL ON FINGERS WHEN CUTTING CEMENT CRUSH INJURY HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
PT STS USED JACKHAMMER FOR 6 HOURS,NOW R ARM PAIN,NUMB & TINGLY DX R ARM PAIN & NUMBNESS 2ND TO OVERUSE SYNDROME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/05/2007 | 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 |
GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN MILLING MACHINE AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FINGER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
DX LEFT BIG TOE SMASHED: INJURED TOE WITH JACK HAMMER. |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
27 YOM SAW DUST IN EYE L CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
PT STATES DROPPED A JACK HAMMER ONTO FOOT AT HOME DX: FRACTURED RIGHT 2ND TOE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER DX SCALP CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
POWER TOOL SLIPPED,HIT MOUTH AT HOME LIP LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT HAND WITH HAMMER DX RT HAND FX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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