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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,064
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 28YO HISP MALE AT HOME CUTTING BLOCK WITH A POWER TOOL AND CUT R HAND DX HAND LACERATION WITH TENDON INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 50 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 "BISCUIT JOINER" WHILE DO WOODWORKING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| ACUTE BACK PAIN AFER USING JACK HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 39 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 SMASHED FINGER W/JACKHAMMER WHILE USING AT HOME. DX: R FIFTH DIGIT LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 40 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 CAME INTO THE ER C/O THUMB INJURY-LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| RIB PAIN AFTER USING JACKHAMMER, HX OF RIB FX 4 MO AGO/ RIB INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 36YOM WHILE WORKING WITH A POWER TOOL INJURED LEFT LITTLE FINGER; FINGER INJURY,LEFT BEFORE SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| KNEE STRAIN-TWISTED KNEE WHEN HE TRIPPED ON AIR HOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT RECIEVED LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER FROM AN SCREW GUN, LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 40 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER JACK HAMMER WHEN GOING TO HOTEL ROOM FRACTURE FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38 Y/O M INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE USING JACK HAMMER. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Clothing accessories |
| PT WAS USING AIR WRENCH WHICH CAUGHT ON GLOVE & SPUN WHILE WORKING ON CAR LAST PM. DX: R 4TH DIGIT DISLOCATION/FX, R 5TH DIGIT FX, HAND CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 37 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 |
| LIFTED JACK HAMMER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT C/O R FOOT RED & SWOLLEN,STS BEEN USING JACKHAMMER-POSS TRAUMATIZED FOOT, DX R FOOT CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| DROPPED A JACK HAMMER ON HAND YESTERDAY. DX-CONTUSION AND HEMATOMA HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 35 YO MALE CUT HAND USING A POWER TOOL LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | 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 |
| 49 YOM GOT LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN POWERED WOOD PLANER; DX: LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 50 YO MALE WAS WORKING ON A SELF CLEARING DRAIN AND ELECTRICAL SNAKE SNAPPED - PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT HIT HAND WITH HAMMER-TWICE-CONTUSION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 31 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| L SMALL FINGER LAC. CHEST PAIN AFTER PICKING UP A JACK HAMMER THAT FELL ON THE GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 33YOF WAS HOME USING A JACKHAMMER,DEVELOPED NECK PAIN; NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 43 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 A POWER TOOL AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE & RING FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| RIGHT HAND FINGER TIP AMP. PT CUT FINGERTIPS WHEN USING A PLANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| DX LACERATION NOSE: HIT RIGHT SIDE OF FACE W/TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PATIENT HAD ONSET LOW BACK PAIN 4 DAYS AGO AFTER OPERATING A JACK HAMMER. DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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