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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 915
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| SANDING WOOD TODAY AND GOT WOOD IN HER HAND. DX FOREIGN BODY HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT HAND CT-AT HOME-SANDING FLOORS-HAND HIT A RADIATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| CUT L INDEX FINGER ON SANDER AT HOME DX L INDEX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Doors |
| LT EYE FB-SANDING A DOOR-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PATIENT PUNCTURED FINGER WITH FILE WHILE DRUNK LAST NIGHT. D:OPEN FRACT URE, 4TH FINGER. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| CUT FINGER ON BELT SANDER - PARTIAL AMPUTATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT REPORTS DROPPING SANDER ON FOOT (LIMITED INFO IN CHARTING, TYPE OF ACCIDENT UNK) DX:FOOT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT WAS SANDING BOAT AT MARINA W/MASK ON AND INHALED PAINT DUST THROUGH MASK. DX: PAINT DUST INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 32 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT THUMB W/A SANDER THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 44 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT DX MUSCLE STRAIN LOWER BACK - S/P LIFTED A SANDING MACHINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| WAS SANDING METAL, FEELS LIKE PIECES OF METAL IN BOTH EYES. DX: CONJUCT IVITIS, BOTH EYES, NO FOREIGN BODIES FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, House repair or construction materials |
| INJURED THUMB ON RASP FILE WHILE CLEANING BRICKS AT HOME. DX: HEMATOMA THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PATIENT, WITH HISTORY OF SHOULDER DISLOCATIONS, DISLOCATED SHOULDER WHI LE USING SANDER WHICH PULLED ON ARM. D: SHOULDER DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| RT EYE FB-AT HOME-WHILE SANDING ON AN AUTOMOBILE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| WAS SANDING CAR, NOW HAS LEFT EYE PAIN. DX: CORNEAL ULCER, LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN BELT SANDERLACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT HAS FOREIGN BODY SENSATION FOR A MONTH. THINKS IT STARTED WHEN SANDING BEAMS. D: PIQUECULA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE - VICTIM WHO WAS SANDING AUTO BODIES GOT BODY FILLER I N RIGHT EYE - PRESENTS WITH PHOTOPHOBIA & TENDERNESS IN THAT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| SANDING PIECE OF WOOD AND GOT SPLINTER IN FINGER. FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT INDEX FINGER. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT WAS SANDING WOOD LAST EVE. DX: FB R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| 32YOWM-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE-AFTER SANDING STEEL-REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT DX LT FINGER AND NAIL PARTIAL AMPUTATION - S/P CRUSHING FINGER IN SANDING MACHINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PATIENT SANDING METAL WHEN HE FELT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. D: FOREIGN BODY WITH ABRASION AND RUST RING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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