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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,022
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Power lathes |
| CUT THUMB ON WOOD CHISEL & LATHE DX THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| USING A CHISEL WOODWORKING AND LAC PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CAUGHT LEG ON A CHISEL THAT WAS HANGING AT HOME CUTTING LEG DX: LACERATION RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT USING A CHISEL AND SUSTAINED A PW TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 34 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| ACC CUT FINGER ON A CHISEL >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| AVULSIONS TO L FINGERS WHILE USING A PLANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS BREAKING UP FLOOR TILES AT HOME WITH A CHISEL AND A PIECE WENT I NTO RIGHT WRIST LACERATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE USING A CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT INJ LT MIDDLE FINGER ON A CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| GOT HIT WITH PIECE OF CHISEL WHILE CHOPPING WOOD DX: PUNC TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 37 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: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT (L) HAND WITH A WOOD CHISEL DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 44 YOF LACERATED LEFT THUMB WITH A CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER WHILE USING A PLANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| L THUMB LAC/40YOM STS WAS PLANING AT HOME 25 MIN AGO WHEN CUT THUMB ON WOOD PLANER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 50 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| USING A WOOD CHISEL WHIN IT SLIPPED CAUSING LAC TO (R) INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PIECE OF STEEL CHISEL IN FA FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CUT FINGER ON WOOD CHISEL AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CUT HAND W/CHISEL. DX: L WRIST LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT INJURED FINGER ON A WOOD CHISEL AT HOME TODAY DX// FX AND LAC LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT INJURED HAND LAST NIGHT WITH A CHISEL DX// LEFT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2007 | Age: 29 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: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LACERATION HAND - 29 YO MALE CUT LEFT HAND WHEN USING A WOOD CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A CHISEL AT HOME, DX: LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 46 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT FINGER ON A CHISEL. DX. R MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 39YOM WHILE AT HOME USING A CHISEL,LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND; LACERATION OF THE LEFT SECOND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| WAS WOOD WORKING WITH PLANE; GOT A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD IN EYE. FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT FELL ON METAL CHISEL AT HOME. DX. LAC L KNEE 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Metal containers |
| PT PRESENTS WITH PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT THUMB AFTER TRYING TO OPEN PAIN T CAN WITH CHISEL AND STRUCK THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CUT HAND WITH A CHISEL ( NOT MUCH INFORMATION GIVEN) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PATIENT LACERATED HAND 6CM ON A CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: INJURED FINGER ON CHISEL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| DOING A PROJECT AT HOME LAC TO HAND FROM CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS CHISELING A LUG NUT WHEN METAL WENT INTO EYE SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 42YMC CHANGING PLANER BLADES AND HAND SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LAC TO L WRIST ON CHISEL AT HOME DX: WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PATIENT WAS DOING SOME WOODWORK AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY INJURED HIS THUMB WITH THE CHISEL. DX-LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| LACERATES HAND WHEN USING A CHISEL TO REMOVE GLASS FROM A BROKEN WINDOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 37 YOM WAS CHISELING WOOD AND THE CHISEL SLIPPED AND LACERATED TOP OF L EFT HAND NEAR THE WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Floors or flooring materials |
| LIFTING THE FLR USING A CHISEL WHICH SLIPPED CUTTING HAND/WRIST " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 36YOM LAC L HAND ON WOOD CHISEL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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