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Accidents - Power drills or accessories - 26-50 years old - Year 2007 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 573
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Date: 12/15/2007Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
DRILL BIT THROUGH HAND LACERATION LT HAND/DIGITAL NERVE INJURY *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2007Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories, Plants, trees and shrubs
WAS DRILLING THROUGH A SMALL TREE TRUNK , DRILL WENT THROUGH TRUNK AND INTO PALM OF (L) HAND DX- PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2007Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PUNCTURE HAND - 49 YO MALE WAS USING A DRILL AND ACCIDENTLY DRILLED INT O THE BACK OF HIS HAND - 2 HOURS PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2007Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power drills or accessories
WHILE USING A DRILL IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE FLOOR. DX CO NTUSION HAND#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2007Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PUNCTURE HAND - 33 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH PUNCTURE TO LEFT HAND - HE WAS USING A POWER DRILL AND THE BIT SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2007Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
USING ELECTRIC DRILL W/SCREWDRIVER BIT AND WENT 1/4" INTO L PALM. DX. L PALM PUNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2007Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power drills or accessories
CUT FINGER ON DRILL BIT LAST WEEK, NOW RED AND SWOLLEN/ CELLULITIS LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2007Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT WAS USING A DRILL AND IT KICKED BACK AND HAND WENT SIDEWAYS. DX. F X #4 METACARPAL. OCCURRED AT NEIGHBOR'S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2007Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT USING POWER HAMMER DRILL AT HOME WHEN DRILL TWISTED SUDDENLY CAUSING HAND TO TWIST & POP. D:4TH METACARPAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2007Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
HIT HAND WHILE USING POWER DRILL DX: PUNC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2007Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT UPING POWER DRILL AT HOME, GOT DRILL BIT STUCK IN HAND DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED, OPEN WOUND TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2007Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
33 YOM WAS USING A DRILL AT HOME THAT TORQUED ONTO LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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