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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,044
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| CUT HAND ON DRILL BIT. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT SPRAINED A WRIST WHILE USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WAS USING A DRILL AND PUNCTURED HAND. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER, WAS AT HOME USING DRILL, WHEN DRILL SLIPPED A ND DRILLED THRU THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER INJURY FROM DRILLING THROUGH FINGER. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND THROUGH LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | 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: Power drills or accessories |
| WAS @ HOME DRILLING SOME WOOD WHEN SOMETHIGN FLEW INTO EYE , NOW WITH F OREIGN BODY SENSATION>> CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| HAND INJUYR FROM DRILLING INTO LEFT HAND. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT DRILLING IN ATTIC AND HIT ELECTRIC WIRE; HELD 2-3 MINS, + ENTRANCE W OUND ON L HAND, L SHOULDER AND ARM, ACUTE ELETROCUTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT HIT HAND WHILE USING POWER DRILL AT HOME. DX: L HAND PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| HAND LAC WHILE USING POWER DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| WAS USING AN ELECTRIC DRILL AND INJURED WEB BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND FINGERS ON (L) HAND DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 48YOM WAS USING A POWER DRILL JARED HIS THUMB,TWISTING IT; THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Metal or plastic molding sets |
| WAS USING A DRILL AT HOME; IT SLIPPED OFF THE SCREW AND HE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND. PUNCTURE WOUND, LEFT 2ND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | 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: Power drills or accessories |
| PT USING DRILL & DRILLBIT WENT THROUGH PTS FINGER DX L 3RD FINGER COMPLEX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| CUT ON ELECTRIC DRILL BIT PW 1ST FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 46 YO MALE PENETRATED RIGHT ANKLE WITH DRILL BIT FROM POWER DRILL LACERATION ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT BORING A HOLE - THE DRILL BIT SLIPPED AND SLID ACROSS LEFT THUMB, SL ICING IT DX; LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Ladders |
| 43YMC POWER DRILL FELL OFF LADDER AND DRILL BIT HIT HEEL PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 43YOM WAS HELPING A FRIEND ,HE WAS USING A POWER DRILL WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LEFT HAND;HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT DRILLING ON PIPE-SLIPPED HITARM-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| INJURED LEFT THUMB WITH DRILL BIT AT HOME THUMB PAIN LWOT * |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT PUNCTURED LT 3RD DIGIT WITH AN ELECTRIC DRILL C/O SWELLING & PAIN DX - NAIL BED LACERATION, PUNCTURE WOUND THROUGH NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A POWER DRILL AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WAS USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME AND INJURED FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL LOST CONTROL OF IT CAME BACK STRUCK IN FACE SUST AINED A LACERATION TO CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT DROPPED POWER DRILL ON FOOT AT HOME DX// CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| A POWER DRILL FELL AND HIT PT ON HEAD. DX; FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 30YOM WAS HOME DRILLING WOOD,ACCIDENTLY HIT LEFT INDEX FINGER; FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS WORKING ON SOME WINDOW BLINDS AND USING AN ELECTRIC DRILL WHEN T HE BIT WENT INTO FINGER/ PUNCTURE TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 48 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: Power drills or accessories |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A PLANER CUTTING WOOD @ HOME >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PATIENT STATES PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND CAUSED BY DRILL INTO LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER, RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WITH PW TO HAND WHILE DRILLING WITH A SMALL DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT DROPPED A POWER DRILL ONTO LEFT FOOT DRILL BIT WENT INTO FOOT SUSTA INED A PW TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT RAN A POWER DRILL THROUGH HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER PW FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| LAC TO FINGER, USING ELECTRIC DRILL WHEN IT SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 45YMC USING A POWER DRILL AND DRILL TWISTED AROUND PULLING THUMB BACKWARDS/SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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