Accidents - Business and office machines - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,350
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	140
6-15 years old:	97
16-25 years old:	170
26-50 years old:	511
50+ years old:	431

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	541	Head:	148
Lower Arm:	128	Hand:	91
Shoulder:	68	Wrist:	59
Unkown:	59	Foot:	46
Knee:	45	Upper Trunk:	44
Face:	42	Elbow:	15
Ankle:	15	Upper Leg:	15
Neck:	15	Mouth:	5
Toe:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
OVERHEAD PROJECTOR AT SCHOOL LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Business and office machines
TRIPPED -FELL WHILE AT THE ATM DRANK GLASSES OF WINE EARLIER MINOR HEAD INJURY ALCOHOL INTOXICATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT WAS USING SHREDDER AT HOME AND LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
PT C/O PRINTER FELL ON INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
LAC TO FINGER WHEN CAUGH TIN PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PT TYPING WHEN HAD TEMPORARY LOSS OF BALANCE AND EPISODE OF CONFUSION. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
LAC TO FINGER LIP WHEN CAUGHT IN A PAPER SHREDDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
DROPPED TYPEWRITER ON FOOT DX. FOOT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2005	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT PULLED CORD OF TYPEWRITER IN CLOSET AT HOME, FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD FROM 5-6 ' HIGH; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
36 YO FEMALE HAD COPY MACHINE FALL ON RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT PUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN A PAPER SHREDDER. D: RIGHT FINGER LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PT C/O LEFT FOREARM PAIN SINCE TYPING AT SCHOOL DX: LEFT FOREARM TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT PLAYING NEAR PRINTER KNOCKED IT OFF SHELF FALLING ON TOP ON IIT HITT ING MOUTH//UPPER HUM, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines, Scissors
TRIED TO UNJAM PAPER SHREDDER W/ SCISSORS LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
HIT CHIN ON PAPER SHREDDER DX: CHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT CUT HER FINGER IN A PAPER SHREDDER TODAY SUSTAINING A RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 18 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: Business and office machines
18YOM-LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER-CUT ON METAL STAMP PRESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT KICKED A PRINTER AT HOME INJURING TOE, PAIN; TOE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PT HAS ARM NUMBNESS AFTER TYPING. DX: LPTMS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
2Y/F STUCK HAND IN A PAPER SHREDDER AT HOME TODAY SUSTAINING MULTIPLE C UTS LEFT FINGERS; 3RD/4TH/5TH DIGIT TIPS W/NAIL INVOLVEMENT LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines, Knives
PT USING STEAK KNIFE TO UN JAM PAPPER SHREDDER , KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THUMB DX L THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS MOVING A TYPEWRITER OFF A SHELF WHEN IT FELL CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HER LT SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
R HAND CUT FROM USING A SHREEDER LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
CAUGHT FINGER IN PAPER SHREDDER DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2005	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT IN A PAPER SHREDDER AT HOME SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT LAC FINGER ON A PAPER SHREDDER. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
PT SLIPPED AT DAUGHTERS HOUSE AND FELL OTNO COPY MACHINE C/I PAIN IN CH EST RIB FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT INJURIED FINGER ON A SHREDDER MACHINE SUSTAINED " FINGER LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
STATES SHE INJURED ELBOW WHILE TYPING DX STRAIN RT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
41 YO FEMALE STRAINED NECK MOVING PHOTOCOPIER CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT SUST LACERTION TO FINGER ON ATM MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Business and office machines
65 YO FEMALE HIT HEAD ON COPY MACHINE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
PT DROPPED PAPER SHREDDER ON FOOT. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
INJURED WRIST LIFTING A COPY MACHINE. DX. L WRIST INJURY, PROBABLE MINO R SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Business and office machines
FINGER CAUGHT IN PLASTIC ROLLERS OF PAPER SHREDDER@HOME-CRUSH INJ LT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
1.5 CM FOREHEAD LAC-HIT HEAD ON CASH REGISTER DRAWER-@ A STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PT DX CONTUSION TO FOOT - S/P PAPER SHREDDER FELL ON FOOT;C/O SWELLING AND PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines, Stepladders
PT FELL AGAINST COPYING MACHINE WHILE GETTING OFF STEPLADDER, CUT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE: 6 MONTHS PREGNANT, SCALP CONTUSION, AT STORE GROCERY SHOPPING, PASSED OUT, HIT HEAD ON CASH REGISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
DROPPED A PAPER SHREDDER DX. FOOT CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
CAUGHT HAND IN METAL STAMP PRESS-CONTUSION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
PT C/O BACK PN X 3 DAYS STANDING @CASH REGISTER A LOT, STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
5 YO FEMALE CUT 4TH FINGER RIGHT HAND IN PAPER SHREDDER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines, Paper products
WHILE PULLING PAPER OUT OF COPIER, LID CLOSED DX: CONTUSION LT. THUMB W/ CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Business and office machines
36 YO MALE HAD PAPER SHREDDER BLOW UP IN FACE BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PT TRIPPED OVER PAPER SHREDDER. DX: L KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Business and office machines
STUCK A BUTTON OFF CALCULATOR UP NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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