Accidents - Power sanders - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,887
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	59
16-25 years old:	374
26-50 years old:	796
50+ years old:	656

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	751	Eyeball:	450
Hand:	232	Face:	142
Lower Arm:	132	Mouth:	71
All Of Body:	59	Upper Leg:	30
Upper Trunk:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders
PT WAS USING A SANDER AT HOME WHEN SPLINTER WENT INTO LEFT INDEX FINGER AND OUT OTHER SIDE. FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2006	Age: 43 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: Power sanders
USING SANDER AT HOME SANDER FELL TRIED TO CATCH IT LAC TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2006	Age: 26 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 sanders
PT GOT L FINGER CAUGHT IN BELT SANDER THIS MORNING, DX AVULSIVE LACERATION PIP JT LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2006	Age: 41 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 sanders
41 YO M CORNEAL ABRASION FOREIGN BODY R EYE WHILE GRINDING METAL AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders
PT. STATES RUNNING A SANDER AT HOME ON SUNDAY. DX. FB R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2006	Age: 60 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: Power sanders
PT AT HOME CUT L HAND ON A BELT SANDER / DX ACUTE LAC L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT CAUGHT FINGERS IN SANDING MACHINE. DX: R MIDDLE/RING FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2006	Age: 27 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 sanders
27 YO M LACERATION TO LONG FINGER CUT ON ELECTRIC SANDER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power sanders
PT BURNED RT ARM WHILE USING A SANDBLASTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 37 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: Power sanders
SUSTAINED ALACERATION TO FINGER FROM A POWER SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
LACERATES FINGER ON A BELT SANDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT USING SANDER IN SHOP CLASS, HAND GOT TOO CLOSE, SANDER CUT HAND DX: L HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders
48YMC USING A BELT SANDER C/O EYE REDNESS/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT HIT LEG W/BELT SANDER. DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC R UPPER LEG, 1/2 DEG BURN R UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
CUT FINGER WHILE USING BELT SANDER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Power sanders
PATIENT GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT WHILE WORKING ON A SANDER. DX - LT 3RD FINGER SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA, MINOR LACERATION, ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
LEFT NAIL BED LACERATION WITH TUFT FRACTURE.PT INJURED FINGER WHILE USI NG A POWER SANDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
AVULSION FINGERNAIL - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH AVULSION OF FINGER NAIL SUS TAINED WHEN USING A POWER SANDER - LEFT FINGER WAS DRAWN INTO SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 21 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: Other
Product: Power sanders
PT AT HOME USING A SANDBLASTER AND SCRAPED ARM DX CELLULITIS L MEDIAL FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders, Motor vehicles or parts
FOREIGN BODY EYE FROM USING SANDER ON A RUSTY CAMPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
CONTUSION CHEST - 39 YOF C/O RIGHT SIDE RIB PAIN AFTER USING A POWER SA NDER AND HITTING SELF ON HANDLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
PT AT HOME USING A POWER SANDER HIT HAND WITH SANDER DX ABRASION 3CM HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
PATIENT SUSTAINED AN AVULSION INJURY TO LT MIDDLE FINGER ON A POWER SANDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 72 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: Power sanders
PT WAS USING A BELT SANDER AND CUT R HAND LACERATION TO R HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
SKIN AVULSION TO LT INDEX FINGER FROM A BELT SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders, Boats and boating
SANDING A BOAT, SOMETHING BLEW INTO EYE " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
USIN G POWER SANDER , GOT PARTICLES IN BOTH EYES. DX. CORNEAL ABRASIONS DOTH EYES. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT USING A POWER SANDER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
WAS USING POWER SANDER, DISC SHOT OFF INJURING CHIN. DX; LACERATION CH IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power sanders
PAIN, SWELLING AND IRRITATION TO NOSE FOR 2 DAYS, HAS BEEN SANDING WOOD FLOORS. DX: INFECTED NARES, EARLY CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
GRINDING UNDER PICKUP AT HOME USING POWER SANDER, KICKED BACK HITTING M OUTH. DX: LACERATION LIPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power sanders, Floors or flooring materials
FINGER INJURY-OCCURRED WHILE USING POWER SANDER ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Power sanders, Eye protection devices
BIL. CONJUNCTIVITIS-@ HOME-USING SAND BLASTER-WEARING SAFETY GLASSES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power sanders
FINGER CAUGHT IN BELT SANDER AT HOME OPEN FRACTURE LONG FINGER - REPAIRED IN SURGERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
PT CAUGHT THUMB IN BELT SANDER. DX: L THUMB SOFT TISSUE ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Power sanders, Bicycles or accessories
USING ELECTRIC SANDER TO REMOVE PAINT FROM AN OLD BIKE/NOT WEARING PROT ECTIVE GEAR RESPIRATORY INFECTION DUE TO INHALATION OF LEAD-BASE PAINT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
LACERATION FINGER - 53 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB ON A POWER SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power sanders
PT USING A GRANITE SANDER WHILE HELPING A FRIEND AT HER HOUSE 1 WEEK AG O. PAD CAME OFF & HIT EYE AT HIGH SPEED.D:RETINAL DETACHMENT W/ SCOTOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2006	Age: 26 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 sanders, Floors or flooring materials
THE FLOOR AT HOME WAS BEING SANDED, NOW C EYE PAIN " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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