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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,025
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| CORN ABR. 14 YOM WAS USING A POWER SANDER AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHIL E WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 65 YOM HAS BEEN USING AN ELECTRIC SANDER FOR A FEW DAYS AND HAS PX IN NECK/SHOULDER, ARM, FINGERS. DX: RADICULOPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/28/2010 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 31YOF WAS SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING AND GOT AN OBJECT IN LEFT EYE CORNE AL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 62 YOM CUT SELF W/POWER SANDER. DX: L FOREARM LAC 3.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 75 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 |
| DX FINGER INJ/LAC FINGER: 75YOM C/O L DISTAL FINGER AVULSION, " I WAS RUN' A ROTARY SANDER & MY TOUCHED IT" O: TIP OF FINGER HEAVY ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 21 YO F INJURED FINGER WHEN FINGER WAS PUT AGAINST SANDER IN WOODSHOP. DX: ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 39YOM USING A POWER SANDER AND THE DISC FLEW OFF INTO FACE CORNEAL ABRA SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 72 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, Eye protection devices |
| PT USING SANDER WITH SAFETY GOGGLES-TOOK GOGGLES OFF-ACCIDENTLY TURNED SANDER ON AND DEBRIS BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 54YOM CUT FINGER WHILE USING POWER SANDER DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 49YOM ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT LT RING FINGER IN A BELT SANDER AT JAIL. DX: LT RING FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50YOM USING BELT SANDER, GRINDING METAL, GOT SOMTHING IN (R) EYE DX; # FB REMOVAL (R) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 84 YOM, CUT WITH ROTARY SANDER AT HOME DX: LAC RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 28 YOM INJURED INDEX FINGER WITH A BELT SANDER THAT SLIPPED. ABRASION L INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 85 YOM CAUGHT L MIDDLE FINGER IN BELT SANDER AT HOME DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 70YOM WAS SANDING HIS BOAT IN THE MID DAY HEAT WITH A POWER SANDER AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 65YOM CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A BELT SANDER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 26 YOM WAS USING ELECTRIC DISC SANDER AT HOME WHEN DISC FLEW INTO EYE. DX: RUPTURED R GLOBE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 58 YOM LAC TO RT HAND FROM BELT SANDER. DX**: LT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 72YOM USING A POWER SANDER AT HOME AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER AND CHEST PAI N CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 30YOM USING A BELT SANDER AT HOME CAUGHT FINGER ..OPEN FX TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 35YOF HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A SANDER WEIGHING OVER 100LBS DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 46 YOM LAC TO R INDEX FINGER ON BELT SANDER AT HOME DX: FINGER ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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