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Accidents - Power lathes - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 375
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:146Finger:101
Eyeball:71Wrist:40
Hand:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/21/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lathes, Awls, chisels or planes
PT WAS WORKING W/A LATHE AND PUT CHISEL THROUGH PALM OF HAND. DX: L THUMB LAC 3 CM COMPLICATED, 2 X 1 CM LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Power lathes
INJURED HAND WHILE POLISHING A PIECE OF METAL ON A LATHE. DX DISLOCATED R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lathes, Tableware and accessories
PT WAS WORKING IN WOOD SHOP ON LATHE AT NH, CUT L WRIST ON BOWL. DX. L AC L LAT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2008Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lathes
FELL AGAINST METAL LATHE/ CONTUSION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lathes
60YOM WAS HOME USING A LATHE WHEN A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP STRIKING RIGHT EYE;EYE LACERATION,ORBITAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2008Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lathes
A POWER LATHE KICKED A PIECE OF WOOD BACK AND HIT PT INPALM OF (L) HAND CAUSING LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lathes, Tablet or capsule drugs
WAS ABOVE (L) EYE BY PIECE OF METAL FROM A LATHE PT ON *** HAS ORBITAL FX
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 03/03/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power lathes
FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE - GRINDING SOMETHING AT SCHOOL ON A "LATHE" MACHINE AND A PIECE (SHARD) OF METAL FLEW UP AND WENT IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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