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Accidents - Toolboxes or tool kits - Year 2003 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 557
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Date: 11/01/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits, Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS PLAYING IN TOOLBOX AND CUT FINGER ON A UTILITY KNIFE. D: LACER ATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2003Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
TOOL BOX FELL ON RIGHT HAND DX CONTUSION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT. SHUT A TOOL BOX ON HER HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
SOFT TISSUE INJ RT HAND-SUS INJ TO HAND WHEN A METAL TOOL BOX FELL, LAN DING ON RT HAND WHILE WORKING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2003Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX:R HAND LAC. PUTTING TOOLBOX IN TRUCK CAUGHT HAND ON RUSTY NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2003Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
DX RIGHT HAND SOFT TISSUE INJURY: TOOL BOX TOP FELL ONTO HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT LACERATED HAND ON TOOLBOX AT HOME 5 DAYS AGO. D:LACERATION AND CELLU LITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT PULLED TOOLBOX OUT OF CLOSET YESTERDAY AND IT WAS HEAVIER THAN EXPEC TED. HAS HAND/WRIST PAIN. D: CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2003Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
CUT HAND ON TOOLBOX DX: LT HAND LAC 0.9 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2003Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT HAD TOOL BOX FALL ON HIS HAND R HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2003Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
MOVING TOOL BOXES IN PICKUP BOX,BOXES SHIFTED CRUSHING PTS HAND IN BETW EEN, HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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