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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,022
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 54 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: Foreign Body |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
SANDING WITH METAL YESTERDAY AND SOMETHING FLEW IN HIS EYE. DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT CORNEA. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
SANDING WOOD TODAY AND GOT WOOD IN HER HAND. DX FOREIGN BODY HAND. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PATIENT WAS USING SANDER AT HOME AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: FOREIG N BODY TO RIGHT EYE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 14 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
14YOM-LACERATION LEFT THUMB-CUT ON SANDER AT SCHOOL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
SANDING IN WOODSHOP AND CUT FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Floors or flooring materials |
RT HAND CT-AT HOME-SANDING FLOORS-HAND HIT A RADIATOR |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
CUT L HAND ON ORBIT SANDER, WHILE AT HOME. DX. LAC L HAND/SMALL FINGER . |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
CUT L INDEX FINGER ON SANDER AT HOME DX L INDEX FINGER LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PT WAS USING A SANDER AT HOME AND LACERATED HIS FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING A SANDER AND SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Doors |
LT EYE FB-SANDING A DOOR-AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PATIENT PUNCTURED FINGER WITH FILE WHILE DRUNK LAST NIGHT. D:OPEN FRACT URE, 4TH FINGER. ADMIT. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
CUT FINGER ON BELT SANDER - PARTIAL AMPUTATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PT REPORTS DROPPING SANDER ON FOOT (LIMITED INFO IN CHARTING, TYPE OF ACCIDENT UNK) DX:FOOT PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
PT WAS SANDING BOAT AT MARINA W/MASK ON AND INHALED PAINT DUST THROUGH MASK. DX: PAINT DUST INHALATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 24 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: Foreign Body |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
PATIENT SANDING GLASS WHILE MAKING GLASS SCULPTURE. GLASS GOT INTO EYE. D: CONJUNCTIVAL FOREIGN BODY. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
RT ELBOW STRAIN.PT WAS USING A SANDER AND ELBOW BEGAN TO SWELL. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
CAUGHT FINGER IN BELT SANDER DX: R 3RD FINGER FX / NAIL AVULSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 32 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT THUMB W/A SANDER THIS AM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PT DX MUSCLE STRAIN LOWER BACK - S/P LIFTED A SANDING MACHINE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PT HIT LT LEG ON SHARP EDGE OF METAL FILE AT HOME DX: LAC LEFT LEG + |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
HURT FINGER WHILE SANDING DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
FOREIGN BODY FINGER - 14 YOM WAS SANDING A BOARD AND GOT A SPLINTER UND ERNEATH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGERNAIL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
USING FLAT SANDER NOW HAND HURTS DX CONTUSION TO HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
WAS SANDING METAL, FEELS LIKE PIECES OF METAL IN BOTH EYES. DX: CONJUCT IVITIS, BOTH EYES, NO FOREIGN BODIES FOUND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, House repair or construction materials |
INJURED THUMB ON RASP FILE WHILE CLEANING BRICKS AT HOME. DX: HEMATOMA THUMB. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PATIENT, WITH HISTORY OF SHOULDER DISLOCATIONS, DISLOCATED SHOULDER WHI LE USING SANDER WHICH PULLED ON ARM. D: SHOULDER DISLOCATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
RT EYE FB-AT HOME-WHILE SANDING ON AN AUTOMOBILE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PATIENT GOT METAL IN EYE WHEN SANDING ALUMINIUM AT HOME YESTERDAY,HAS F B SENSATION, SEEN IN ORTHO CLINIC FOR FB REMOVAL, SENT TO ED; EYE ABRAS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
WAS SANDING CAR, NOW HAS LEFT EYE PAIN. DX: CORNEAL ULCER, LEFT EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
STRAIN UPPER BACK - PATIENT STATES ONSET OF UPPER BACK PAIN WHILE SANDI NG OVER THE WEEKEND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN BELT SANDERLACERATION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
IN SHOP CLASS AT SCHOOL, SANDING PIECE OF WOOD ON ROUND SANDER, THUMB S LIPPED, SANDER CUT FINGERNAIL. PARTIAL THUMB NAIL AVULSION, SKIN AVULS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PT WAS USING A BELT SANDER GOT FINGER CAUGHT ON SANDER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
CUT L 4TH DIGIT ON A PIECE OF SANDPAPAER. LAC TO L 4TH DIGIT $ |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 38 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: Other |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Ceilings and walls |
PATIENT HAS FOREIGN BODY SENSATION FOR A MONTH. THINKS IT STARTED WHEN SANDING BEAMS. D: PIQUECULA. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 40 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: Foreign Body |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
FOREIGN BODY EYE - VICTIM WHO WAS SANDING AUTO BODIES GOT BODY FILLER I N RIGHT EYE - PRESENTS WITH PHOTOPHOBIA & TENDERNESS IN THAT EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
PT INJURED FINGER SANDING AND STAINING, CELLULITIS R 4TH DIGIT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
LAC L MIDDLE FINGER, CUT ON SANDING MACHINE, SANDING A SPROCKET. DX. L AC L MIDDLE FINGER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
SANDING PIECE OF WOOD AND GOT SPLINTER IN FINGER. FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT INDEX FINGER. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
INJURY TO R 5TH FINGER WITH A BELT SANDER 30 MIN AT HOME-DX-ACUTE 5TH PHALYNGEAL TUFT FRACTURE WITHNAIL AVULSION, NAIL BED LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PT WAS SANDING WOOD LAST EVE. DX: FB R EYE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
32YOWM-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE-AFTER SANDING STEEL-REMOVED |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
WAS SANDING WITH HIS FATHER THINKS GOT SOME SANDING MATERIAL IN EYE DX: ABRASION EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PT DX LT FINGER AND NAIL PARTIAL AMPUTATION - S/P CRUSHING FINGER IN SANDING MACHINE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
PATIENT SANDING METAL WHEN HE FELT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. D: FOREIGN BODY WITH ABRASION AND RUST RING. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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