Accidents - Power drills or accessories - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,931
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	109
16-25 years old:	719
26-50 years old:	1,364
50+ years old:	738

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,222	Hand:	667
Lower Arm:	226	Lower Leg:	145
Foot:	137	Eyeball:	98
Face:	76	Wrist:	68
25 - 50% Body:	68	Head:	67
Upper Leg:	67	Mouth:	67
Shoulder:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME WHEN IT SLIPPED SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOU ND TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT WAS USING POWER DRILLWHICH KICKED BACK. DX: FX R FOURTH METACARPAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT WAS USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME AND DRILL SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT DROPPED A DRILL ONTO RIGHT FOOT WHICH HAD WOOD ON IT CAUSED A PUNCTU RE WOUND AND WOOD STAYED IN THE FOOT- FOREIGN BODIES FOOT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/20/2002	Age: 26 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 drills or accessories
PT USING A POWER DRILL ON A PIECE OF METAL WHEN A FLECK OF THE METAL WE NT INTO RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PUNCTURE WOUND - 43 YOM LEFT HAND PUNCTURE BY DRILL THAT FELL WITH DRIL L BIT PUNCTURING ALL THE WAY THROUGH HAND, DRILL WAS NOT ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PNEUMATIC DRILL WENT THROUGH FINGER WHILE HOLDING PIECE OF WOOD IN SHOP CLASS IN SCHOOL. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
48 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUNCTURED HIS LT THUMB WITH AT BIT DRIV ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power drills or accessories
USING POWER DRILL, TWISTED ARM QUITE FORCEFULLY/ SPRAIN LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power drills or accessories, Doors
F.B. (L) EYEBALL, PT DRILLING IN A DOOR, SOME PARTICLES FLEW INTO HIS EYEBALL AT HOME, C/O PAIN, HX OF SUICIDAL/HOMICIDAL IDELATIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT HAD DRILL BIT HIT FINGER; PW THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 41 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 drills or accessories
LAC THUMB ON A POWER DRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
CUT HAND WITH ELECTRIC DRILL LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power drills or accessories
DEEP CUT TO FINGER BY AN ELECTRIC DRILL MOTOR DISTAL INDEX FINGER NEAR AMPUTATION OPEN FX 3.5 CM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 31 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 drills or accessories
PT CUT HAND WITH ELECTRIC DRILL, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT WAS USING A POWER DRILL TODAY WHEN HE HURT HIS LT SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power drills or accessories
GOT SMALL DRILL BIT STUCK IN THROAT DURING DENTAL WORK DX: GOREIGN BODY THROAT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 20 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 drills or accessories
20YOM HAD A DRILL BIT GO ITNO NAILBED DX: LAC L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
LT 3RD FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND-USING ELECTRIC DRILL W/ SCEWDRIVER BIT- IT SLIPPED AND HIT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DRILLING IN A SCREW WITHAN ELECTRIC POWER DRILL AND DRILL SLIPPED AND WENT INTO NAILBED DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories, Ladders
INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN POWER DRILL FELL OFF A LADDER & HIT HIS HEAD. DX ; 1CM.LAC.SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power drills or accessories
DRILL BIT BROKE HIT LEG; LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 75 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 drills or accessories
USING DRILL AT HOME, CUT HAND DX: LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power drills or accessories, Day wear
CRUSH INJ L ANTERIOR THIGH/48YOM C/O L THIGH INJ/POWER DRILL CONSTRICTE D HIS PANTS TO THE POINT OF BLANCHING L THIGH. NOW CIRCULATION RETURNED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
ELECTRIC DRILL BIT HIT RIGHT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT INJURED USING ELECTRIC DRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT SMASHED LEFT HAND WITH A POWER DRILL AT HOME ON SATURDAY CONTUSION H AND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PUNCTURE (L) 2ND FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH AN ELECTRIC DRILL AT HOME, C/O PAIN & NUMBNESS DISTALLY, UNABLE TO CREATE A FULL GRIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT SLIPPED W/ELECTRIC DRILL.DX: 1.5 CM LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories, Ceilings and walls
LAC L INDEX FINGER; USING SCREWDRIVER DRILL & SLIPPED WHILE REDOING A W ALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories, Eyeglasses
USING DRILL AT HOME, BIT CAUGHT AND BATTERY FROM DRILL STRUCK HIM IN TH E EYELID, HE HAD GLASSES ON AT THE TIME. DX LACERATION LEFT EYELID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
LAC (L) FOREARM ,PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A ELECTRIC DRILL AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING & PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
19-YOM PUNCTURED HIS FOOT WITH DRILL BITS WHEN HE STEPPED ON A STAND OF DRILL BITS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
DRILL BIT WENT THROUGH FINGERPUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Power drills or accessories
74 YOM WORKING IN BASEMENT WHEN HE STARTED AN ELECTRICAL DRILL, FOLLOWE D BY SPARKS & ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION-DX 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS OVER BODY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT HOME WHEN USING POWER DRILL & BIT BROKE. DX; P.W. RT. HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power drills or accessories
BURNED HAND ON DRILL BIT; 2ND DEGREE BURNS LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT DRILLED HAND WITH NEW POWER DRILL. D: LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT USING POWER DRILL AT HOME, LAC RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT.INJ.L.WRIST AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER DRILL & IT CAUGHT & TWISTED. DX; L.WRIST STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
DRILL 'TORQUED' IN HAND DX. THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT CUT FINGER WITH A DRILL; LAC FINGER, FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power drills or accessories, Eye protection devices
USING POWER DRILL, WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, FB STILL WENT INTO EYE DX. F B EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 19 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 drills or accessories
POWER DRILL VS. HAND. D: LACERATION TO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
FX HAND WHEN USING DRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power drills or accessories
USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY DRILLED THRU THUMB DX THUM MB NAIL ALVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
STUDENT USING POWER DRILL WITH R HAND HAD BLOCK OF WOOD IN L HAND, DRILL SLIPPED AND BIT WENT IN WEB OF L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power drills or accessories
SPRAIN FINGER - VICTIM AT HOME USING A POWER DRILL CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE F INGER IN TOOL FITTING AND FORCEFULLY TWISTED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
POWER DRILL TWISTED IN HAND DX. HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PUNCTURE WOUND LT CALF-@ HOME-WORKING IN HIS SHOP-BACKED INTO AN ELECTR IC DRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
HIT FINGER WITH POWER DRILL DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT. WAS USING A DRILL AND IT SLIPPED AND WENT IN HIS HAND PUNCTURE WOUND HAND - DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS HAPPENED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories, Lawn mowers
PT WAS WORKING ON A LAWN MOWER ENGINE W/A DRILL, DRILL SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED FINGER; PW LT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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