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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,025
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| DRILL BIT THROUGH HAND LACERATION LT HAND/DIGITAL NERVE INJURY * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS DRILLING THROUGH A SMALL TREE TRUNK , DRILL WENT THROUGH TRUNK AND INTO PALM OF (L) HAND DX- PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 49 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: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PUNCTURE HAND - 49 YO MALE WAS USING A DRILL AND ACCIDENTLY DRILLED INT O THE BACK OF HIS HAND - 2 HOURS PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| WHILE USING A DRILL IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE FLOOR. DX CO NTUSION HAND# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 63 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 |
| 63YOM WAS USING A MOTORIZED DRILL,ACCIDENTLY DRILLED INTO PALM; PUNCTURE WOUND OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PUNCTURE HAND - 33 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH PUNCTURE TO LEFT HAND - HE WAS USING A POWER DRILL AND THE BIT SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 45 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 |
| USING ELECTRIC DRILL W/SCREWDRIVER BIT AND WENT 1/4" INTO L PALM. DX. L PALM PUNCTURE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| CUT FINGER ON DRILL BIT LAST WEEK, NOW RED AND SWOLLEN/ CELLULITIS LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| HAD HAND ON DRILL DISC AND LACERATED HAND# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 55 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: Fracture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WORKING WITH DRILL,DRILL TWISTED IN HAND,CAUSING PAIN IN R HAND DX R HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WAS USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME, DRILL CAUGHT CAUSING HAND TO HIT SO METHING CAUSING A HEMATOMA TO LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 33 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 |
| PT WAS USING A DRILL AND IT KICKED BACK AND HAND WENT SIDEWAYS. DX. F X #4 METACARPAL. OCCURRED AT NEIGHBOR'S. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT USING POWER HAMMER DRILL AT HOME WHEN DRILL TWISTED SUDDENLY CAUSING HAND TO TWIST & POP. D:4TH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 36 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 |
| HIT HAND WHILE USING POWER DRILL DX: PUNC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT UPING POWER DRILL AT HOME, GOT DRILL BIT STUCK IN HAND DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED, OPEN WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 33 YOM WAS USING A DRILL AT HOME THAT TORQUED ONTO LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 62 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 |
| 62 Y/O F INJURED R HAND WHILE USING POWER DRILL, DRILL STUCK IN SOMET HING AND TWISTED HER HAND AT HOME. DX; FX R 4TH METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| USING DRILL - DRILL WENT THROUGH OBJECT AND INTO R HAND. DX LACERATION L WRIST# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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