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Accidents - Floor buffers or waxers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 184
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2004:16
Year 2005:83
Year 2006:15
Year 2007:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/07/2007Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT HAND CAUGHT IN BUFFER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO HAND FROM A BUFFER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
LEFT HAND CONTUSION-SUS INJ TO LEFT HAND WHEN SHE WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRU CK BY A FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2004Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND: BUFFER HANDLE FELL AGAINST HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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