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Accidents - Power sanders - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 718
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:281Face:83
Wrist:76Lower Trunk:76
Foot:68Eyeball:66
Hand:66

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/21/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT WAS WORKING WITH A POWER SANDER AND THE HANDLE CAME UP STRIKING HIM IN THE CHIN LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
LAC LIF W/ POWER SANDER TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders, Doorsills or frames
PT WAS SANDING A DOOR JAMB WHEN HE GOT A SPLINTER OF WOOD UNDER HIS RIG HT INDEX FINGER NAIL FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN BELT SANDER DX L RING FINGER NAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
CUT HAND @ HOME ON BELT SANDER THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
PT SLIPPED WHILE USING A BELT SANDER. DX: R FIFTH FINGER ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Power sanders
PT C/O FOOT INJURY. PT DROPPED SANDER ON FOOT. DX CONT AND HEMATOMA LFT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2005Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
CUT USING BELTSANDER LAC. WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2005Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
1.5CM FINGER LAC-@ HOME-HIT W/ BELT SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power sanders
PT WAS LIFTING A FLOOR SANDER AT *** AND INJURED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2005Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC SANDER FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power sanders
R HAND CELLULITIS/57YOM STS 1 MO AGO HIT HAND WITH DISC SANDER AND A LA YER OF SKIN WAS SLOUGHED OFF. HAND IS RED AND SWOLLEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2005Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders, Eye protection devices
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. DX: CORNEA L ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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