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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 567
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 65 YOM HAS BEEN USING AN ELECTRIC SANDER FOR A FEW DAYS AND HAS PX IN NECK/SHOULDER, ARM, FINGERS. DX: RADICULOPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 62 YOM CUT SELF W/POWER SANDER. DX: L FOREARM LAC 3.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 75 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 sanders |
| DX FINGER INJ/LAC FINGER: 75YOM C/O L DISTAL FINGER AVULSION, " I WAS RUN' A ROTARY SANDER & MY TOUCHED IT" O: TIP OF FINGER HEAVY ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power sanders, Eye protection devices |
| PT USING SANDER WITH SAFETY GOGGLES-TOOK GOGGLES OFF-ACCIDENTLY TURNED SANDER ON AND DEBRIS BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 54YOM CUT FINGER WHILE USING POWER SANDER DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 84 YOM, CUT WITH ROTARY SANDER AT HOME DX: LAC RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 85 YOM CAUGHT L MIDDLE FINGER IN BELT SANDER AT HOME DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 70YOM WAS SANDING HIS BOAT IN THE MID DAY HEAT WITH A POWER SANDER AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 65YOM CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A BELT SANDER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 58 YOM LAC TO RT HAND FROM BELT SANDER. DX**: LT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 72YOM USING A POWER SANDER AT HOME AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER AND CHEST PAI N CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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