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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 965
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 02/26/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| CUT BY BELT SANDER PREVIOUS DAY PALM LACERATION GREATER THAN 18 HOURS OLD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders, Day wear |
| HAND LAC-96 Y/O USING SANDER CAUGHT SHIRT SLEEVE IN SANDER-CUT HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders, Vises or workshop clamps |
| PT WAS SANDING ON A PIECE OF WOOD WHEN SANDER HIT CLAMP AND JUMPED HITT ING HAND CAUSING LACERATION. NOT LIKELY THAT INCIDENT WAS WORK RELATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 60 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 sanders |
| PT AT HOME CUT L HAND ON A BELT SANDER / DX ACUTE LAC L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| PT AT HOME USING A POWER SANDER HIT HAND WITH SANDER DX ABRASION 3CM HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 72 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 sanders |
| PT WAS USING A BELT SANDER AND CUT R HAND LACERATION TO R HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 57 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: 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: 10/31/2003 | Age: 55 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 sanders |
| PT-LACERATED R HAND WITH POWER SANDER DX-R HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| DX RIGHT HAND ABRASION: USING POWER SANDER, IT SLIPPED ON SURFACE AND INJURED HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| TRYING TO ADJUST A POWER SANDER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND CUT HAND. 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 59 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 sanders |
| USING A SANDER WHEN DISC BROKE OFF AND LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2001 | Age: 64 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 sanders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2001 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2000 | Age: 78 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 sanders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/1999 | Age: 54 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 sanders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/1997 | Age: 77 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 sanders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/1997 | Age: 56 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 sanders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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