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Accidents - Other portable or stationary power tools - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 486
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Date: 10/20/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC WOOD ROUTER FRACTURED INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
C7L IND FING SPR;P.W./51YOF INJURED WHEN HUSBAND ACCIDENTALLY HIT HER F INGER WITH A PWER SCREW DRIVER. (THEY CALLED IT A SCREW GUN)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
65 YOM C/O LACERATION TO L. 5TH DIGIT CUT ON POWER TOOLDX: LAC. L. 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Ceilings and walls
PT WORKING WITH A JACKHAMMER AT HOME AND GOT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN JACKH AMMER AND WALL DX: AVULSION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Ceilings and walls
PT STATES HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A WALL AND A JACK HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
WAS OPERATING A AIR RACHET, HOSE CAME LOOSE AND CUT HIS RT HAND. LACERATION 3 CM BETWEEN BASE OF RT THUMB AND INDEX. DO NOT CONTACT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
PT WAS USING WOOD PLANER AND GOT FINGER HUNG IN BELT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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