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Accidents - Other portable or stationary power tools - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 575
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:250Upper Trunk:86
Hand:86Lower Arm:59
Lower Trunk:59Face:15
Foot:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
PT HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER USING A JACK HAMMER. D:LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2006Age: 79 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 LAC LT INDEX FINGER WHILE USING POWER TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2006Age: 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
PT CUT FINGER ON GRINDER AT HOME, DX: DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2006Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
CUT R FACE W/POWER TOOL DX: FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2006Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
PT SUS LAC TO FINGER FORM A POWER TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2006Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
DROPPED A JACK HAMMER ON FOOT CONTUSION LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2006Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Other toys
PT WORKING ON A TOY AIRPLANE USING ***, IT SLIPPED AND LODGED IN PT'S H AND DX: R HAND LAC, R HAND FB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/21/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
FELL INTO CELLAR HOLE WHILE USING A JACK HAMMER LEFT RIB FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
DROPPED JACK HAMMER ON HAND/ LAC, CONTUSION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
PATIENT C/O RIB PAIN, ACCIDENTALY HIT BY A JACK HAMMER HANDLE. DX-CHEST WALL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
GOT AB TO LT FOREARM WHILE USING A SAND BLASTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2006Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER PLANER WHE HE LACERATED HIS LT INDEX FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2006Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
PT USING HYDRULIC PRESS AND IT SLIPPED CRUSHING L RING FINGER DX: OPEN PHALANX FX, EXTENSOR TENDON LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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