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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 790
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 70 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: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| DX LAC HAND: LAC OVER WEB SPACE B/T L THUMB & INDEX FINGER, OCCURRED @ HOME W WORK'G W DREMEL TOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A POWER TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| FOREHEAD LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/A JACK HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT WAS USING A HAMMER AND STRUCK HAND DX RT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON A POWER TOOL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | 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: Crushing |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| DX CELLULITIS HAND: INJ FRIDAY. CRUSH INJ AFTER POWER TOOL KICKED BACK AND SLAMMED HAND AGAINST A BEAM. HAS BEEN GETT'G WORST LAST 3 D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| CUT ON ELECTRIC PLANER/ TISSUE AVULSION LIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| JACKHAMMER HANDLE TO CHIN, DX; LAC. CHIN, JAW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 51 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: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| DX LAC: L THUMB LAC TODAY ON POWER TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| LAC TO HAND, 62 YOM, HAD BLADE FROM HAND HELD POWER TOOL FLY OFF WHEN TURNED ON, CUTTING HAND. PT LEFT AMA. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT WAS AT HOME, USING A POWER WIRE BRUSH, CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT INJ HAND USING HAMMER DRILL FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A DISC CUTTER FOR SHEET METAL, SLIPPED AND CUT LT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT DX AVULSION OF FINGER - WORKING WITH JACK HAMMER BLADE ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 53 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: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| CUT WITH POWER SAW. DX- 1.5 CM LACERATION TIP OF L 3RD FINGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| USING HEAT GUN A HOME WHEN BURNED R HAND DX BURN R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| FINGER SKIN AVULSION-HIT FINGER ON POWER TOOL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| (R) INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN S POWER TOOL , TOOK OFF TIP OF FINGER DX- FINGER AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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