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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,391
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| PT STATES HE PUNCTURED HIS FINGER WIH A DRILL BIT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO L PALM W/A DRILL, ABLE TO BEND AND EXTEND FINGERS. D X. LAC. PUNCTURE W/ POSS DIGITAL NERVE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drills |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN A HAND DRILL. DX. L THUMB SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA, FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| CUT HAND WITH A DRILL DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 55 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: Drills |
| PT.WHO HAD ACCIDENTAL LT.HAND LACERATION TO LT.HAND DRILLING WITH HARDW ARE DRILL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drills, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| WAS DRILLING A METAL SCREW AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. SYMPTOMS INCREASED OVER THE WEEKEND. DX. R CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| HAND LACERATION - 67 YOM CAUGHT HAND ON DRILL LACERATING WEBBING BETWEE N THUMB AND INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| DRILLING BOTTOM OF METAL LAMP AND CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF METAL. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills, Day wear |
| MINOR CHEST LAC/69YOM WORRIED HE HAS RETAINED FB. DRILL BIT BROKE, FELT SOMETHING HIT CHEST, HAD HOLE IN SHIRT & SMALL CHEST LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 52 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: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| USING A DRILL AND ACCIDENTALLY DRILLED IN HAND DX PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 53 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: Drills, Stepladders |
| LT HAND FX-FELL OFF A STEPLADDER AT HOME-WHILE USING A DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| WHILE WORKING ON A GOLF CART YESTERDAY HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HIS L 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS WITH A DRILL. LAC L 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drills |
| PT WAS USING HEAVY DUTY DRILL AT HOME. DX: R WRIST TENDONITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drills |
| SOFT TISSUE INJURY R HAND - DRILL LOCKED AND STRUCK ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drills |
| DRILLING -TWISTED THUMB LEFT THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| LAC R 5TH DIGIT, CUT ON HAND DRILL AT 7 PM. DX. LAC L HAND, SMALL FING ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drills |
| LT 3RD FINGER FX-USING A DRILL-HIT FINGER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| PATIENT STUCK DRILL BIT IN THUMB. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| LACERATED LT. THUMB ON DRILL.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| DRILLING ON METAL AT HOME AND INJURED L HAND. DX. LAC L THUMB, MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| 55 YOM DRILLED HOLE IN THIGH WITH DRILL BIT PUNCTURE LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| DX LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND: INJURED HAND WITH DRILL BIT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills, Leaf blowers |
| PATIENT WAS CRANKING A LEAF BLOWER AND HIT HER LEFT WRIST ON A DRILL BIT. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drills |
| INJ WORKING W/ DRILL; LT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Drills |
| INJURED L THUMB WHEN DRILLING AT HOME AND DRILL BIT BROKE OFF ONTHUMB. CRUSH INJURY L THUMB $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| WORKING ON DECK AT DAUGHTERS' HOUSE USING DRILL DRILLED INTO THUMBDX P UNCTURE WOUND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drills |
| FX FINGER WHEN USING A DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SUPERFICIAL LAC L THUMB/52YOWM WAS WORKING ON DECK AND DRILL BIT BROKEA ND CUT INTO L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| P.W. L IND FING/67YOWM SUSTAINED P.W. L IND FING WITH A DRILL BIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drills |
| PT STATES DROPPED A HEAVY LARGE DRILL ON HIS TOE WHILE DRILLINGSTEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 52 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: Fracture |
| Product: Drills |
| DRILLING HOLE AND DRILL CAUGHT JERKING FINGER. NONWORK. FRACTURE RIGHT 5TH METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 76 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drills |
| WHILE WORKING WITH DRILL, DRILL SLIPPED OUT OF PTS HAND, CAUSING HAND T O TURN AT AWKWARD POSITION, CONTUSION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 53 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: Drills |
| USING DRILL AT HOME AND HIT SELF IN HAND DX: LACERATION TO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| HIT HAND WITH A DRILL BITDX: PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| LAC R SIDE UPPER LIP; DRILLING INTO WOOD WHEN DRILL SLIPPED & CUT HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| PT INJURED HAND WITH A DRILL BIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| INJURY TO THUMB WITH DRILL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| LAC TO FINGER FROM DRILL BIT/ LAC LT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| DRILL BIT BROKE AND HIT PT'S THUMB. DX: PW L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | 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: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| PATIENT DROPPED DRILL ON BIG TOE. D: TOE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| HAS PUNCTURE WOUND ON L HAND, PUNCTURED BY A DRILL. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND L HA ND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drills |
| RT ELBOW STRAIN- TWISTED SHOULDER WHEN USING A DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| PT DROPPED DRILL ON FOOT, PUNCTURE WOUND INFECTED R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drills |
| 62 YOM WAS USING A DRILL; STRAINED LOW BACK. LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| USING A DRILL AT HOME AND HIT LEFT THUMB WITH IT, PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 57 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: Drills |
| CUT WITH DRILL BIT ON FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drills, Clothing accessories |
| PT WAS USING A DRILL WHILE WEARING GLOVES GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN DRIL L DX FX FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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