Accidents - Portable power drills and accessories - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT DRILLING A SCREW INTO A BOARD WHEN THE DRILL SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME ON A PIECE OF METAL WHEN A SLIVER OF THE METAL WENT INTO LEFT INDEX FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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