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Accidents - Portable power drills and accessories - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 643
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:301Lower Arm:86
Foot:86Toe:69
Hand:68Wrist:16
Lower Leg:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/31/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
DX PUNCTURE WD - R FOOT: MAK'G A SHELF FOR HIS SPEAKERS; BAREFOOT, US'G BATTERY POWERED DRILL. DROP'G DRILL ON R FOOT. DRILL BIT PUNCTURED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PT INJURED (L) PALM WITH A PORTABLE POWER DRILL DX;* PUNCTURE WOUND (L) PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
DX R HAND PAIN: US'G A POWER TOOL-SCREW DRIVER-HIGH TORQUE SET'G GO'G THRU METAL; BIT SNAGEED IN METAL; DRILL KICKED/TORQUED INTO R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
WAS INJURED WHILE USING A PORTABLE ELECTRIC DRILL AT HOME. LACERATION, LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
DROPPED CORDLESS DRILL ON FOOT CONTUSION FOOT #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PT LAC LT 2ND DIGIT USING A CORDLESS DRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Clothing accessories
DRILL SLIPPED & GLOVE CAUGHT IN DRILL BIT INJURED HANDCONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
62 YOM WAS USING A SCREW GUN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND HAD BIT GO INTO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, NOW HAS CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
DX FX DISTAL RADIUS/FX DISTAL ULNA: CUTS TO THUMB & FOREARM, W US'G POWER DRILL WHEN "IT KCIKED BACK"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
RAN INTO CORDLESS DRILL CASE AT HOME, HAS CONTUSION TO SMALL TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PT WAS USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME AND WIRE GOT WRAPPED AROUND FINGER DX: FRACTURED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PT USING DRILL-SLIPPED -CUT FINGER LEFT INDEX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
52 Y/O GOT LEG CAUGHT IN FENCE POST AUGER. DX-FX FIBULA AND TIBIA, LARGE LAC KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/07/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
C/O A WEEK HISTORY OF WRIST PAIN THAT STARTED AFTER USING AN ELECTRIC D RILL>>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Fishing
SPRAIN FOREARM - 51 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LEFT ARM PAIN - WAS ICE FISHI NG JUST PTA AND WHILE USING AN AUGER THE STRAP CAUGHT ARM & TWISTED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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