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Accidents - Manual filing or sanding tools - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 758
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:360Eyeball:258
Wrist:69Hand:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/26/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools
SCRAPED KNUCKLE WITH SANDPAPER DX. KNUCKLE ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools
THUMB CAUGHT IN BELT SANDER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS SANDING FLOOR WITHOUT PROTECTIVE GOGGLES, SUSTAINED TRAUMATIC IR ITIS BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools
CORNEAL AB-OCCURRED WHILE CUTTING & SANDING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2004Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, House repair or construction materials
68 Y/O M INJURED R HAND WHEN USING FILE ON PIECE OF LUMBER AND PUNTCURE D PALM AT HOME. DX; PUNTURE WOUND R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools
LAC L WRIST - USING MINNAPOLIS SANDER,SANDER STRUCK WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools
CUTTING, SANDING WOOD AND METAL AT HOME, GOT FB IN EYE. DX; FB EYE REM OVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools
CUT LT. 5TH FINGER W/ SANDPAPER DX: LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2004Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools
PT WAS USING A SANDER & GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools
PT. GOT WOODEN SPLINTER UNDER R 3RD FINGERNAIL WHILE SANDING WOOD. DX. FB R 3RD FINGERNAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Pipes
PT STATES HE WAS SANDING A PIPE AND DUST FLEW INTO HIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools
LAC RMF ON SANDER TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Doors
FOREIGN BODY LEFT THUMB-WAS SANDING A DOOR LAST PM AN A SPLINTER GOT LO DGED IN LEFT THUMB NAIL BASE.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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