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Accidents - Power drills or accessories - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 625
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Date: 11/11/2003Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT. PICKED UP A HAND DRILL WITH CHUCK ATTACHED TO THE POWER CORD, CORD WAS PLUGGED IN , ACTIVATED TRIGGER, STRING WRAPPED AROUND FINGERS,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT.INJ.L.3RD.FINGER AT SISTERS HOUSE WHEN USING A POWER DRILL ON A PIEC E OF METAL & IT SPUN AROUND & HIT FINGER. DX;LAC.L.3RD.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT USING DRILL BIT , SLIPPED & LACERATED HIS THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT BRUISED THUMB WHILE USING DRILL GOT THUMB CAUGHT IN IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME SPUN AROUND STRIKING LEFT THUMB CONTUSIO N FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories, Ladders
77-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A POWER DRILL AS HE FE LL FROM A LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
55 YOM USING DRILL, DRILL BIT WNET THROUGH FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PUNCTURED FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC DRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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