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Accidents - Power drills or accessories - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 645
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:258Wrist:135
Hand:83Upper Leg:68
Foot:68Eyeball:31

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/24/2005Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT WORKING WITH A POWER DRILL ALL DAY YESTERDAY STRAINED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT DX AVULSION/LACERATION LT HAND 4TH DIGIT - S/P DRILL ACCIDENTALLY WENT THROUGH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2005Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
WOUND RT.THIGH.PT.REFERS WHILE USING A DRILL CUT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT GOT LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN AN AUGER BELT AND HAS DEFORMED LEFT 5TH FINGER W/OPEN FX-DX OPEN FX LEFT 5TH FINGER & 3RD FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 10/20/2005Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power drills or accessories, Ladders
PT PUTTING UP SHUTTER AT HOME AND FELL OFF THE LADDER LANDING ON A POWE R DRILL CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
54 YOM LACERATES THUMB ON PIECE OF METAL WHILE USING A DRILL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
ACCIDENTLY GOT DRILL BIT INTO HAND. " HAND PW "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power drills or accessories
WORKING ON A CAR, DRILLING, GOT SOMETHING INTO EYE. " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2005Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
USING A DRILL - DRILL HOLE THROUGH THUMB LACERATION RIGHT THUMB X 2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2005Age: 75 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
75 YO CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC DRILL LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2005Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT AT HOME USING A POWER DRILL DRILL STUCK SPUN HIT R WRIST DX FX 4TH 5TH METACARPAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2005Age: 64 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
PT ACCIDENTLY GOT A DRILL BIT INTO FINGER SUSTAINED " FINGER PUNCUTURE WOUND"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT C/O SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT WRIST 30 MINS AGO WHEN DRILLING AT HOME. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT ACCIDENTLY GOT A DRILL BIT INTO A FINGER SUSTAINED " FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT DRILLING METAL AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO RIGHT EYE FOR EIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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