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Accidents - Power drills or accessories - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 701
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Date: 11/08/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT STATES HE INJURED HIS R MIDDLE FINGER USING AN ELECTRIC DRILL. DX. FX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PUNCTURE WOUND TO MID INDEX FINGER FROM USING DRILL#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
56 YOF STATES WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRILL A METAL CUP, CUP SPUN AND PT CUT HER LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
LACERATED FINGER WITH A DRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT WAS USING A DRILL & IT KICKED BACK HITTING HIS FINGER DX: DISLOCATED RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
USING POWER DRILL, HURT FINGER. DX FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2008Age: 51 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
ACCIDENTALLY WHILE DRILLING HIT A FINGER WHICH NOW GETTING SWOLLEN&RED >>CELLULITIS/PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT PUT A DRILL BIT THROUGH LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE AT HOME;HAS MODERAT E PAIN DX:PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT USING A POWER DRILL WHEN HE JAMMED A SCREW INTO THUMB PW FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power drills or accessories
WAS USING PORTABLE POWER DRILL AT HOME; SPRAIN, RT. THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
HIT FINGER WITH DRILL DX: PUNC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT USING CORDLESS DRILL AT HOME PUNCTURED R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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