Accidents - Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,386
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	294
Year 1998:	259
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	357
Year 2001:	72
Year 2002:	124
Year 2003:	342
Year 2004:	209
Year 2005:	642

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	741	Finger:	704
Hand:	351	Knee:	284
Face:	136	Lower Leg:	68
Foot:	67	Shoulder:	16
Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT CUT BY SAW; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT. WAS USING ELECTRIC GRINDER AT HOME, THINKS HE MAY HAVE SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. DIAGNOSIS; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WORKING ON CAR WITH A GRINDER, IT JAMMED AND HIT PT RT LOWER LEG, LA C LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME DOING SOME RECONSTRUCTION WORK IN THE BATHROOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, All-terrain vehicles
PT WAS USING A POWER GRINDER ON THE FOOTPEDAL OF A THREE WHEELED ATV WH EN SOMETHING FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER, RAN IT OVER LT HAND, ABRASIONS LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING METAL ON A HOUSEBOAT, SUBSTAINED A PIECE IN EYE. DX. FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Tables
PT WAS IN WOOD SHOP AND WOOD CAME OFF GRINDER HIT TABLE THEN PT'S HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT AT HOME HURT R THUMB ON GRINDER DX LAC THUMB 1CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
WHILE GRINDING METAL, GOT PIECE IN RT. EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY RT. CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT.WAS USING A GRINDER, THE PIECE OF METAL SWUNG AROUND AND CUT HIS HAND - LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
CUT LT. KNEE ON ELECTRIC GRINDER DX: LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
WHILE SHARPENING HAY BLADES AT HOME PEICE OF METAL GOT IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LAC/BURN R INDEX FINGER; USING GRINDER ON WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
25YOM FB IN EYE GRINDING AT HOME DX/FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
18 Y/O M INJURED L HAND WHILE USING POWER GRINDER AT SCHOOL. DX; ABRASION L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
L CORNEAL ABRAS. CUTTING CERAMIC TILE WITH GRINDER & GOT PIECE INTO EYE ( NO EYEWEAR IN USE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
INJURED FINGER WITH PORTABLE POWER GRINDER AT SCHOOL DX. FINGER AVULSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
INJURED USING PORTABLE POWER GRINDER DX. FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS USING ELECTRICAL BUFFER ON HIS CAR, AND STRING CAME OFF THE CHAIN AND WRAPPED AROUND HIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Jewelry
NECK CHAIN CAUGHT BETWEEN BUFFER CORD & EXTENSION CORD SHOCKING NECK.DX : ELECTRICITY BURNS TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/1998	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/1998	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/1997	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/28/1997	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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