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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 720
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS PLAYING AROUND W/BATTERY OPERATED POWER GRINDER AND CAUGHT FINGER AT FOOTBALL GAME. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PAIN & IRRITATIO FO BOTH EYES FOR 2 HRS.,HAD BEEN RUNNING A GRINDER @ H OME DX CORNEAL R/L ABRASION,FB REMOVED R EYE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 20YOM USING A GRINDER AT HOME, DROPPED RUNNING GRINDER ON KNEE - LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| CORNEAL ABRASION-USING A GRINDER AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EYE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 16 YO M FOREIGN BODY IN EYE INJURED GRINDING SPRINGS ON HIS CAR AT HOME * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 20 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS GRINDER METAL UNDER HIS CAR WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGH T EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 20 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CUT TO LEFT FOREARM - CUT ON METAL CUTTING WHEEL OF POWER GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS GRINDING METAL AT HOME AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| LACERATED FOREARM: PT USING *** WHEEL GRINDER WITH WAFER, CUTTINGSTAINL ESS, SUFFERED 2 CM LACERATION FOREARM, NOT WEARING GOGGLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME, LACERATED LT 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Welding equipment |
| ?WELDING/GRINDING METAL 3D AGO,NO EYE PROTECTION, NOW C/O EYE FB SENSAT ION>>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eye protection devices |
| DX FB EXTERNAL EYE: WORKING ON CAR EXHAUST. USING POWER TOOLS. WEAR'G SAFTEY GOGGLES, W A PIEFE OF METAL BOUCHED OFF LOWER EYE/CK INTO L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| WAS WORKING UNDER A CAR AT HOME WITH A GRINDER WHEN GRINDER FELL CAUSIN G LAC TO L EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WORKING WITH A POWER METAL GRINDER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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