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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 178
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| WHILE USING GRINDER AT HOME BLADE BROKE FRACTURED AND LACERATED FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Lawn mowers |
| PT. SAYS HE CAUGHT L THUMB IN GRINDER AT HOME THIS AM WHILE SHARPENING A LAWNMOWER BLADE. DX. LAC L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Lawn mowers |
| PT WAS SHARPENING A BLADE FOR A LAWM MOWER ON A GRINDING WHEEL SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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