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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,290
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 43 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.INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER & IT HIT ARM. DX; L AC.L.FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/12/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS RUNNING A GRINDER AND SUBSTAINED A FLASH BURN TO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Welding equipment |
| USING GRINDER & WELDING IN GARAGE HAS EYE IRRITATION BILATERAL ULTRAVIO LET KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| COMING FROM JAIL, WORKING N BRAKES/?CAR, GRINDING, METAL PIECE FLEW INT O EYE." FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 08/20/2005 | Age: 32 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 |
| CUT ON ABRASIVE WHEEL WHILE GRINDING METAL/ LAC RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 38 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 |
| USING GRINDER GOT METAL IN EYE DX FB TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 45 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 USING POWER GRINDER AT HOME AND CUT LEFT FOREARM C/O PAIN LEFT FOREA RM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 37 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 |
| OPENING A POLISHING MACHINE & GOT SOMETHING IN EYE THAT FEELS LIKE A ME TAL SHAVING FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| 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 |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS WORKING ON CAR AT HOME - USING POWER GRINDER TO REMOVE RUST AND WEARING SAFETY GLASSES - GOT FB IN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT LACERATED HAND WHILE USING A BUFFER ON CAR. D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 YOM GRINDING METAL AT HOME WHEN PIECE FLEW INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 YOM HAS CORNEAL ABRASION FROM GRINDING STONE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| INJURED USING POWER GRINDER DX. NOSE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 30 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 |
| GRINDING METAL AT FRIENDS HOUSE, GOT FB IN EYE. DX; FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2005 | Age: 37 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 |
| DX LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY: GRINDING METAL ON GRINDER AT HOME, GOT SOME IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2005 | Age: 38 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 |
| GRINDING METAL YESTERDAY SOMETHING IN R EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 41 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 |
| PT AT HOME USING GRINDER ON CAR PARTS FB EYE DX FB R EYE ULCERATION OF CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 31 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 |
| GRINDING YESTERDAY,PIECE OF METAL GOT IN EYE AT HOME-LT CORNEAL ABRASIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 48 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 |
| GOT FB IN EYE WHILE GRINDING METAL UNDER PICKUP AT HOME. DX: FB EYE, CO RNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2005 | Age: 31 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 |
| GRINDING METAL AT HOME, GOT PIECE IN EYE. DX: FB - METAL - EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 26 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, Eye protection devices |
| GRINDING METAL AT HOME, GOT FB IN EYE. DX: FB EYE DESPITE WEARING GOGG LES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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