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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,480
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 44 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 |
| 44 YOM USING GRINDER GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS AT HOME, WORKING WITH A POWER RINDER, LACERATED LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT GRINDING METAL AT HOME AND THE GRINDER BLADE SHATTERED AND A PIECE O F THE BLADE CUT HIS LEG DX// LAC RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 33 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 GOT METAL IN EYE AT HOME YESTERDAY HE WAS GRINDING METAL DX// FB LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 50 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS WORKING WITH A POWER GRINDER ON HIS CAR, WHEN IT SLIPPED/ LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 46 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 GRINDER AT HOME, CAUSED 3CM LACERATION TO RT. INDEX FINGER -SUTURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 47 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: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eye protection devices |
| WEARING SAFTY GLASSES, STRUCK ON THE FACE BY METAL CUT OFF A WHEEL OF G RIDNER, ?DYE GRINDER " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 39 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 GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE, WHILE USING METAL GRINDER, FOREIGN BODY IN EYE, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 34 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 |
| LAC L KNEE; USING A GRINDER @ HOME WHEN ACCIDENTALLY CUT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT STATES WAS GRINDING AND FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS IN EYE UNABLE TO OPE N EYE NOW DUE TO SEVERE PAIN FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 34 YOM, GRINDING PIECE OF METAL, HAD FORIEN OBJECT IN LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 44 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 |
| PT GRINDING METAL, COMPLAINED OF LEFT EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION TO LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY GOT CIRCULAR GRINDER TOO CLOSE TO FINGER AT HOME DX: R 5TH DIGIT OPEN FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2006 | Age: 26 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, Eye protection devices |
| PT GRINDING METAL WITH POWER GRINDER WHEN GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. WAS WEA RING GOGGLES. D: FOREIGN BODY, CORNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | 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 |
| PT.INJ.L.EYE AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER & GOT F.B. IN EYE. DX; F.B. L.EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| FB IN OS WHILE USING GRINDER AT HONE DX: FB L EYE, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS GRINDING YESTERDAY WHEN A PIECE OF CONCRETE WENT INTO LEFT EYE C HEMICAL IRRITATION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS USING ELECTRIC GRINDER AND THE DISC SLIPPED. DX: LACERATION THI GH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2006 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47YOM GRINDIGN METAL WENT IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT AT HOME WAS GRINDING FB EYE DX CONJUNCTIVIS L EYE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 30 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| L CORNEAL ABRASION; GRINDING METAL OF CAR @ HOME, WAS WEARING SAFETY GL ASSES BUT PIECE OF METAL BOUNCED INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 44 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WORKING ON CAR AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN GRINDER DX: LACERATION TO RT MIDDLE FINGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 41 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 |
| PT IN HIS GARAGE AT HOME USING AN AUTOMATED GRONDER FRACTURED LEFT THUM B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | 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 |
| 37YOM GRINDING FB R EYE CORNEAL FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS CUT W/POWER GRINDER 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L ANKLE CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 42 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 |
| GRINDING METAL, A PIECE FLEW INTO EYE " FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 39 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, Eye protection devices |
| L CORNEAL ABRASION/FB; USING ANGLE GRINDER @ HOME - WORKING ON CAR. WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR, BUT WAS SHOWERED BY MATERIAL FROM CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 40 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS GRINDING METAL AND GOT FB IN RT EYE DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| LAC/ABRAS L KNEE; GRINDER METAL -GRINDER :KICKED BACK" INTO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 32 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 32YOM GRINDING BRAKES @ HOME FB EYE DX FB CORNEAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT RESTORING A CLASSIC CAR AND THE GRINDER BROKE APART SUSTAINED AN ABR ASION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| GRINDING,METAL FLEW IN EYE F.B. RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 38 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS GRINDING METAL YESTERDAY AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE A RASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 39 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 |
| PT AT HOME CUTTING STEEL WITH ELECTRIC GRINDER WHEN FELT SOMETHING STRI KE EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER & HIT HAND. DX; RT.HA ND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT C/O AVULSION PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN GRINDER MACHINERY DX: INDEX FINGER INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/13/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Floors or flooring materials |
| USING A GRINDING MACHINE -GRINDING FLOORS LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER W/ FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A POWER GRINDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT USING GRINDER AT HOME GRINDER KICKED BACK AND CUT HAND 4CM LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN A METAL GRINDER " LAC " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Padlocks, chain locks or other locks |
| GOT FB IN EYE GRINDING OFF LOCK TO STORAGE SHED WHILE WEARING SAFETY G LASSES. DX: FB EYE REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 29 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 USING A GRINDER WHEEL AT HOME YESTERDAY AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 48 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, Eye protection devices |
| PT AT HOME USING GRINDER ON METAL WITH SAFETY GOGGLES ON DX DX CORNEAL ABRASION R EYE ( PIECE OF METAL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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