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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,119
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 28 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, Welding equipment |
| GRINDING, WELDING, WORKING WITH METAL AT HOME. HAS SOMETHING IN EYE. DX; FB EYE REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT GRINDING METAL AND GOT A PIECE IN RIGHT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 26 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A GRINDER, GRINDER KICKED BACK HITTING FACE CAUSIN G LACERATION TO LT SIDE OF FACE AND UPPER LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2007 | Age: 32 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 GRINDING METAL WITHOUT PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO RIGHT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 30 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 GRINDING METAL AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | 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 |
| FOREIGN OBJECT L EYE, PIECE OF METAL FROM GRINDING WHEEL FLEW INTO EYE. DX. FB L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 38 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 GOT FB IN LT EYE WHILE USING GRIDING MACHINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT USING A POWER GRINDER HIT A SCREW SCREW HEAD WENT INTO LEFT THIGH LA CERATION THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Saws |
| HURT WRIST WITH GRINDER FITTED WITH SAWBLADE DX WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 28 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 GRINDING ON A TRAILER POSS FB L EYE/ DX L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 39 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 USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME STRUCK RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE GRINDER LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 45YOWM WITH LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AFTER CUTTING IT WITH GRIND ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 37 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 FB INB EYE AFTER GRINDING METAL AT HOME YESTERDAY DX// FB LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 41 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 WAS USING A GRINDER WHEN IT KICKED BACK AND JAMMED HAND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 49 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 49YOWM WITH FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE AFTER WORKING ON CAR MUFFLER WITH GRINDER AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| FB R EYE; GRINDING/WORKING ON HIS RACE CAR WHEN EYE IRRITATION NOTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | 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 |
| PT AT HOME GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL POSS FB L EYE/ DX FB L EYEY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT AT HOME USING A POWER GRINDER LAC 2ND DIGIT R HAND / DX 1.5CM INDEX FINGER AVULSION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT.INJ.RT.WRIST AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER. DX; 1CM.LAC.RT.WRIS T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS GRINDING AND THE GRINDER SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2007 | Age: 30 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, Pipes |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER GRINDER TO CUT PVC PIPE LACERATED LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | 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 WITH FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE AFTER USING GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT RECIEVED LACERATION TO UPPER FOREARM FROM GRINDER WHEEL,THAT FLEW OFF AND STRUCK LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 33 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 |
| CUT BY PORTABLE GRINDER @ HOME/LAC THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | 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 |
| WAS GRINDING METAL AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EYE DX- F/B (L) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 WAS WORKING ON HIS BOAT WITH A POWER GRINDER AND THE GRINDER SLIPP ED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2007 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 28 YOM- GRINDING-SOMETHING IN EYE-CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2007 | 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 CAIGHT HAND IN A SURFACE GRINDER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT USING POWER METAL GRINDER, GOT METAL IN RIGHT EYE, FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2007 | Age: 30 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 USING METAL GRINDER , AND PIECE OF METAL WENT IN RIGHT EYE, FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED FROM RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 29 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 29 YO M FOREIGN BODY TO R EYE GRINDING A CAR FENDER AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 47 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; @ HOME WORKING WITH GRINDER WHICH SLIPPED & STRUCK KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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