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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 929
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2010 | Age: 46 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 |
| 46 YOM-WAS GRINDING METAL & GRINDER SLIPPED & LACERATED BASE OF THUMB-A LSO ABRASION TO FOREARM DX THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42 YOM, CUT FINGER ON GRINDER, FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 29 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 |
| 29YOM USING A POWER GRINDER AND IT KICKED BACK SUSTAINED A FINGER LACER ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | 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 |
| 32YOM LACERATION TO FINGER CAUGHT IN BENCH GRINDER AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 47 YR OLD MALE WAS BENCH GRINDING AND FINGER CAUGHT AND PULLED INTO IT WITH CRUSH/,AC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 27 YOM LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2010 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39 YOM WAS USING AN ANGLE GRINDER - ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER. LACERATION , RIGHT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2010 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28 YOM HURT FINGER ON GRINDING WHEEL , FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 36YOM LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON GRINDER AT SCHOOL , PT IS A STUDENT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2010 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40YOM WAS AT HOME, WAS USING A POWER GRINDER, LACERATED LT INDEX FINGER . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH THE GRINDING WHE EL OF THE POWER GRINDER CAME OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 36YOM WAS AT HOME UISNG AN ANGLE GRINDER IT ACCIDENTLY CAME DOWN CAUSING A NEAR AMPUTAION AND OPEN FX TO LT MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | 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, Pipes |
| 44 YOM WAS USING A GRINDER ON A PIPE AT HOME - GRINDER SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER. LACERATION, RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 46 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 |
| 46YOM WAS USING A GRINDER AND LACERATED LEFT 3RD DIGIT, LACERATION TO LEFT 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38YO WHITE MALE AT HOME CUT L 2ND-3RD FINGERS USING STONE GRINDER - IT BROKE APART FLUNG METAL & STONE INTO FINGER, DX OPEN FRACTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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