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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,795
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/25/2010 | 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 |
| 32YOM HAS (L) FOREARM LAC FROM A GRINDER DX;* (L) FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 YOM, CUTTING BUMPER OFF WITH GRINDER AT HOME, FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 34YOM AT HOME METAL BRUSH GRINDING FB L ARM/ DX FB L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 37 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 WAS USING A GRINDER AND IT POPPED BACK ON HIM LACERATION L FOREARM 37YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 42 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 WAS GRINDING HIS FRIENDS CAR WHEN THE GRINDER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS H AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME AND A PIECE OF THE BLADE BROKE OFF WEN T INTO LOWER ARM FB ARM |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 08/03/2005 | 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: 04/16/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Pipes |
| ABRASIONS BACK, ARMS, POWER GRINDER STRUCK LOWER FOREARMS WHILE USING GRINDER TO CUT PIPE, GRINDER KICKED BACK AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 ARM ON AIR GRINDER, WHEEL BROKE. DX R ARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 35 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 WORKING WITH A POWER GRINDER AT HOME WHEN I GOT AWAY FROM HIM SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT USING A POWER GRINDER ON METAL AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT IN TO LEFT LOWER ARM FOREIGN BODY ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 29 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 A POWER GRINDER ON STEEL AT HOME WHEN THE GRINDER SLIPPED SUST AINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| WORKING ON A FRIENDS CAR WITH A GRINGER AND GRINDER WAS THROWN BACK AND LAC. LT. FOREARM. DX. 6 CM LAC. FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 44 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 |
| CUTTING STEEL WITH GRINDER AT HOME, GRINDER JUMPED AND CUT FOREARM. DX ; LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2001 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2000 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2000 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2000 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2000 | Age: 33 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2000 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/1999 | Age: 43 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/1999 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/1998 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/1998 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/1998 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/1997 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/1997 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/1997 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/1997 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/1997 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 01/19/1997 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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