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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,260
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 35 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO R HAND & R INDEX FINGER. PT WAS USING ANGLE GR INDER AND CUT HAND. LAC R HAND AND INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 49 YOM, LACERATION HAND, PT. STATES AT HOME USING GRINDER, STATES HAD ONE BEER PRIOR TO LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| DX LAC HAND: 36YOM R HAND LAC F GRINDING WHEEL W WORK' W GRINDER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 38 Y/O/M CUT HAND ON A GRINDER AT HOME DX/ RT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 44YOM GRINDING SMALL OBJECT WITH GRINDER WHEN IT BURST INTO SMALL PIECES INJURY LT HAND;HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 41YO WHITE MALE CUT HAND ON GRINDER AT HOME DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 29 Y MALE REPORTS HITTING HAND ON GRINDER CAUSING PAIN PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 42 YOM AT HOME USING A GRINDER AND CUT HIS HAND. DX-LAC HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 33 YO M WAS GRINDING RUST FROM HIS CAR WHEN GRINDER BLADE STRUCK KNUCKL E. DX:HAND LACERATION WITH SUTURE REPAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 49 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT HIT HAND ON GRINDER AT HOME. DX; 5 CM LACERA TION TO BACK OF LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 32 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 32YOM USING A METAL GRINDER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT SLIPPED WHILE USING A BENCH GRINDER. DX: R HAND LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 45 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| R HAND LAC/45YOM WAS GRINDING METAL TODAY AT 3PM AND GRINDER SLIPPED AN D CUT L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT CUT HAND W/GRINDER WHILE WORKING ON CAR. DX: L HAND LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 50YOM, CUT HAND ON GRINDER, HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 45 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON A GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT LAC HAND ON A GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 37 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT INJURED HAND WITH A WORKSHOP GRINDER. DX: RIGHT HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 31 Y/O C/O HAND PAIN GRINDER WHEEL FELL APART AND CUT HIS HAND DX-LAC. HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT CUT HAND WITH A GRINDER AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 50 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| DX LAC HAND: PT CUT R 4TH FINGER W AN ANGLE METAL GRINDER; +DEEP LAC PRESENT & ACTIVE BLDG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| METAL FROM GRINDER IN HAND FB HAND/CELLULITIS * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 45 YOM CUT THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS ON GRINDER TOOL AT HOME LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Safes |
| PT USING A GRINDER TO GRIND METAL WHEN GRINDER BLEW UP. LATER DISCOVERE D PT USING GRINDER TO GRIND A SAFE OPEN. D:2ND METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| WAS USING A GRINDER WHICH CAUGHT (L) HAND HAS LAC TO PALM OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 34 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| RT HAND LACERATION: USING *** GRINDER, "HAD HAND IN WRONG PLACE"PIECE WENT BACK ON HIM, CUT KNUCKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT CUT HAND ON GRINDER 4 DAYS AGO. HAND SWOLLEN. D: HAND CELLULITIS. PT LEFT AMA. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| CUT HAND ON GRINDER. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| CUT HAND ON A GRINDER. DX. HAND LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| HIT HAND WITH GRINDER/HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| C/O WORSENING HAND PAIN, SWELLING&REDNESS STATUS POST INJUREY SUSTAINED A WEEK AGO ON A GRINDING WHEEL>> CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| CUT HAND USING GRINDER AT HOME LAC HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT GRINDING METAL AT HOME AND CUT HAND DX/ LEFT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND FROM A GRINDER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 36 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| LACERATION HAND - 36 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CUT TO TOP OF RIGHT HAND - H IT HAND AGAINST GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME - ZIP WHEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 31 YO MALE CUT RIGHT HAND ON GRINDER SAW LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 32 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN GRINDER WHILE GRINDING A PEICE OF METAL. D: LEFT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT USING GRINDER RECEIVED ABRASION TO R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN CAUGHT IN A GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND WHILE USING A GRINDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT LAC HAND ON GRINDING WHEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2007 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 3 CM LACERATION: CUTTING METAL WITH GRINDER, GRINDER BUCKLED, CUTTING HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Clothing accessories |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON GRINDER-WEARING GLOVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| HAND LAC-INJURED ON A STONE GRINDING SAW THAT EXPLODED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT INJURED HAND WHEN USING A GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT LAC LT HAND ON A ELECTRIC GRINDING WHEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT DX RT HAND LACERATION - S/P CUT WHILE USING A GRINDER TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Lawn mowers |
| DX BOTH HAND METAL SLIVERS: SHARPENING LAWN MOWER BLADE WITH GRINDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| INJURED USING GRINDER/HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 40YMC USING GRINDER AND GRINDER SLIPPED CUTTING HAND/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 43 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT WAS USING GRINDER AT HOME AND CUT HAND. DX: LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| CUT HAND WITH GRINDER/HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND WHILE USING A GRINDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|