Accidents - Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Year 1998

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,309
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	259
26-50 years old:	763
50+ years old:	286

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	490	Eyeball:	287
Wrist:	84	Lower Leg:	67
Lower Trunk:	67	Neck:	67
Lower Arm:	66	Hand:	66
Knee:	57	Upper Trunk:	18
Face:	18	Mouth:	18

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/04/1998	Age: 48 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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/1998	Age: 59 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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eyeglasses
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/1998	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/1998	Age: 69 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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1998	Age: 45 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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/1998	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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/13/1998	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/1998	Age: 50 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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/1998	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/1998	Age: 33 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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/1998	Age: 67 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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/1998	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/1998	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/1998	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/1998	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/1998	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/1998	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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/1998	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/1998	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: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/1998	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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