Accidents - Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Year 1999

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 839
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	84
26-50 years old:	519
50+ years old:	235

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	309	Finger:	258
Lower Arm:	66	Wrist:	66
Upper Leg:	66	Head:	18
Hand:	18	Face:	17
Lower Trunk:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/03/1999	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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/1999	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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: 10/09/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Welding equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/1999	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/1999	Age: 60 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: 06/24/1999	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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: 06/22/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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: 05/31/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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: 05/21/1999	Age: 36 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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: 04/23/1999	Age: 32 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: 04/14/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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: 03/30/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/1999	Age: 41 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: 02/16/1999	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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/1999	Age: 73 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: 01/20/1999	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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