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Accidents - Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Year 2002 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 374
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:92
26-50 years old:213
50+ years old:68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/25/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
INJURED FINGER WITH PORTABLE POWER GRINDER AT SCHOOL DX. FINGER AVULSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS USING ELECTRICAL BUFFER ON HIS CAR, AND STRING CAME OFF THE CHAIN AND WRAPPED AROUND HIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING POWER GRINGER ON PIECE OF METAL AND CUT HIS FINGER. LAC OF L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEXF INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2002Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Lawn mowers
73 YOM WAS USING PORTABLE POWER GRINDER TO SHARPEN LAWN MOWER BLADE. C UT LT. 3RD FINGER. LACERATION, LEFT 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
37 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME USING A POWER GRINDER WHEN HE LACERATED HI S RT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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