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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,154
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	124
26-50 years old:	565
50+ years old:	464

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	374	Hand:	235
Eyeball:	224	Lower Arm:	114
Upper Trunk:	68	Knee:	67
Lower Trunk:	38	Wrist:	15
Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 10/20/2002	Age: 19 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
INJURED USING PORTABLE POWER GRINDER DX. FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM PORTABLE POWER GRINDER DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 53 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
CUT SELF WITH PORTABLE POWER GRINDER DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 36 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
LT CORNEAL AB-USING A POWER GRINDER-SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE @HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 33 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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
33 YO MALE CUT LEFT HAND ON POWER GRINDER WITH NEW BLADE LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 52 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
HOLDING A PLUGGED IN GRINDER UNDER HIS ARM,ACCIDENTLY HIT POWER SWITCH AND CUT ARM. DX 5.5CM LACERATION L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 08/01/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
WAS USING A GRINDER AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS GRIP HITTING HIS L KNEE 4 CM LACERATION L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
HIT FOREARM WITH PORTABLE GRINDER DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LACERATION TO TOP OF L HAND FROM A POWER GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 75 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
INJURED SELF WITH PORTABLE GRINDER DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 06/15/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 06/07/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
EPISDONITIS RT EYE WITH FOREIGN BODY- GRINDING WHEEL CAM OFF OF A POWER GRINDER AND HIT PATIENT ON THE EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PORTABLE GRINDER SLIPPED DX. WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 49 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
GRINDING ON A GEAR BOX(I DON'T KNOW A CODE FOR IT)WITH A HAND HELD GRIN DER,NO SAFETY GLASSES. FORIEGN BODY WITH RUST RING R CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 04/05/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
44 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND LAC. PT INJ SELF ON AN ELECTRIC GRINDER. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Jewelry
NECK CHAIN CAUGHT BETWEEN BUFFER CORD & EXTENSION CORD SHOCKING NECK.DX : ELECTRICITY BURNS TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING ANGLED POWER GRINGER WHEN IT BROKE AND END FLEW OFF HITTING PT IN CHESTWALL. DX LAC ANT. CHEST WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LACERATION LEFT HAND - WAS USING A DISK GRINDER ON A TRUCK BED AND IT SLIPPED CUTTING HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 46 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
46 YOM POLISHING METAL W/ GRINDER PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EYE F'BDY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2002	Age: 68 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
PT USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME GOT A FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT LACERATED HAND ON GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2002	Age: 37 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
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

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LIFTED BUFFER ONTO BACK OF TRUCK ON SUNDAY. DX. LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.