Accidents - Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,706
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	69
16-25 years old:	342
26-50 years old:	970
50+ years old:	324

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	582	Finger:	401
Hand:	205	Upper Leg:	137
Upper Trunk:	69	Lower Leg:	69
Head:	69	Lower Arm:	68
Lower Trunk:	68	Wrist:	33

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		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
PT HIT IN CHEST WHILE USING A POWER GRINDER THAT EXPLODED DX-CONTUSION OF L PECTORALIS MAJOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
CUT LT. HAND WHILE USING GRINDING WHEEL DX: LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 27 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
USING A METAL GRINDER,FB IN L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2003	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 YOM USING GRINDER IT KICKED BACKLAC L FINGER L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 28 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, All-terrain vehicles
1. LAYERED R LEG LAC WITH REPAIR - AT HOME IN GARAGE-LACERATED LEG WITH ROTOZIP GRINDER WHILE GRINDING 4 WHEELER TIRES-SLIPPED OUT OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	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
WHILE SHARPENING HAY BLADES AT HOME PEICE OF METAL GOT IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2003	Age: 37 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
37YOM GRINDING AT HOME FB EYE DX/FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	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
PT WAS AT HOME USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
SOMETHING FLEW FROM PORTABLE GRINDER DX. FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 51 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, Other unpowered garden tools
51 YO MALE WAS CLEANING RAKE TINE WITH GRINDER,GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EY E,FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 30 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
PATIENT CUT HIS FINGER ON A GRINDER "SET TRIGGER", IT TURNED ON CATCHING HIS FINGER. DX-LACERATION 2ND DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 45 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
CUT LT. THUMB USING POWER TOOL- GRINDER CUTTING WHEEL DX: LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT-WORKING WITH POWER GRINDER IN SHOP AND ACCIDENTLY GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN IT DX- L LONG FINGER ABRASION/AVULSION SKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
34 YO M USING GRINDER WHEEL WHEN IT EXPLODED. DX L THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 28 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
PT-USING A GRINDER,SLIPPED, CUTTING HAND DX-LACERATION R HAND 4 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
INJURED USING PORTABLE POWER GRINDER DX. WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 45 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
45 YOM WAS USING A GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
ELECTRIC CAR BUFFER FELL ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 17 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
LAC/BURN R INDEX FINGER; USING GRINDER ON WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2003	Age: 78 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, Lawn mowers
PT USING ELECTRIC GRINDER ON MOWER AND CUT HIS THIGH. DX LAC R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	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
25YOM FB IN EYE GRINDING AT HOME DX/FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
18 Y/O M INJURED L HAND WHILE USING POWER GRINDER AT SCHOOL. DX; ABRASION L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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
HAND HELD GRINDER EXPLODED, STRUCK ABD/ CONATUISON ABRASION ABD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 22 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
L CORNEAL ABRAS. CUTTING CERAMIC TILE WITH GRINDER & GOT PIECE INTO EYE ( NO EYEWEAR IN USE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 32 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 METAL AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO WITH PORTABLE ELECTRIC HAND HELD GRIN DER, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: FB EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 31 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
PATIENT WAS WORKING AT HOME WHEN A PORTABLE GRINDER KICKED UP AND CUT HIS 3RD & 4TH FINGERS LEFT HAND. DX-LACERATION FIGNERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 68 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
68 YOM WAS USING A POWER PORTABLE GRINDER AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT FOR EARM. LACERATION, LEFT LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 58 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
HIT WRIST WITH PORTABLE GRINDER DX. WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 43 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
43 YOM GRINDING METAL F'BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 52 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
INJURED USING A PORTABLE GRINDER DX. THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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