Accidents - Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,366
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	160
Year 1998:	490
Year 1999:	258
Year 2000:	338
Year 2001:	131
Year 2002:	374
Year 2003:	401
Year 2004:	428
Year 2005:	782

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	58
6-15 years old:	19
16-25 years old:	704
26-50 years old:	1,490
50+ years old:	1,093

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2005	Age: 42 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
WORKING ON SON'S CAR WITH A POWER GRINDER AND IT SLIPPED AND TOOK SKIN OFF FINGER AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER FROM ELECTRIC GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 16 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 CUT BY SAW; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 43 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
PT. INJURED L. 2ND KNUCKLE WHILE USING GRINDER. DX. AVULSION L. 2ND FIN GER. /KNUCKLE.#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 24 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 DOING SOME RECONSTRUCTION WORK IN THE BATHROOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2005	Age: 76 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 USING A POWER GRINDER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	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
WAS USING A GRINDER TO GRIND METAL; PIECE OF METAL CUT HIS FINGER. LACE RATION, LEFT RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PT WORKING ON HIS CAR AND CAUGHT L FINGER IN GRINDER DX: LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2005	Age: 32 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 POWER GRINDER AT HOME AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER C/O PAINLEFT I NDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 19 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 AT HOME HURT R THUMB ON GRINDER DX LAC THUMB 1CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 48 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 IN HIS SHOP, GRINDING ON SOME METAL, THE GRINDER SLIPPED AN D CUT HIS FINGER. DX; 2.5 CM LACERATION TO L FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2005	Age: 63 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 LEFT INDEX F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 57 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
57 YO WM USING GRINDER AT HOME HIT HAND TO GRINDING WHEEL LT INDEX FINGER EXTENSION TENDON AVULSION LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	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
OPEN FX DISTAL TUFT R RING FING/81YOM AT HOME WAS WORKING WITH METAL GR INDER AND FINGERS GOT CAUGHT IN THE PULLEY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2004	Age: 3 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 ON GRINDING WHEEL - LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 56 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. WAS USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME AND CUT HIS FINGER LACERATION FINGER 1.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 31 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 A GRINDER AT HOME, HIT HIS FINGER ON IT CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2004	Age: 32 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
CAUGHT FINGER IN GRINDER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2004	Age: 64 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 WAS WAXING HIS CAR WITH A BUFFER AT HOME WHEN HE SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO FINGER
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: 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: 08/17/2003	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: 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: 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: 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

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 09/19/2001	Age: 20 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: 03/26/2001	Age: 28 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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: 08/26/2000	Age: 51 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2000	Age: 80 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: 06/06/2000	Age: 46 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: 04/25/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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: 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: 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: 05/13/1999	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 05/07/1998	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: 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: 07/15/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1997	Age: 59 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: 06/17/1997	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

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