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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,524
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2005 | Age: 31 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, Ladders |
| PT. WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER CARRYING A GRINDER, TRIPPED AND FELL AND THE GRINDER CUT HIS HAND. DIAGNOSIS; LAC. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| HIT HAND ONTO A POLE LAST PM " FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 34 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 |
| PATIENT WAS USING A GRINDER AND CAUGHT HIS L HAND WITH IT. DX; L HAND MULTIPLE LACERATIONS, WITH REPAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 47 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 USING A POWER GRINDER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT USING A POWER GRINDER, RAN IT OVER LT HAND, ABRASIONS LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2005 | Age: 16 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, Tables |
| PT WAS IN WOOD SHOP AND WOOD CAME OFF GRINDER HIT TABLE THEN PT'S HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 41 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 |
| PT USING A POWER GRINDER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2005 | Age: 57 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 HAND WITH LACERATION TO RING FINGER WITH POSSIBLE TENDONLACE RATION, USING *** GRINDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2004 | Age: 28 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 |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING WITH A GRINDER AND SLIPPED. DX; LACERATION OF L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 64 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 |
| 64 YO M CUT HAND ON GRINDER LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 57 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 |
| 57 YOM WAS USING POWER GRINDER TO GRIND METAL; ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT HA ND. LACERATION, LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 24 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.WAS USING A GRINDER, THE PIECE OF METAL SWUNG AROUND AND CUT HIS HAND - LACERATION HAND |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 05/29/2001 | Age: 43 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2001 | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2000 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/24/2000 | Age: 63 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2000 | Age: 21 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 |
| 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: 10/10/1998 | Age: 45 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: 05/10/1997 | Age: 41 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 |
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