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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 695
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	74
Year 1998:	66
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	83
Year 2002:	114
Year 2003:	68
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	83

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	300
50+ years old:	395

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/17/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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: 08/14/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
LACERATION ARM 3 CM; SMALL RETAINED FOREIGN BODY: CUTTING DISC ON *** G RINDER, DISC BROKE, CUT R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
WORKING WITH ANGLE GRINDER, LOST CONTROL OF IT RESULTING IN A DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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: 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: 09/13/2002	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: 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: 07/13/2002	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: 09/20/2001	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2001	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/1999	Age: 41 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/1998	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/1997	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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