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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| CAUGHT HAND IN POWER TOOL "BENCH GRINDER" SUPERFICIAL LAC / AVULSION 2ND / 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 57 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: Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| LT CORNEAL ABRASION USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER TO CUT HOLE IN CAR AND SO METHING FLEW INTO EYE, WEARING SAFETY GLASSES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Jewelry |
| DX:AMPUTATION OF TIP OFLEFT 3RD DIGIT. PT WAS BUFFING WIRE NECKLACE WHEN SHE AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER ON MACHINE AT THE ART INST OF SEATTLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| USING GRINDER AT SHOP TO GRIND METAL GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYEDX FOREI GN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| GRINDING METAL ON A MECHANICAL BENCH GRINDER DX; METALLIC FB TO CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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