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Accidents - Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Year 2003 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 363
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:68
26-50 years old:225
50+ years old:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/16/2003Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Clothing accessories
LAC R THUMB/42YOM USING GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME, WEARING GLASSES, AND WHEEL CAUGHT GLOVE CUTTING THROUGH AND LACERATING THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2003Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Lawn mowers
PATIENT CUT THUMB ON GRINDER WHILE SHARPENING LAWNMOWER BLADE. DX: FRACTURE LEFT THUMB & 3 INCH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 05/12/2003Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
RIGHT 1ST FINGER LAC. HURT FINGER ON ELECTRIC WOODWORKING GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
WHILE USING ANGLE GRINDER AT HOME SLIPPED W GRINDER CUTTING L FINGER S, GUARD WAS IN PLACE ON GRINDER DX AVULSION L INDEX FINGER, L LONG F
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
36 YO M GRINDING AUTOMOBILE PARTS WITH POWER GRINDER. DX METALLIC FOREI GN BODIES IN R RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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