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Accidents - Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Year 2004 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 737
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Date: 12/17/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
GRINDING BOLT ON GRINDING WHEEL @ HOME & LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
CAUGHT FINGER IN ELECTRIC GRINDER AT HOME. DX; OPEN TUFT FRACTURE FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
FINGER AVULSION, FINGERS HIT ELECTRIC GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2004Age: 46 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
DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: INJURED THUMB ON BLADE GRINDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
15 YOM USING GRINDER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2004Age: 38 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.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER. DX; LAC.L.INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2004Age: 32 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 CUT LEFT THUMB ON A POWER GRINDER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2004Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
USING ELECTRIC GRINDER WHEN IT CAME UNPLUGGED; HE WENT TO PLUG IT BACK IN WHEN "IT GOT AWAY FROM ME" LACERATING FINGER, PLACE NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2004Age: 32 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
CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON ANGLE GRINDER DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2004Age: 39 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIT RT INDEX FINGER ON AN AIR GRINDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND INTO A POWER GRINDER CAUSING AN AVU LSION INJURY TO HIS LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
DEEP ABRASION HAND ON BENCH GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
38 YO BM - SPRAINED AT THUMB - RUNNING A BUFFER & INJURED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
CUT THUMB WITH GRINDER AT HOME. DX; LACERATION THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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