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Accidents - Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Year 2007 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 226
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Date: 11/21/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER AND STRUCK THE HEAD OF A SCREW SHOT INTO L EFT KNEE LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LACERATED KNEE WITH AN ELECTRIC GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
WAS INJURED WHILE WORKING WITH A POWER GRINDER AT SCHOOL. KNEE ACCIDEN TALLY WAS CUT BY GRINDER. LACERATION, LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2007Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LAC L KNEE; @ HOME WORKING WITH GRINDER WHICH SLIPPED & STRUCK KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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