Accidents - Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Year 2008 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,492
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
16-25 years old:	146
26-50 years old:	704
50+ years old:	634

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/08/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS AT SCHOOL USING A POWER GRINDER, CAUSING AN AVULSION INJURY TO L T 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
CUT FINGER WITH GRINDER POWER TOOL, DX; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS USING A METAL GRINDER AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER, LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE INJ L FINGER ON A HIGH SPEED GRINDER/ DX 2CM DEEP LAC L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACUTE 2 CM LAC. L MIDDLE & L RING FINGER'S WITH REPAIR:USING GRINDER, PICKING A BOLT, DISC SLIPPED, LACERATING 3RD & 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
BILATERAL FINGER INJURIES FROM USING A GRINDING DISC AND CUTTING FINGERS. DX-BILATERAL LONG FINGER LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER ON METAL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WITH FRACTURE TO LEFT 3RD FINGER AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
C/O FINGER PAIN, GRABBED AN ELECTRIC GRINDER, ONSET FINGER PAIN, CAUGHT FINGER IN GRINDER. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
WAS USING A BENCH GRINDER. ACCIDENTALLY CUT RT. INDEX FINGER. LACERATI ON, RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
L INDEX FINGER PARTIAL AMPUTATION: GETTING READY TO USE *** GRINDER AT HOME, FINGER TIP CUT THRU DISTAL TUFT INCLUDING NAILBED,4 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LEFT FINGER LACERATION FROM GRINDER WHEEL. PATIENT LEFT BEFORE BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER AND SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
SCULPTOR GRINDING METAL ON GRINDER AND GROUND ALL FOUR FINGERS DOWN PAS T NAIL BED PARTIALLY AMPUTATING THEM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS AT HOME, USING A METAL GRINDER, LACERATED RT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Workshop furnishings
PATIENT INN GARAGE AT HOME, ACCIDENTALLY PULLED HAND TOOL POWER GRINDER DOWN OFF WORK BENCH, FELL ON FINGER; 3RD FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Clothing accessories
RT FINGER LAC.W/REPAIR: USING ELECTRIC GRINDER TO CUT STEEL,WEARING WOR K GLOVES,HAND SLIPPED,GRINDER CUT THRU GLOVES, ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A GRINDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS AT SCHOOL USING A GRINDING WHEEL, LACERATED LT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A BENCH GRINDER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO INDEX F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AFTER WHEEL OF GRINDER CAME OFF STRIKING PT CAUSING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
PT.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER TO CUT METAL CUR TIN ROD,HIT FINGER. DX; L.2ND.FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT #5 FINGER AFTER USING GRINDER AND FINGER SLI PPED CAUSING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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