Accidents - Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,313
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	154
Year 1998:	125
Year 1999:	179
Year 2000:	182
Year 2001:	83
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	105
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	89
Year 2008:	29
Year 2009:	176
Year 2010:	70

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	159
26-50 years old:	514
50+ years old:	639

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
72Y/OM WORKING WITH GRINDER AT HOME WHEEL CAME OFF CUT LOWER LEG DX LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
60 YOM , USING GRINDER, LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER THAT FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LOWER LEG ABS-HIT LEG ON A GRINDER WHILE CUTTING CONCRETE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Pipes
LAC. RT LOWER LEG WITH REPAIR:WORKING WITH 4 INCH *** ANGLE GRINDERCUTT ING PIPE UNDERGROUND,DROPPED GRINDER,IT BOUNCED OFF PIPE,CUT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LAC TO LEG WHEN USING A GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
SUST'D CUT TO LEG WHILE GRINDING METAL @ HOM, ?MECH >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING AN ELECTRIC HANDHELD GRINDER WHEN IT SLIPPED NAD INJURED LEG A ND ARM. D:LACERATION, SHIN, FOREARM ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Motor vehicles or parts
PATIENT WORKING ON CAR USING POWER GRINDER, SLIPPED OUT OF HAND HTTING LOWER LEG; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LAC LOWER LEG USING A HIGH SPEED GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Motor vehicles or parts
PT RESTORING A CLASSIC CAR AND THE GRINDER BROKE APART SUSTAINED AN ABR ASION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT DROPPED A METAL GRINDER ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER "SURFACE GRINDER" AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LO WER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
GRINDER WHEEL CAME OFF POWER GRINDER DX. CALF LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LACERATION OF LEG, GRINDER FELL OUT OF HANDS AND HIT LOWER LEGS, USING GRINDER AT HOME, IT GOT OUT OF HANDS AND DROPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER WHEN A PIECE OF THE GRINDING WHEEL BROKE OFF A ND WETN INTO LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
OPEN LEFT TIBIA FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A GRINDING WHEEL AND IT EXPLODEDA ND INJURED TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2001	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2000	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2000	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/1998	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/1998	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1998	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/1997	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/1997	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1997	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1997	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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