Accidents - Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers - Year 2006 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 181
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	119
50+ years old:	61

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT WRIST ON GRINDING DISC DX: R WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST ON A GRINDER DX: WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LAC TO L FA ON GRINDER AT HOME DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PATIENT WAS USING A GRINDER & ACCIDENTALLY SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LT FOREARM. DX - LT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT HIT WRIST WHILE USING GRINDER. DX: R WRIST LAC COMPLEX 8.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.