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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 623
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| FOREARM INJURY FROM METAL GRINDER. DX-ACUTE 8 CM LEFT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| LAC TO LT ARM FROM GRINDING WHEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT WAS USING A WORKSHOP GRINDERL LACERATED FOREARM AND RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT REMOVED OWN CAST WITH GRINDER, RAZOR KNIVE AND OTHER TOOLS DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS HELPING DAUGHTER TAKE DOWN A WALL AND CAUGHT FINGER IN GRINDER. DX: L ARM SUPERFICIAL AVULSION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT C/O CUT ON FOREARM WITH GRINDER WHILE SHARPENING BRUSH HOG BLADE. DX LAC LFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| CUT ON GRINDER/ LAC LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| CUT ARM ON GRINDER/ RT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| USING A GRINDER THAT BOUNDED OFF AND LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| FOREARM LAC-CUT ON GRINDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| FOREARM LAC-POLISHING STONES @ HOME-FELL HITTING BENCH GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED HIS LT FOREARM, WAS USING AN ANGLE GRINDER WHEN BLADE CAME OFF. DX - LT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| CUT FOREARM WITH GRINDER DX FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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