Accidents - Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,585
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2006:	739
Year 2007:	473
Year 2008:	623
Year 2009:	347
Year 2010:	401

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	154
26-50 years old:	1,295
50+ years old:	1,135

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/19/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
35 YOM SUS LAC TO FOREARM, CUT ON TOOL GRINDER%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 72 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
72YO WHITE MALE USING GRINDING WHEEL TO GRIND METAL CUT L FOREARM DX LACERATION OF UPPER EXT
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 47 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
47YOM LAC LT FOREARM ON GRINDING WHEEL BLADE. DX:LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 70 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
70 YOM INJURED FOREARM FROM GRINDER. DX-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 29 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
L FOREARM LAC/29YOM WHILE AT A FRIENDS HOUSE WORKING ON A DECK AND CAUG HT L FOREARM ON WOOD GRINDER BLADE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 53 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
FOREARM LAC-53YOM HIT ARM ON A GRINDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 48 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
48YOM WAS USING A GRINDER AND HIT LT WRIST DX: FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
29 YOM LAC TO L FA ON GRINDER DX: FA ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
16YOM C/O GRINDER "ATTACKED ARM" NOTED TO BE STRUCK IN SLEEVE NOT FOREA RM.DX: ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 39 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
39YOM WAS WORKING WITH AN ANGLE GRINDER WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY LACERATED HI S RIGHT FOREARM C/O PAIN/TINGLING OF HAND.DX:LARGE LAC TO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	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
LAC TO ARM WHEN USING A GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 59 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 CUTTING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON W/A GRINDER & LAC (L) FOREARM WHEN GRI NDER KICKED BACK DX;# NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 53 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
11 CM SIMPLE LACERATION FOREARM: 53YOM USING AIR GRINDER, CUTTING COPPER, FIBER BLADE FELL OFF IT, FELL OVER,CUT FOREARM, 11 CM LAC.-HOME
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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT USING A GRINDER TO CUT METAL AT HOME WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLIP PED AND CUT HIS FOREARM. D: FOREARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2009	Age: 44 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
DEEPLY LACERATED FOREARM ON CUTTING WHEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
BUFFER FELL ON ARM WHILE BUFFING CAR ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 12/03/2007	Age: 37 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 INJURED ARM ON A GRINDER AT HOME TODAY DX/ LAC LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 45 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
IT ARM WITH GRINDER/FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 52 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 HAD LARGE LACERATION ON RIGHT FOREARM FROM GRINDER L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
STONE KICKED BACK FROM A GRINDER. DX. 7 CM L FOREARM COMPLEX LACERATION . JS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 20 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
20YOM USING A GRINDER WHEEL WITH HIS FATHER ACCIDENTLY CUT FOREARM; FOREARM LACERATION,6 DEEP SUTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 28 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
LACERATES FOREARM WITH A GRINDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 55 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, Clothing accessories
GRINDING WITH GLOVES, CAUGHT FOREARM IN GRINDER/ LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Motor vehicles or parts
PATIENT USING A GRINDER AT HOME, HIT RIGHT FOREARM WORKING ON HIS TRUCK DX-HEMATOMA AND ABRASIONS RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 70 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 (R) FOREARM WITH A SPINNING GRINDER BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 33 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
PATIENT CUT ARM WITH GRINDER AT HOME. DX; 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT FOR EARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2006	Age: 19 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
LAC ARM USING A GRINDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
BRUSHED AGAINST A GRINDER CUTTING STEEL LEFT FOREARM LACERATION X 2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT STRUCK LT FOREARM WITH GRIDING WHEEL 2 DAYS PTA DX: LT FOREARM AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 52 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 FINGER WITH GRINDER FA LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 41 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
USING GRINDER TO GRIND METAL, CUT FOREARM/ LT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2006	Age: 29 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
6 CM LACERATION L FOREARM REPAIRED: AT HOME USING A GRINDER, GRINDING WHEEL KICKED BACK, LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 55 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 WHILE USING GRINDER/ LT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	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
PT LACERATED LEFT FOREARM ON A GRINDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
A GRINDER RAN AGAINST ARM DX: FB RT ARM ( GRIND STONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2006	Age: 67 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 ARM WHEN USING A WORKSHOP GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2006	Age: 36 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 USING GRINDER AT HOME, LAC LT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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