Accidents - Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,995
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2006:	800
Year 2007:	407
Year 2008:	214
Year 2009:	272
Year 2010:	300

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	70
16-25 years old:	439
26-50 years old:	950
50+ years old:	535

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
31 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A THIGH BY A METAL GRINDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
48YOM WAS GRINDING SOME IRON ON A GRINDER THIS AM WHEN PT FELT DIZZY AN D FELL FORWARD CUTTING RIGHT THIGH ON GRINDER.DX: RIGHT THIGH LACERATIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
66YOM USING GRINDER AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS UPPER LEG. DX. LAC. THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
A 56 YOM CUT THIGH WHILE USING A GRINDER AT HOME, LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
30YOM CUT LEG WHILE USING GRINDER DX: LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Wire
PT. HAD SENSATION OF WIRE INTO LEG WHILE USING GRINDER TODAY DX: FB R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT USING AN ANGLE GRINDER AT HOME WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND CUT THIGH. D X:THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
GRINDING METAL ON BACKHOE-THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT LEG ON GRINDER. DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Motor vehicles or parts
WORKING ON A TRUCK AND AN ABRASIVE GRINDER WHEEL, CAUGHT PANT LEGCUTTI NG RIGHT LEG DX; 3" LACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
THIGH LAC-HIT LEG W/ AUGER GRINDER-@ NEIGHBOR'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
INJURED LEG ON ANGLE GRINDER/ LT THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2008	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT CUT L UPPER LEG -HIT BY A GRINDER DX LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
5 CM LAC. LEG: USING GRINDER AT HOME, GRINDING WHEEL SLIPPED, 5 CM SLICING LAC. BACK OF RT THIGH ABOVE KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
25YOM WAS HOME USING A GRINDER,ACCIDENTLY CUT THIGH; THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT SLIPPED WHILE USING GRINDER. DX: L THIGH LAC 22 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
45YOM WHILE AT HOME USING HIS GRINDER ACCIDENTLY LACERATED LEFT LEG; 2.5-CM LACERATION INNER ASPECT OF LEFT THIGH AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT UPPER LEG WHILE USING GRINDER DX: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A THIGH FROM AN EXPLODING GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT LEG WITH BLADE FROM A GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT CUT LEG WITH GRINDER TODAY AT HOME DX// RIGHT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
THIGH LAC-WORKING W/A GRINDER-CUT ON STEEL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LACERATED UPPER THIGH WITH GRINDER ON METAL AT HOME. *DX: LACERATION OF THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT TO THIGH WHILE USING GRINDER AT HOME DX: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
DROPPED GRINDER , BOUNCED AND HIT LEG/ LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LAC THIGH ON A GRINDING WHEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION LEFT THIGH-GRINDING BOLTS WITH GRINDER-GRINDER KICKED BACK C UT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
RT LEG LACERATION-DROPPED A GRINDER & CUT RT THIGH. SUS A 4CM & 1.5 CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
RT THIGH GRINDER.PT LACERATED THIGH ON A GRINDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
WORKING ON GRINDING MACHINE AND PART CAME OFF HITTING LEG LACERATION LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT USING HANDHELD GRINDER, SLIPPED AND CUT THIGH. DX: THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT. CUT R. THIGH WHILE USING GRINDING WHEEL . DX. R. THIGH LAC.#
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
ACCIDENTALLT CUT LEG WHILE A GRINDING WHEEL DX: R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
25YMC LOWERING A GRINDER WHILE IN USE AND IT STRUCK THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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