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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 594
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2004 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| WORKING WITH ANGLE GRINDER, LOST CONTROL OF IT RESULTING IN A DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| OPEN FX DISTAL TUFT R RING FING/81YOM AT HOME WAS WORKING WITH METAL GR INDER AND FINGERS GOT CAUGHT IN THE PULLEY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 60 YOM WAS USING A HAND HELD POWER GRINDER BY *** AT HOME WHEN GRINDER WHEEL CAME OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT. WAS USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME AND CUT HIS FINGER LACERATION FINGER 1.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 59 YOM WAS WORKING AT HOME WITH ELECTRIC GRINDER; ACCIDENTALLY CUT KNEE . LACERATION OF LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 64 YO M CUT HAND ON GRINDER LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| WHILE GRINDING METAL AT HOME SOMETHING GOT IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 57 YOM WAS USING POWER GRINDER TO GRIND METAL; ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT HA ND. LACERATION, LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS WAXING HIS CAR WITH A BUFFER AT HOME WHEN HE SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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