Accidents - Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,093
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	141
Year 1998:	67
Year 1999:	151
Year 2000:	135
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	227
Year 2005:	284

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/02/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
WAS USING A GRINDER TO GRIND METAL; PIECE OF METAL CUT HIS FINGER. LACE RATION, LEFT RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2005	Age: 63 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 USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 57 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
57 YO WM USING GRINDER AT HOME HIT HAND TO GRINDING WHEEL LT INDEX FINGER EXTENSION TENDON AVULSION LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 52 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
INJURED USING A PORTABLE GRINDER DX. THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 73 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, Lawn mowers
73 YOM WAS USING PORTABLE POWER GRINDER TO SHARPEN LAWN MOWER BLADE. C UT LT. 3RD FINGER. LACERATION, LEFT 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2000	Age: 51 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2000	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/1999	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/1998	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1997	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1997	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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