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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,340
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH GRINDING TOOL AND LAC LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT USING A GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME SUSTAINED A COMPLEX LACERATION TO LEF T WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Pipes |
| PT RECEIVED CONJUNCTIVITIS WHEN GRINDING METAL GOT PEICE OFF PIPE INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT RECEIVED CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN USING GRINDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT. CAUGHT L THUMB IN GRINDER AT HOME. DX. LAC L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS USING A GRINDER TRYING TO CUT A TIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| INJURED HAND ON METAL GRINDER AT HOME. DX: ABRASIONS HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 54 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 54-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM A SANDING GRINDER AT HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH A GRINDER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE FORE IGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Fences or fence posts |
| GRINDING ON METAL FENCE AT HOME WITHOUT PROTECTIVE GLASSES, GOT SOMETHI NG IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| CUT HAND WHILE USING METAL GRINDER AT HOME. DX; LACERATIN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| LAC LT HAND W/ HAND GRINDER; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| LT FOREARM CT-AT HOME-USING A BUFFER-HIT ARM SEVERALTIMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WORKING ON HIS BOAT AT HOME WITH A POWER GRINDER SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT GRINDING GOT METAL IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME, GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN LT EYE, CORNE AL ABRASION LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| AT HOME GRINDING METAL AND FLECK OF METAL WENT INTO EYE. FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| LAC R RING FINGER - CUT FINGER ON GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| GOT STONE GRIT OFF GRINDER IN EYE TODAY AT HOME, IRRIGATED IT. RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME USING A GRINDER, PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN HIS EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION, FOREIGN BODY EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 70 YOM FB R EYE; WORKING ON 65 MUSTANG TODAY, DOING GRINDING & FEL T FB SENSATION LATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT. WAS USING GRINDER AT HOME, THINKS HE HAS SOMETHING IN HIS EYE - EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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