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Accidents - Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 895
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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:391Lower Arm:299
Knee:86Eyeball:71
Lower Leg:15Upper Leg:15
Foot:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/29/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT CUT HIS THUMB ON GRINDER WHEEL AT HOME LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2006Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A GRINDER AT HOME WHEEL SPINNING TOO FAST AND FELL OFF INTO LE FT FOOT LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2006Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Swings or swing sets
USING POWER GRINDER TO TAKE DOWN SWING SET AT HOME AND GRINDER KICKED B ACK AND LACERATED FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOM AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWE R ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
DX RIGHT FINGER LACERATION: INJURED FINGER ON POWER METAL GRINDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LACERATES FINGER ON PORTABLE GRINDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2006Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A BENCH GRINDER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING POWER GRINDER AT HOME, LAC RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER GRINDER, LACERATED RT 2ND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
58YOM CUT WITH ANGLE GRINDER LAC R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PATIENT CUT BY GRINDER AT HIS HOUSE. DX: 1 1/2 INCH LACERATION OF LT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LACERATES FOREARM WITH *** 12" GRINDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
GRINDING WHEEL CAME OFF MACHINE AND CUT ARM. DX: LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eye protection devices
PT AR UNSTATED LOCALE GRINDING POSS FB IN LEFT EYE HAD BEEN WEARING SAF ETY GOGGLES DX FB L CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT DROPPED A METAL GRINDER ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER AT HIME, LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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