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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 634
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2008 | 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS USING A METAL GRINDER AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER, LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | 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 |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE INJ L FINGER ON A HIGH SPEED GRINDER/ DX 2CM DEEP LAC L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WITH FRACTURE TO LEFT 3RD FINGER AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 62 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 |
| WAS USING A BENCH GRINDER. ACCIDENTALLY CUT RT. INDEX FINGER. LACERATI ON, RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | 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 |
| LEFT FINGER LACERATION FROM GRINDER WHEEL. PATIENT LEFT BEFORE BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| SCULPTOR GRINDING METAL ON GRINDER AND GROUND ALL FOUR FINGERS DOWN PAS T NAIL BED PARTIALLY AMPUTATING THEM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 61 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Clothing accessories |
| RT FINGER LAC.W/REPAIR: USING ELECTRIC GRINDER TO CUT STEEL,WEARING WOR K GLOVES,HAND SLIPPED,GRINDER CUT THRU GLOVES, *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A GRINDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 85 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 USING A BENCH GRINDER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO INDEX F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | 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, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER TO CUT METAL CUR TIN ROD,HIT FINGER. DX; L.2ND.FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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