Accidents - Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - 50+ years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,211
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	657	Finger:	569
Hand:	213	Lower Leg:	176
Wrist:	150	Lower Arm:	144
Face:	141	Knee:	70
Toe:	70	Upper Arm:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2009	Age: 53 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
53YOM USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2009	Age: 57 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
INJURY TO L HAND & L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING GRINDER @ HOME DX LAC L INDEX FINGER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
72YO WHITE MALE AT HOME USING SIDE GRINDER CUT L FOREARM & WRIST DX LACERATION UPPER EXT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	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 STEEL WHEN SOMETHING GOT INTO (R) EYE, RED& SORE DX;# FB (R) EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT CUT (L) FOREARM ON PIECE OF METAL WHILE USING A GRINDER @ HOME DX ;# LAC (L) FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT EYE AFTER SOMETHING CAME BACK OFF GRINDER AN D STRUCK PT. DX LACERATION LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
SUSTAINED LAC TO R 2ND FINGER FROM GRINDING WHEEL DX R # 2 FINGER LAC *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
OPEN FX GREAT TOE, PROX. PHALANX: HAD A GRINDER FALL OFF A WHEEL WHILEH E WAS GRINDING ON HIS *** TRUCK, LANDED ON GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT DOING METAL GRINDING AND GOT SOMETHING IN (L) EYE DX;# CORNEAL AB RASION (L) EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 AT HOME USING A GRINDER POSS FB R EYE/ DX R EYE FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 52 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
5 CM LAC. KNEE: CUTTING PIECE OF WOOD WITH A *** GRINDER @ FRIEND'SGRIN DER FELL, STRIKING KNEE, LACERATION 5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 76 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. METAL IN L EYE WHEN GRINDING 3 DAYS AGO DX: FB L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 72 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
ACUTE 2 CM THUMB LAC.: 1 CM FINGER LAC.; DROPPED *** HAND GRINDER, TRIED TO CATCH IT, LACERATED THUMB, INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
53 YO M CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER GRINDING METAL *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 67 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
67 YO M LACERATION TO WRIST USING GRINDING WHEEL SLIPPED CUT WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
60 YOM , USING GRINDER, LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 GRINDER AT HOME NO PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO RIGHT EYE FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 WAS AT HOME GRINDING SOME METAL WITH A GRINDER, GOT SOME SHAVINGS IN EYE CAUSING FB IN RT EYE WITH RUST RING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 71 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 GRINDER ON SOME METAL WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2009	Age: 53 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
WAS WORKING WITH A POWER GRINDER AT HOME. (DID NOT WEAR PROTECTIVE GLAS SES) - METAL SHAVINGS TO LEFT EYE. LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 54 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
USING A GRINDER & IT SLIPPED & CAUSED LAC BETWEEN WEBBING L THUMB & IST FINGER DX L HAND LAC *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER THAT FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
CUT BY GRINDER DISC WHILE WORKING ON CAR AT HOME DX: FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 60 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
THUMB LACERATION REPAIRED: USING *** STEEL GRINDER @ HOME, ACCIDENT.SLI PPED AND CUT TOP OF THUMB WITH GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LOWER LEG ABS-HIT LEG ON A GRINDER WHILE CUTTING CONCRETE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 66 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
USING WORKSHOP GRINDER AT HOME. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 71 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 AT HOME USING A GRINDER INJ L FINGER/ DX L INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 WAS USING A GRINDER AND LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. DX: LACER ATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 65 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 WAS GRINDING HIS BOAT TRAILER WITH A GRINDER AND A PIECE OF METAL WE NT INTO RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
POSS METAL FB TO R EYE --WAS USING GRINDER DX R CORNEAL ABRASION F B REMOVED **********
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2009	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
PT LACERATED L INDEX FINGER ON A GRINDER AT HOME DX LACERATION L Y 2ND FINGER **********
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Pipes
LAC. RT LOWER LEG WITH REPAIR:WORKING WITH 4 INCH *** ANGLE GRINDERCUTT ING PIPE UNDERGROUND,DROPPED GRINDER,IT BOUNCED OFF PIPE,CUT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2009	Age: 62 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
PT WAS USING A POWER GRINDER AND GLAZED TOP OF RIGHT HAND, LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
UPPER ARM LAC-CUT ARM ON POWER GRINDER WHILE WORKING ON A TRAILER HITCH -@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 70 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 WAS GRINDING METAL YESTERDAY WHEN THE GRINDING PAD FLEW OFF THE GR INDER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
GRINDER KICKED BACK AND STRUCK NOSE. DX FACE LACERATION, NOSE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT UDING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT L OWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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