Accidents - Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 838
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	366
Year 2008:	135
Year 2009:	186
Year 2010:	63

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	246	Hand:	188
Wrist:	164	Finger:	160
Lower Leg:	63	Lower Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Knives
58YOM USING AN ANGLE GRINDER TO SHARPEN A MACHETE,IT FELL OFF BOUNCED UP STRIKING LT LOWER LEG;LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
WRIST LAC-64 Y/O M-CUT ON A HAND GRINDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST AFTER CUTTING IT ON HAND GRINDER. DX L ACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS USING A HAND GRINDER WHICH KICKED BACK. DX: R HAND LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
GRINDING A PART AT HOME FORIEGN BODY IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
EYE FB-DEBRIS FROM GRINDER IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
55YOM ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
WAS WORKING WITH A GRINDER; ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER. LACERATION, LEFT T HUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Tractors
CORNEAL FB-METAL DEBRIS IN EYE WHILE GRINDING STEEL ON TRACTOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	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: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
GRINDER SLIPPED AND HIT FOREARM AT HOME LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT CUT RIGHT WRIST USING HAND GRINDER, RIGHT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 54 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: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
CUT (L) THUMB ON A HAND HELD GRINDER DX- LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
HAND LAC-CUT ON GRINDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
CONJUNCTIVITIS-CAUSED BY DEBRIS WHILE USING A GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eye protection devices
WORKING A HAND GRINDER - WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES METALLIC FB LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
L THUMB LAC ON GRINDER DX: THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
CUT R HAND WITH HAND GRINDER @ HOME DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PATIENT WAS USING A HAND GRINDER WHEN GRINDER JERKED AND SLAMMED HAND INTO METAL. DX-FRACTURE METACARPAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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