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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,438
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	2,581	Finger:	769
Lower Arm:	295	Hand:	264
Upper Leg:	218	Lower Leg:	86
Face:	71	Wrist:	61
Knee:	59	Foot:	30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2006	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FB SENSATION RT EYE, HAD BEEN GRINDING/ CORNEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2006	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Workshop furnishings
PT GRINDING METAL WORKBENCH WITH GRINDER WHEN FELT SOMETHING ENTER EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION, BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PATIENT C/O LT CORNEAL INJURY SUSTAINED FROM SHAVING FROM A METAL GRINDER 24 HRS AGO WITH PERSISTENT PAIN. DX - CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Motor vehicles or parts
GRINDING STEEL THURS., GOT IN EYE, TAPPING ON CAR WINDSHIELD TODAY GOT GLASS IN EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
GRINDING CAR FENDER AT HOME, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX; FB EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON FEED GRINDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
USING GRINDER TO GRIND METAL AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2006	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AND GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. DX: RIGHT CORNEA FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT GRINDING METAL ON THURSDAY WHEN SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE. CONTINUED PA IN. D: CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2006	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT USING GRINDER AT HOME GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE FB LT EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING METAL WITH A GRINDER,IT SLIPPED,NOW HAS GOUGE TO LEFT HAND, DX LEFT AHDN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AND GOT METAL IN EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2006	Age: 55 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Tables
GRINDER ON A TABLE, SHOWING SONE WHO TO USE THE GRIDNER, SLIPPED OFF TH E TABLE PT CUT FINGER ON THE BLADE " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT FINGER ON METAL WHILE GRINDING. DX: LACERATIONS FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT DX RESIDUAL FOREIGN BODY IN LT EYE - PT WAS GRINDING SOMETHING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
SMASHED FINGER IN GRINDING WHEEL/ LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2006	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
AT HOME GRINDING SOME METAL A FB FLEW IN EYE DX FB TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2006	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
GRINDING GLASS, NOW C B/L EYE FB SENSATION " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE GRINDING. DX: L EYE FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT USING BENCH GRINDER WHEN IT FELL ONTO HAND. D: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT TO FINGER WHILE USING GRINDER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, House repair or construction materials
GRINDING GALVANIZED SHEET METAL AT HOME ,GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX; FB EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION, IRITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FOREIGN BODY EYE WHILE GRINDING METAL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT STATES WAS GRINDING AT HOME AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LACERATED UPPER THIGH WITH GRINDER ON METAL AT HOME. *DX: LACERATION OF THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
GRINDER WHEEL EXPLODED, EYE INJURY DX PENETRATING WOUND L EYE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT TO LOWER LEG WHILE USING GRINDER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
68 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHILE USING METAL GRINDER AT HOME. DX; L EYE FOREIGN BODY REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
BRUSHED AGAINST A GRINDER CUTTING STEEL LEFT FOREARM LACERATION X 2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2006	Age: 58 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PATIENT C/O TRAUMATIC EYE PAIN, USING A GRINDER WITH PROTECTION, BUT FOREIGN BODY GOT INTO EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PATIENT C/O LT EYE IRRITATION SINCE YESTERDAY AFTER HELPING SOMEONE GRIND SOME ALUMINUM. DX - FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING IN GARAGE. DX: FB L EYE, CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 63 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A GRINDER, LACERATED LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
INJURED EYE GRINDING DX: FB CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT THUMB WITH GRINDER/THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FOREIGN BODY EYE AFTER USING A GRINDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 66 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS AT HOME CLEANING A GRINDER WHEN IT SLIPPED., LACERATING LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS USING STONE POLISHING BLADE ON GRINDER & BLADE EXPLODED. DX: R FOOT LAC 2.5 CM, R FOURT METATARSAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT FINGER WITH GRINDER FA LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT EYE FROM GRINDING AND FELT SOMETHING COME IN HIS EYE LATERALLY, WEARING PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
BOTH HANDS CUT IN A GRINDER FINGER FRACTURE/LACERATION/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS USING GRINDER AND FELT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Motor vehicles or parts
EYE FB-DEBRIS IN EYE WHILE BUFFING CAR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT CUT FINGER ON GRINDER. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS USING GRINDER GOT FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
DX CORNEAL ABRASION: GRINDING METAL, FOREIGN BODY TO EYE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2006	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FB SENSATION RT EYE, WAS GRINDING METAL/ CORNEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT KNEE ON A GRINDER RIGHT KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 69 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A THUMB FROM A GRINDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT FOREARM WHILE USING GRINDER/ LT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2006	Age: 67 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
POT DOING DUCTWORK IN THEIR HOME, CUT FINGER W/ GRINDER DX: TENDON AND JOINT LAC L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/07/2006	Age: 57 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
USING METAL GRINDER AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Eye protection devices
GOT FB IN RT EYE WHILE USING GRINDER( WAS WEARING SAFTEY GLASSES)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
HIT HAND WITH GRINDER/HAND CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2006	Age: 73 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Eye protection devices
PT USING GRINDER WHILE WORKING ON HIS CAR AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES. D: CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT TO HAND WHILE USING GRINDER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2006	Age: 52 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING METAL ON MONDAY AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE A BRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PATIENT COMPLAINING OF LT EYE PAIN, HE WAS GRINDING METAL YESTERDAY & HAS A FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. DX - CORNEAL ABRASION WITH FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
THUMB LAC-CAUGHT ON GRINDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2006	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Eye protection devices
62 YO WEARING GLASSES USING GRINDER GOT METAL IN EYEFOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Eye protection devices
PT USING GRINDER/WHEEL WHEN FELT SOMETHING STRIKE EYE. METAL SHAVING. W AS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. D:CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FB SENSATION RT EYE, WAS GRINDING AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO/ FB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Motor vehicles or parts
FB SENSATION AFTER GRINDING CAR PART/ FB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LAC TO L FA ON GRINDER AT HOME DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
A GRINDER RAN AGAINST ARM DX: FB RT ARM ( GRIND STONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE/ FOREIGN BODY TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PATIENT HAS A FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN RT EYE SINCE YESTERDAY WHEN HE WAS CUTTING CONCRETE WITH GRINDER. DX - CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2006	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT CUT HAND ON GRINDER. DX: LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2006	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PATIENT COMPLAINING OF FOREIGN BODY IN LT EYE AFTER WORKING WITH METAL GRINDER YESTERDAY. DX - CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
USING A GRINDER, POSSIBLE FB IN EYE, DX; FB IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT USING HANDHELD GRINDER, SLIPPED AND CUT THIGH. DX: THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2006	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE USING GRINDER/FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AND A PIECE WENT INTO EYE.DX: FB R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PATIENT WAS USING A GRINDER & SOMEHOW CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT. CUT R. THIGH WHILE USING GRINDING WHEEL . DX. R. THIGH LAC.#
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/14/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LAC TO ARM WHEN USING A WORKSHOP GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PATIENT WAS USING A GRINDER & ACCIDENTALLY SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LT FOREARM. DX - LT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT. GOT PIECE OF METAL IN L. EYE WHILE GRINDING IT. DX. FB. L. EYE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT HAD JUST FINISHED REPLACING THE HEAD ON A GRINDER AND WHEN HE TURNED IT ON IT EXPLODED. DX: LACERATION OF CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: L EYE FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 58 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Pruning or trimming equipment
SHARPENING CLIPPERS ON A GRINDER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT HIT WRIST WHILE USING GRINDER. DX: R WRIST LAC COMPLEX 8.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2006	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CORNEAL AB LT EYE AFTER GRINDING STEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AT HOME AND A PC FLEW INTO EYES, SMALL CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2006	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
?GRINDING ?METAL, NOW C EYE PAIN " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2006	Age: 82 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: Avulsion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
USING A GRINDER AND AVULSED THUMB ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2006	Age: 72 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: USING GRINDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LAC TO L 5TH FINGER, CUT ON GRINDING WHEEL AT SCHOOL WHILE SHARPENING A TOOL. DX. LAC L 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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