Accidents - Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,155
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Date: 12/26/2008	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
ABRADED FINGER USING A GRINDING WHEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
51 Y/O CUT LEFT THUMB ON A GRINDER, HIT THUMB ON GRINDER BLADE. DX-ABRASION LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2008	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
PT LAC LT 2ND FINGER ON GRIDING WHEEL AT HOME
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/16/2008	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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A WHEEL GRINDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 53 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
PT LAC LT INDEX FINGER ON GRINDING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 57 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
PT HAS LACERATION FINGER USING A GRINDER AT HOME LACERATION LT MIDDLE FINGER LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
63Y/O,M,GRINDING RUST OFF OLD MEAT HOOK, PUNCTURE WOUND R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 53 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, Pet supplies
53 Y/O USING A GRINDER AT HOME TO CUT DOG CABLE AND CUT HIS FINGER AT HOME. DX-LAC FINGER 1".
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 78 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
USING GRINDER AT HOME LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT GRINDED FINGER IN BENCHGRINDER AT HOME RESULTING IN AVULSION OF LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 58 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
DX LAC INDEX FINGER R HAND: PT CAUGHT R INDEX FRING ON GRINDER YTDY, 2 LINEAR LAC TO KNUCKLE AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 53 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
53 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON GRINDING MACHINE HANDLELACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
AT HOME CUT FINGER ON GRINDER DX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 65 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
DX L THUMB LAC/TETANUS IMMUNIZATION: USING A GRINDER, L THUNG HIT 1/8 GRINDING WHEEL W LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT FINGER ON GRINDER DX: SKIN AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT FX OF #5 DISTAL PHALANX OF THUMB - S/P PT CUT HIS FINGER W/A GRINDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT USING GRINDER AT HOME CAUSED ABRIAISION TO L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CAUGHT FINGER ON GRINDER WHEEL AT HOME. DX; PARTIAL NAIL AVULSION FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 60 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
60 Y/O M INJURED L MID FINGER WHILE USING GRINDER AT HOME. DX; L MID FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	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
PT CUT FINGER ON A METAL GRINDER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
AVULSION TO R 3RD FINGER, PUT IT IN GRINDER AT HOME. DX. PARTIAL AMPUT ATION DISTAL R MIDDLE FINGER, ABRA R RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT CUT FINGER ON STEEL GRINDER, DX R INDEX FINGER LACERATION , NASAL CONGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 56 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
MINOR FINGER LACERATION: CUT ON GRINDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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