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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,100
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	2,159	Finger:	1,155
Hand:	725	Lower Arm:	318
Wrist:	315	Foot:	146
Face:	103	Upper Leg:	86
Lower Leg:	30	25 - 50% Body:	15
Upper Trunk:	14	Knee:	14
Lower Trunk:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
63 Y/O CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG WHEN GRINDER CAME APART AND CUT HIS LEG. DX-LAC LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 12/16/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Clothing
GRINDING SNOW PLOW BLADE WHEN SPARK IGNITED CLOTHING WITH 70 % TBSA BUR NS AND RENAL FAILURE, UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 12/10/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LACERATION R HAND WHILE USING A GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT HAND ON GRINDER, DX; LAC. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 55 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
55 YOM WAS GRINDING METAL THIS MORNING F/B EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	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
GOT HIT IN EYE WITH PIECE OF METAL WHILE GRINDING DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
GRINDER KICKED BAK, CUT ARM/ LAC LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	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
PT GOT DUST IN EYE FROM GRINDING METAL. DX: R EYE FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 59 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
DX FB EYE R: GRIND'G METAL LAST NOC W FIBER GRIND'G WHEEL, STATES FEEL'G FB SENSATION. PT W NOT WEAR'G EYE PROTECTION. CONTINU'D PN X 12H
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT HAND ON GRINDING WHEEL, 2" LAC TO PALMAR SURFACE NEAR THUMB. LAC L T HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 10/16/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Knives
71 YO USING GRINDER ON KNIFE PC OF KNIFE STRUCK STOMACH ABRASION ABDOMINAL WALL
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: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
USING A GRINDER WHEN EDGE OF GRINDER CUT THE TOP OF (L) HAND DX- HAND LAC
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: 10/03/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
DX: TWO ABARASION OF L LOWER LEG/TETANUS IMM: L LEG LAC FROM HAND-HELD METAL GRINDER. LAC APPROX 5-6CIM LONG & SUPERFICIAL POSTERIOR OF L LEG
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: 09/17/2008	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
L EYE PAIN AFTER GRINDING METAL DX; FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 71 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
WHILE USING GRINDER GOT METAL SHAVING IN EYE SUSTAINED AN ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT USING GRINDER AT THOME HAS FOREIGN BODY IN EYE CORNEA ABRASION RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
GRINDING STEEL,FB SENSATION TO EYE, DX; FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
USING GRINDER WHEN IT FELL ON LEFT LEG AND FOOT CUTTING PATIENT. DX: FO OT LACERATION WITH RUPTURE OF FLEXOR TENDON BIG TOE, LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS USING A WORKSHOP GRINDERL LACERATED FOREARM AND RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 66 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
CUT ON WRIST FROM USING A GRINDER. DX-ACUTE 3 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT FOOT WITH GRINDER AT HOME LACERATION FOOT #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LACERATION TO FOREHEAD FROM GRINDER LAC FOREHEAD *
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: 08/17/2008	Age: 59 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
F'BDY EYE- GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 64 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LT WRIST LAC: IN GARAGE AT HOME USING METAL WHEEL GRINDER, GRINDER SLIPPED, CUT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 51 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 FB-DEBRIS WHILE GRINDING METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 51 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 STS GRINDING METAL YESTERDAY,METAL GOT IN R EYE DX FOREIGN BODY R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
USING GRINDER, IT JUMPED/ FACIAL LAC, NECK LAC AND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 61 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
EYE FB-DEBRIS WHILE GRINDING METAL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	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
62Y/O,M,GRINDING METAL AT HOME, METAL IN R & L EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	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 WAS GRINDING METAL AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: R EYE FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 59 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 AFTER GRINDING/ CORNEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2008	Age: 63 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 A DRY GRINDER AND GOT METAL IN EYE. DX: R EYE FB/CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LAC TO L HAND ON GRINDER DX; L HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	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
EYE FB-DEBRIS AFTER USING A GRINDING STONE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LACERATION TO HAND ON GRINDER HAND LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/10/2008	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 USING A WORKSHOP GRINDER AND GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT C/O CUT ON FOREARM WITH GRINDER WHILE SHARPENING BRUSH HOG BLADE. DX LAC LFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 59 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 ON GRINDER/ LAC LT FOREARM
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: 07/03/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT HAND ON GRINDER/ LAC RT HAND
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: 06/21/2008	Age: 54 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 ARM ON GRINDER/ RT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	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
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AND FEELS SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 84 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 USING GRINDER/ CORNEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 69 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A GRINDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 59 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
59YMC GRINDING METAL WITH PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR ON C/O SOMETHING IN EYE FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 52 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
RT EYE PAIN WHILE GRINDING/ FB RT EYE
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: 06/10/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LAC KNEE WHILE USING A GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 61 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
61YOM WAS STANDING NEAR A GRINDER THAT WAS IN USE,HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYES;FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
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: 06/07/2008	Age: 61 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
61 Y/O M INJURED R EYE WHILE USING SHOP GRINDER AT HOME. DX; R EYE ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 60 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
60 YO M FOREIGN BODY TO EYE WAS USING GRINDER AT HOME GOT SOMETHING IN EYE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
61YOM WAS HOME USING A WHEEL GRINDER WHEN IT BROKE FLEW UP STRIKING RIGHT HAND;HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 66 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 WHILE GRINDING ALUMINUM/ FB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 52 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
GRINDING AND SOMETHING FLEW IN L EYE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION
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: 05/18/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	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
L CORNEAL ABR;FB/60YOF AT FRIENDS HOUSE, WAS GRINDING RUST OFF TRAILER HITCH WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO HER EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	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
USING GRINDER TO GRIND METAL AT HOME WHEN GOT SOMETHING IN L EYE DX FOREIGN BODY L EYE
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: 04/28/2008	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Eye protection devices
FB SENSATION LT EYE, WAS GRINDING YESTERDAY, WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES CORNEAL ABRASION, CONJUNCTIVAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 61 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
CAUGHT ARM ON GRINDER WRIST LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 59 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
FB L EYE AFTER GRINDING STEEL DX; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT HAND BY A GRINDING DISC. DX L HAND LACERATION
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: 04/10/2008	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 USING A GRINDER AT HOME FIVE DAYS AGO AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RI GHT EYE BOTHERING HIM SINCE THEN CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT CHEST WITH GRINDER CHEST LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2008	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
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AND FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
USING MA MGRINDING STONE WHICH BLEW APART INJURED HAND. DX-LACERATION RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2008	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FOREARM LAC-POLISHING STONES @ HOME-FELL HITTING BENCH GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 60 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
USING GRINDER, WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, FELT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY X2 IN RIGHT EYE, REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 54 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, Doors
PT WAS GRINDING A METAL DOOR AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: L EYE FB.
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: 02/16/2008	Age: 54 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
PT ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED HIS LT FOREARM, WAS USING AN ANGLE GRINDER WHEN BLADE CAME OFF. DX - LT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 58 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
58 YO USING GRINDER GOT SOME FRAGMENTS IN EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2008	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT CUT L UPPER LEG -HIT BY A GRINDER DX LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT STRUCK L HAND ON A GRINDER, CAUSED ABRAISIONS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
5 CM LAC. LEG: USING GRINDER AT HOME, GRINDING WHEEL SLIPPED, 5 CM SLICING LAC. BACK OF RT THIGH ABOVE KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 51 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
AT HOME PT USING METAL GRINDER SLIPPED,HIT R CHEST & TOP L HAND DX L EXTENSOR TENDON LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
USING GRINDER PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO FACE LAC EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT GRINDING METAL 2 DAYS AGO AND THINKS SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE. EYE PAI N. LPTMS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/22/2008	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
GRINDING STEEL , GOT SOMETHING IN EYE/ FB LT EYE
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: 01/19/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT HAS AVULSION TO HAND WHILE USING A GRINDING TOOL. D: HAND AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 72 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
72YMC GUARD BUSTED OFF HAND GRINDER AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 54 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
WAS USING A METAL GRINDER AND GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE DX- CORNEAL F /B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 51 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
L CORNEAL ABRAS;FB/51YOM STS WAS GRINDING METAL YESTERDAY AND GOT SOMET HING IN HIS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
BUMPED GRINDSTONE 2.5 CM WRIST LACERATION
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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