Accidents - Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,503
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Date: 12/29/2009	Age: 79 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-79YOM-CUT ON SPINNING DISC GRINDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2009	Age: 66 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 GRINDER/ LAC LT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2009	Age: 71 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 WAS USING 4 INCH GRINDER, GRINDER JUMPED BACK AND GRAZED THE LEFT TH IRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH FINGER. LACERATION TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2009	Age: 75 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 WAS USING GRINDING WHEEL & CUT (L) MIDDLE FINGER DX;# ABRASION (L) MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT SUS AVULSION TO FINGER AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN GRINDER%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS USING METAL GRINDER WHEN CUT HIS FINGER JUST PTA - DX LT HAND 3RD FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FRACTURED FINGER ON A GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 52 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
INFECTION L INDEX FINGER: 52YOM BURNED L INDEX FINGER ON A GRINDER (2) WEEKS AGO, NOT HEALING, RED & SWOLLEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2009	Age: 69 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 LEFT FINGER WITH METAL GRINDER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 71 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 GRINDER-USING A JOINER BLADE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A GRINDING WHEEL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	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
CUT ON METAL GRINDER AT HOME DX: LAC FINGER & HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LAC-INJURED FINGER WITH GRINDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
USING A METAL GRINDER WHEN IT BOUNCED UP AND HIT FINGER LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
THUMB CAUGHT IN GRINDER. DX FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 69 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 SUSTAINED LAC TO L FINGER WHILE USING GRINDER @ HOME PTA DX LAC INDE X FINGER LEFT *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	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 LT THUMB LACERATION - GRINDING PIECE OF METAL,GRINDER JUMPED CUTTING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	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 YOM CUT FINGER ON GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 85 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, Tools
LAC LT INDEX FINGER FROM SHARPENING A TOOL ON A GRINDER LAST NITE. LA C LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FX WITH LAC R IND FING/64YOM LACERATED FINGER ON A GRINDER IN THE SHOP AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2009	Age: 56 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 FINGER ON GRINDER 30 MIN PTA DX: LAC 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FB FINGER. PT WAS WORKING WITH A METAL GRINDER AND GOT FRAGMENT IN EYE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FINGER INFECTION-CUT ON A GRINDER-AREA BECAME INFECTED-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT STATES A CAR WAX BUFFER STRUCK PT'S L INDEX FINGER DX L #2 FINGER--TUFTS FRACTURE *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2009	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
58YOM AT HOME USING HIS GRINDER ACCIDENTLY CUT LT INDEX FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER ON GRINDING WHEEL DX: FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2009	Age: 69 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
LAC TO R MIDDLE FINGER ON BUFFER AT HOME DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2009	Age: 67 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 FINGER ON GRINDER AT FRIEND'S HOUSE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 64 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
64 YOM CUT THUMB WITH METAL GRINDER AT HOMELACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT CUT FINGER ON A SIDE GRINDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2009	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
PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN GRI NDER. DX LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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