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Accidents - Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,135
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2006:295
Year 2007:172
Year 2008:318
Year 2009:184
Year 2010:165

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/15/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
72YO WHITE MALE USING GRINDING WHEEL TO GRIND METAL CUT L FOREARM DX LACERATION OF UPPER EXT
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 07/03/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
70 YOM INJURED FOREARM FROM GRINDER. DX-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FOREARM LAC-53YOM HIT ARM ON A GRINDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT CUTTING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON W/A GRINDER & LAC (L) FOREARM WHEN GRI NDER KICKED BACK DX;# NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
11 CM SIMPLE LACERATION FOREARM: 53YOM USING AIR GRINDER, CUTTING COPPER, FIBER BLADE FELL OFF IT, FELL OVER,CUT FOREARM, 11 CM LAC.-HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT USING A GRINDER TO CUT METAL AT HOME WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLIP PED AND CUT HIS FOREARM. D: FOREARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
BUFFER FELL ON ARM WHILE BUFFING CAR ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 07/07/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 07/06/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT ON GRINDER/ LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 03/15/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 02/16/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 08/07/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT HAD LARGE LACERATION ON RIGHT FOREARM FROM GRINDER L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Clothing accessories
GRINDING WITH GLOVES, CAUGHT FOREARM IN GRINDER/ LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2007Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT (R) FOREARM WITH A SPINNING GRINDER BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 07/13/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT FINGER WITH GRINDER FA LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 04/11/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 03/14/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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

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