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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,135
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2010 | Age: 72 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 |
| 72YO WHITE MALE USING GRINDING WHEEL TO GRIND METAL CUT L FOREARM DX LACERATION OF UPPER EXT |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 70 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 |
| 70 YOM INJURED FOREARM FROM GRINDER. DX-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| FOREARM LAC-53YOM HIT ARM ON A GRINDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 59 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 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: 07/22/2009 | Age: 53 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 |
| 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: 05/30/2009 | Age: 64 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 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: 02/07/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 08/28/2008 | 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 08/07/2007 | Age: 52 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 HAD LARGE LACERATION ON RIGHT FOREARM FROM GRINDER L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 55 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, Clothing accessories |
| GRINDING WITH GLOVES, CAUGHT FOREARM IN GRINDER/ LAC LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 70 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 (R) FOREARM WITH A SPINNING GRINDER BLADE |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 |
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