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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 124
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| INJURED FINGER WITH PORTABLE POWER GRINDER AT SCHOOL DX. FINGER AVULSIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| INJURED USING PORTABLE POWER GRINDER DX. FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS USING ELECTRICAL BUFFER ON HIS CAR, AND STRING CAME OFF THE CHAIN AND WRAPPED AROUND HIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Jewelry |
| NECK CHAIN CAUGHT BETWEEN BUFFER CORD & EXTENSION CORD SHOCKING NECK.DX : ELECTRICITY BURNS TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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