Accidents - Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,722
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2006:	512
Year 2007:	323
Year 2008:	571
Year 2009:	405
Year 2010:	910

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LACERATED HAND, 1.5 CM W/ EXTENSOR TENDON LAC: 18YOM CUT TOP OF R HAND ON TABLE GRINDER @ SCHOOL, 1.5 CM LAC EXTENSOR TENDON LONG FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
23YOM LAC FINGER ON GRINDING WHEEL AT SCOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
19 Y/O BM CAUGTH FINGER ON A GRINDER AND SUSTAINED A HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
22 Y/O MALE CUT FINGER ON A GRINDER HE WAS USING AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2010	Age: 23 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
23YOM CUT FINGER FROM A GRINDER WHILE WORKING ON HIS CAR DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 18 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, Go-carts
18YOM USING GRINDER ON GOCART AND FB TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 17 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
17YOM LACERATION TO THUMB CUT WITH GRINDER WHILE GRINDING EXHAUST ON CA R AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2010	Age: 21 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
21 YR OLD MALE LAC THUMB ON A GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 22 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
22YOM LAC 1ST DIGIT ON WHEEL GRINDER DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2010	Age: 18 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
18 YOM, CUT FINGER ON GRINDER, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
19 YOM LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 18 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
LACERATION FINGER - 18 YO MALE SUSTAINED A CUT TO LEFT INDEX FINGER WHE N USING A GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2010	Age: 25 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 L HAND, INDEX FINGER, PIP JOINT/LAC REPAIR, SIMPLE L INDEX FINGER, PIP JT/TETANUS IMM: 25YOM L HAND INDEX F CUT W ANGLE GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2010	Age: 24 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
24YOM CUT FINGER ON GRINDER/ FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2010	Age: 16 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
16 YOM INJURED FINGERS ON WHEEL GRINDER. DX-LEFT 2ND,3RD ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 24 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
24 YOM PRESENTED TO ER WITH A RT INDEX FINGER PAIN WHILE WORKING WITH G RINDING TOOLS CUTTING THE TIP OF FINGER DX LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PATIENT CUT FINGERS WITH GRINDER AT SCHOOL. DX; AVULSION TO 1ST AND 2 ND FINGERS , LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 20 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 LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A WORKSHOP GRINDER. DX: RIGHT THUMB LACERATION, SUTURED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A GRINDER AT *** TOOL AND DIE CLASSDX-NAILBED LAC, V AIL AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 24 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 GRINDER. DX: L 2ND FINGER LAC .5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 25 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 A GRINDER AT HOME AND CUT FINGER DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
17YMC USING A GRINDER AND HIT FINGER/AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2009	Age: 24 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 CAUGHT FINGER IN A GRINDER AT HOME DX// LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 25 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
25YO WHITE MALE USING GRINDER CUTTING METAL,CUT L INDEX FINGER DX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 21 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 THUMB WITH GRINDER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 19 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
USING A GRINDER, AVULSION SKIN OF INDEX FINGER DX: SKIN AVULSION INDE X FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 21 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
PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH GRINDER. DX; 2 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS USING A METAL GRINDING WHEEL TO SAW SOME BOLTS FROM A TRUCK GRINDER JUMPED OFF BOLT INJURING THUMB. DX-LT EXTENSOR POLL.LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 22 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
22YMC CAUGHT HIT FINGER IN A GRINDER/AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 23 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 GRINDING WHEEL/ LAC RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WITH FINGER LAC ON A "BUFFING WHEEL" DURING ART CLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 23 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, Motor vehicles or parts
PT INJURED RT 2ND FINGER WHILE USING A METAL GRINDER ON CAR AT HOME TODAY SUSTAINING A LACERATION WITH JOINT CAPSULE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 24 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 THUMB ON GRINDER AT HOME LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 21 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 HAND ON A GRINDER. DX. FINGER LACERATION WITH TENDON INVOLVEMENT.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2007	Age: 24 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
HIT FINGER WITH GRINDER/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WALKING BY A METAL GRINDER THAT WAS ON & BRUSHED FINGER AGAINST IT, SUSTAINING A LAC; LACERATION OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT FINGER AT TRADE SCHOOL WHILE USING A MILLING MACHING LACERATION FI NGER DP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 22 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: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT STS SLIVER OF GRINDING WHEEL LODGED UNDER L 3RD FINGERNAIL DX FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
16 YOM @ SCHOOL RECEIVED LAC TO L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING A GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2007	Age: 18 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 STATES CUT FINGER ON GRINDER TOOL AT HOME, DX: DEEP LACERATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2007	Age: 25 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
25 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON GRINDER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 20 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
LACERATION FINGER - 20 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH 2.5 CM OPEN WOUND OF THE R IGHT THUMB - CUT WHEN USING A GRINDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2006	Age: 19 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, PT INJURED FINGER ON FATHER'S GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 16 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 SPINNING WORKSHOP GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 22 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 GRINDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS USING A GRINDER IN SHOP CLASS AT SCHOOL AND CUT FINGER DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 23 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
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A GRINDER, LWOT.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 22 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 LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT HIT THUMB ON GRINDER. DX: R THUMB DEEP AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 24 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
RT RING FINGERTIP AVULSION.PT INJURED FINGERTIP WHILE USING A GRINDER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2006	Age: 16 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 GRINDER.DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 19 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 CUT BY GRINDER; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	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
DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: USING METAL GRINDER AT HOME, GOT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT GRINDING WOOD AT SCHOOL WHEN HAND GOT CAUGHT IN GRINDER. D: SKIN AVU LSION, THUMB, INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
AT WK SHOP IN SCHOOL, FINGER CAUGHT IN METAL GRINDER " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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