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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 970
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT HIT IN CHEST WHILE USING A POWER GRINDER THAT EXPLODED DX-CONTUSION OF L PECTORALIS MAJOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 27 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 |
| USING A METAL GRINDER,FB IN L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 37 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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 37 YOM USING GRINDER IT KICKED BACKLAC L FINGER L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, All-terrain vehicles |
| 1. LAYERED R LEG LAC WITH REPAIR - AT HOME IN GARAGE-LACERATED LEG WITH ROTOZIP GRINDER WHILE GRINDING 4 WHEELER TIRES-SLIPPED OUT OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37YOM GRINDING AT HOME FB EYE DX/FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 33 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: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| SOMETHING FLEW FROM PORTABLE GRINDER DX. FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PATIENT CUT HIS FINGER ON A GRINDER "SET TRIGGER", IT TURNED ON CATCHING HIS FINGER. DX-LACERATION 2ND DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| CUT LT. THUMB USING POWER TOOL- GRINDER CUTTING WHEEL DX: LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT-WORKING WITH POWER GRINDER IN SHOP AND ACCIDENTLY GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN IT DX- L LONG FINGER ABRASION/AVULSION SKIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 34 YO M USING GRINDER WHEEL WHEN IT EXPLODED. DX L THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT-USING A GRINDER,SLIPPED, CUTTING HAND DX-LACERATION R HAND 4 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45 YOM WAS USING A GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| HAND HELD GRINDER EXPLODED, STRUCK ABD/ CONATUISON ABRASION ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 32 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 |
| GRINDING METAL AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO WITH PORTABLE ELECTRIC HAND HELD GRIN DER, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING AT HOME WHEN A PORTABLE GRINDER KICKED UP AND CUT HIS 3RD & 4TH FINGERS LEFT HAND. DX-LACERATION FIGNERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 43 YOM GRINDING METAL F'BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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