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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 270
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/27/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT LOWER LEG WITH PORTABLE POWER GRINDER WHILE CUTTING BOLTS AT HOME. DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG, HISTORY OF SELF MUTILATION. |
| 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: 04/04/2001 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/1998 | Age: 31 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, Lawn mowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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