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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,496
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 2.5 CM. KNEE LAC-A GRINDER KICKED BACK & HIT KNEE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| GRINDING BOLT ON GRINDING WHEEL @ HOME & LAC LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| FB R EYE REMOVED; PT WAS GRINDING WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING FLEW IN TO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| WAS GRINDING METAL LAST NIGHT, C/O SOMETHING IN EYE, DX; FB DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN CORNEA L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO HAND FROM GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Tree stands |
| USING POWER GRINDER ON DEER STAND DX. FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN ELECTRIC GRINDER AT HOME. DX; OPEN TUFT FRACTURE FING ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS USING A GRINDER EARLIER IN THE DAY WITH SAFETY GOGGLES NOW WITH FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT.INJ.RT.EYE AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER & GOT SOMETHING IN EYE . DX; F.B. RT.EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS GRINDING A TIRE OFF A RIM, WHEN GRINDER SLIPPED&CUT HAND SUSTAIN ED" RT HAND LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| USING WIRE GRINDER AT HOME, PIECE OF WIRE BROKE OFF AND STUCK IN EYE. DX ; FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eye protection devices |
| 33YOM AT UNKNOWN LOCALE GRINDING METAL WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES DX/FB R EYE (RUST PARTICLES) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| HIT FACE ON GRINDER AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO, NOW SWELLING. DX: CELLULITIS F ACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| FOREIGN BODY IN EYE WHILE USING A GRINDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT USING A POWER GRINDER AGAINST ALUMINUM AT HOME GOT SOME ALUMINUM DUS T IN LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 35 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT WAS USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME; GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 46 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: INJURED THUMB ON BLADE GRINDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| HURT HAND ON ELECTRIC GRINDER DX L HAND ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 33YOM AT HOME R KNEE LAC ON DIE GRINDER DX/2CM DEEP LAC R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER. DX; LAC.L.INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Knives |
| GRINDING KNIFE AT HOME, GOT METAL IN EYE. DX; FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| GRINDER WHEEL CAME OFF POWER GRINDER DX. CALF LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT CUT LEFT THUMB ON A POWER GRINDER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE GRINDING METAL AT HOME. DX; FB EYE REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| LACERATED HAND W/ CONCRETE GRINDER DX HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2004 | 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| USING ELECTRIC GRINDER WHEN IT CAME UNPLUGGED; HE WENT TO PLUG IT BACK IN WHEN "IT GOT AWAY FROM ME" LACERATING FINGER, PLACE NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| GRINDING METAL AT HOME, GOT FB IN EYE 3 DAYS AGO. DX: FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 32 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON ANGLE GRINDER DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2004 | Age: 39 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIT RT INDEX FINGER ON AN AIR GRINDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2004 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Pipes |
| ABRASIONS BACK, ARMS, POWER GRINDER STRUCK LOWER FOREARMS WHILE USING GRINDER TO CUT PIPE, GRINDER KICKED BACK AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT. WAS USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME, GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE - FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 45 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND INTO A POWER GRINDER CAUSING AN AVU LSION INJURY TO HIS LT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| USING POWER GRINDER TO GRIND METAL AT HOME WHEN GOT FB IN L EYE DX FB L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS GRINDING STEEL ON A GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME CUT RT HAND ON WHEEL RT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| LACERATED HAND IN GRINDER 2 WEEKS AGO AT HOME, SUTURES OUT 4 DAYS AGO, NOW PAIN AND SWELLING. DX: HAND INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/04/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Toolboxes or tool kits |
| PT REMOVING PAINT FROM TOOL BOX WITH GRINDER DX: FB IN LT EYE MULTIPLE CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| GRINDING METAL AT HOME, GOT FB IN EYE. DX: FB EYE REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 37 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| CUT ARM ON AIR GRINDER, WHEEL BROKE. DX R ARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| HIT L KNEE W/ A GRINDER DX LAC TO L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| 38 YO BM - SPRAINED AT THUMB - RUNNING A BUFFER & INJURED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT USING A GRINDER STRUCK LEFT KNEE WITH A POWER GRINDER LACERATION KNE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Day wear |
| PT USING A POWER GRINDER WHEN HE DROPPED IT AND IT WENT THROUGH HIS JEA NS INTO HIS RIGHT KNEE LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| HIT WRIST WITH POWER GRINDER DX. WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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