Accidents - Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - 26-50 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 187
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	157	Lower Arm:	15
Knee:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
50YOM GRINDING WOOD AT HOME, GOT PIECE IN LEFT EYE - CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Welding equipment
DX KERATITIS BIL: PT W GRIND'G ON A METAL EXHAUST WEAR'G CLEAR GLASSES. THEN STARTED WELD'G EXHAUST ONTO BIKE NOW W BIL EYE IRRITAT'N/REDNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
KNEE LAC-CUT ON A GRINDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	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: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
EYE FB-SHARD OF METAL IN EYE WHILE USING A GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2009	Age: 43 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: Manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A GRINDER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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