Accidents - Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 786
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	203
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	135
Year 2001:	66
Year 2004:	139
Year 2005:	204

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	67
16-25 years old:	136
26-50 years old:	443
50+ years old:	138

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT C/O FACE LAC.PT WAS WORKING WITH METAL GRINDER AND METAL FLEW UP INT O FACE. DX COM FACIAL LAC NASAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WORKING UNDER HIS CAR WITH A POWER GRINDER WHEN THE GRINDER KICKED B ACK STRIKING NOSE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
2 CM FOREHEAD LACERATION: LAST NIGHT WAS USING CAR BUFFER, BUFFING OUT SEMI-TRUCK, BUFFER CAME BACK AND STRUCK FOREHEAD, NOT COMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
60 YOM WAS USING A HAND HELD POWER GRINDER BY *** AT HOME WHEN GRINDER WHEEL CAME OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
L EYEBROW LAC/29YOM AT HOME WAS HIT ON THE FACE BY POWER BUFFER HANDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2001	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2000	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/1998	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/1997	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/24/1997	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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