Accidents - Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,935
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	159
16-25 years old:	785
26-50 years old:	2,649
50+ years old:	1,340

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	2,939	Finger:	1,077
Hand:	538	Wrist:	83
Lower Arm:	82	Head:	76
Knee:	60	Face:	60
Lower Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 39 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.L.EYE AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER & GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX; F.B. O.S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH GRINDING TOOL AND LAC LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 81 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
PT USING A GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME SUSTAINED A COMPLEX LACERATION TO LEF T WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Pipes
PT RECEIVED CONJUNCTIVITIS WHEN GRINDING METAL GOT PEICE OFF PIPE INTO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 19 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
WHILE GRINDING TRUCK PART PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO RT. EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY RT. EYE W/ CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 66 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 RECEIVED CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN USING GRINDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2002	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
WHILE GRINDING METAL, GOT PIECE INTO EYES. NO GOGGLES DX: FOREIGN BODY RT. EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION LT. EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 34 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
USING A HIGH SPEED GRINDER ON METAL ,FELT FOREIGN BODY STRIKE O.U. DX F.B. IN O.U.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 51 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. CAUGHT L THUMB IN GRINDER AT HOME. DX. LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 38 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. REMOVAL RT.EYE WITH RUST RING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 24 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 IS A RACE CAR DRIVER AND WAS USING A POWER GRINDER ON THE WHEELWHEEL OF HIS RACE CAR GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
RT INDEX FINGER ABRASION.PT INJURED FINGER ON A BUFFER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 61 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 WAS USING A GRINDER TRYING TO CUT A TIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 43 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 YESTERDAY AT HOME, GOT FB IN EYE. DX: FB EYE REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 71 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
INJURED HAND ON METAL GRINDER AT HOME. DX: ABRASIONS HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
GRINDING METAL AROUND 1630, GOT PIECE OF METAL IN R EYE. DX. FB R EYE - LEFT W/O BEING SEEN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 54 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
54-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM A SANDING GRINDER AT HOM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 48 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 WAS USING A ELECTRIC GRINDER, AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 35 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
PT USING A POWER GRINDER WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT HAND FOR EIGN BODY HAND - CREATED AN ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
DX: CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY REMOVED. USING ELECTRIC GRINDER , SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OOFF AND INTO L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 56 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
PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH A GRINDER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 53 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 USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE FORE IGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 52 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, Fences or fence posts
GRINDING ON METAL FENCE AT HOME WITHOUT PROTECTIVE GLASSES, GOT SOMETHI NG IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
CUTTING STEEL WITH GRINDER AT HOME, GRINDER JUMPED AND CUT FOREARM. DX ; LACERATION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 49 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
49 Y/O M C/O INJURY LEFT INDEX FINGER - CAUGHT IN GRINDER. DX: LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 21 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
SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM PORTABLE POWERED GRINDER DX. FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 65 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
CUT HAND WHILE USING METAL GRINDER AT HOME. DX; LACERATIN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
WAS AROUNG BROTHER WHO WAS GRINDING, NOW WITH FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EYE. FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 41 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
FOREIGN BODY L EYE FROM GRINDING METAL.!
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 23 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 USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME ON SOME METAL GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 38 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 GRINDING METAL AT HOME WITH A POWER GRINDER NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE E YE WEAR GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 52 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
LAC LT HAND W/ HAND GRINDER; LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 45 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
PT USING A POWER GRINDER ON A PIECE OF METAL GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RI GHT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 26 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
LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING A GRINDING WHEEL AND SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 25 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 WAS USING POWER ANGLE GRINDER W/4" DISK BLADED CHAINSAW ATTATCHMENT & IT HIT HAND. DX: INDEX LAC 5.5 CM W/TENDON, #3 LAC 5 CM, #4 LAC 2 C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
LT FOREARM CT-AT HOME-USING A BUFFER-HIT ARM SEVERALTIMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 42 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
42 YOM USING METAL GRINDER PIECE OF METAL IN EYE F'BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	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
20 YO WM - DX" AVULSION LACERATION L THUMB - ELECTRICAL GRINDER BRUSHED THE TIP OF DIGIT REMOVING SKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 44 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
HAND CAUGHT IN GRINDER - HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 25 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
PT USING A POWER GRINDER AGAINST SOME METAL GOT A PIECE IN LEFT EYE FOR EIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 16 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
C/O FB TO LT EYE. WAS GRINDING METAL WITHOUT SAFETY GLASSES. DX; FB LTE YE-RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
OPEN LEFT TIBIA FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A GRINDING WHEEL AND IT EXPLODEDA ND INJURED TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT WAS USING A GRINDING WHEEL IN SCHOOL AND LACERA TED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM POWER GRINDER DX. CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 59 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 WORKING ON HIS BOAT AT HOME WITH A POWER GRINDER SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 23 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
LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER, CUT FINGER ON AN ANGLE GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS AT SCHOOL DURING SHOP AND WAS USING GRINDER AND CUT HIS RIGHT TH UMB. D: LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB / S/P REPAIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 43 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
LAC LEFT HAND - CUT HAND ON AN ANGLE GRINER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 48 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 USING POWER GRINDER AT HOME, FB LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER WITHOUT PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 44 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
FB LEFT EYE.PT WAS GRINDING ALUMINUM AND SOME FLEW IN PTS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2002	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
USING A METAL GRINDER AND SOME METAL SHAVINGS FLEW INTO L EYE DX CORNEA L ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
8CM LAC LT KNEE, WHEN THE GRINDING WHEEL HE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED & TOUCH ED THE SOFT TISSUE ABOVE LT KNEE CAP@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
# 22YOM RT HAND CUTS/ABRASIONS FROM GRINDER DX-CONTUSION RT HAND/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING & GOT METAL IN HIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
USING A GRINDER AND BLADE FLEW OFF AND HIT IN CHIN. CHIN LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
GRINDING METAL 2 DAYS AGO AND NOW HAS PIECE OF METAL IN EYE DX FOREIGN BODY IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
WORKING ON HIS CAR USING A GRINDER SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE B. REMOVED R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2002	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
FB WITH RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS GRINDING AT HOME AND METAL FLEW IN P TS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
FINGER LAC FROM POWER WORKSHOP GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
AVULSION FINGER - VICTIM STATES HE WAS RUNNING A GRINDER AT SCHOOL AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON RUNNING GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 35 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
GRINDING METAL YESTERDAY, EYE PAIN SINCE/FB LT EYE REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 17 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 INJURED USING A GRINDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 41 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, Eye protection devices
=41YOM AT HOME GRINDING WITH GOOGLES ON FB EYE DX/FB EYE LEFT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LEFT 3RD FINGER AVULSION. PT WAS AT TRADE SCHOOL AND WAS USING A GRINDE R IN SHOP AND HIT THE TIP OF HIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2002	Age: 57 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
PT GRINDING GOT METAL IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2002	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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
FOREIGN BODY EYE - VICTIM STATES HE WAS GRINDING ON HIS CAR AND NOW HAS PAIN AND IRRITATION IN HIS LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 AT HOME, GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN LT EYE, CORNE AL ABRASION LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2002	Age: 47 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
PATIENT WAS USING A GRINDER AT HOME AND GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 32 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
INJURED WHILE GRINDING SHEET METAL. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 38 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 GRINDING ON SOME METAL FROM TRUCK AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS L EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 52 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
AT HOME GRINDING METAL AND FLECK OF METAL WENT INTO EYE. FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LAC R RING FINGER - CUT FINGER ON GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
HIT FINGER WITH GRINDER DX. FINGER ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A GRINDER ON PIECE OF METAL AT HOME, PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO RT 5TH FINGER, FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
STATES HE GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN STEEL GRINDER AT HOME, WORKING ON THE FARM. 3CM LCERATION RT LITTLE FINGER-1LAYER. DO NOT CONTACT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	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
RT CORNEAL FB-GRINDING METAL-4 DAYS PTA-LOCALE NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 31 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, Drills
LT INDEX FINGER LAC-@ HOME-USING A GRINDING WHEEL ON A DRILL & ROT OTILLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	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
46 YOF USING GRINDER PIECE OF METAL IN EYE F'BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 47 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 LEFT EYE-WHILE USING A GRINDING WHEEL @ HOME YESTERDAY GOT METAL IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
CHILD GOT METAL SHAVING IN EYE WHILE GRINDING METAL YESTERDAY. D: CORNEAL ABRASION, RUST RING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 80 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
GOT STONE GRIT OFF GRINDER IN EYE TODAY AT HOME, IRRIGATED IT. RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
46YOM-FOREIGN BODY-RIGHT EYE-PIECE OF METAL IN EYE WHILE GRINDING METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PATIENT HAS FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EYE SINCE GRINDING METAL ONE WEEK AGO. D: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
RT FINGER #1 CAUGHT IN GRINDER @ SCHOOL DX: CONTUSION RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		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 SCHOOL, GOT FB IN EYE. DX: FB EYE REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM GRINDER DX. FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 28 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
FOREIGN BODY OD CORNEA - EYE IRRITATION AFTER GRINDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	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
FB SENSATION RT EYE SINCE GRINDING SATURDAY/FB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	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
28YOWM USING GRINDING MACHINE METAL FRAG. GOT IN EYE DX: R EYE FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT GRINDING UNDER CAR AND GRINDER KICKED BACK STRUCK HEAD, 3 CM HEAD LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
CAUGHT FINGER ON GRINDER/SKIN AND PARTIAL NAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 36 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
CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY OD - GOT METAL IN EYE WHEN GRINDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 69 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
PATIENT WAS AT HOME USING A GRINDER, PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN HIS EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION, FOREIGN BODY EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
SUNDAY WAS GRINDING METAL AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE CORNEAL ABRAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
BILATERAL EYE PAIN-FROM ? FBS-@ HOME-GRINDING AN ALLEN WRENCH-META L HIT HIS EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 47 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
LACERATION TO HAND 47 YO WM CUT HAND WHEN A GRINDER KICKED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 70 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
70 YOM FB R EYE; WORKING ON 65 MUSTANG TODAY, DOING GRINDING & FEL T FB SENSATION LATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 40 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 USING A GRINDER GRINDING METAL AND GOT A PIECE INTO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT. WAS USING GRINDER AT HOME, THINKS HE HAS SOMETHING IN HIS EYE - EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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