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Accidents - Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - Year 2008 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 337
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:71
26-50 years old:103
50+ years old:162

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/31/2008Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
77 Y/O INJURED FINGERS ON AN ELECTRIC GRINDER AT HOME. DX-LAC. LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT SUATINED A LACERATION TO HAND WHILE USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2008Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT HAND AFTER SLIPPING AND FALLING ON GRINDER W HEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER TO CUT STEEL AND THE STEEL KICKE D BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT LAC RT HAND USING A CAR BUFFER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
INJURED HAND ON ELECTRIC GRINDER AT HOME CONTUSION HAND *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS WORKING WITH A GRINDER WHEN THE WHEEL FLEW OFF STRIKING RIGHT HA ND OPEN FRACTURE TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT INJURED HAND WITH A HIGH SPEED CUT OFF WHEEL IN SCHOOL. DX: 2 CM. HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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