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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 368
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 72 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 |
| 72YO WHITE MALE AT HOME USING SIDE GRINDER CUT L FOREARM & WRIST DX LACERATION UPPER EXT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 58 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 |
| PT CUT (L) FOREARM ON PIECE OF METAL WHILE USING A GRINDER @ HOME DX ;# LAC (L) FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 20 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CUT TO LEFT FOREARM - CUT ON METAL CUTTING WHEEL OF POWER GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 60 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 |
| CUT BY GRINDER DISC WHILE WORKING ON CAR AT HOME DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 25 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 |
| LACERATED FOREARM: PT USING *** WHEEL GRINDER WITH WAFER, CUTTINGSTAINL ESS, SUFFERED 2 CM LACERATION FOREARM, NOT WEARING GOGGLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 42 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 |
| PT WAS GRINDING HIS FRIENDS CAR WHEN THE GRINDER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS H AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT WORKING WITH A POWER METAL GRINDER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 70 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 |
| PT UDING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT L OWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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