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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,208
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	447
Year 1998:	401
Year 1999:	445
Year 2000:	346
Year 2001:	360
Year 2002:	60
Year 2003:	77
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	165
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	141
Year 2008:	225
Year 2009:	233
Year 2010:	146

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	67
16-25 years old:	849
26-50 years old:	1,570
50+ years old:	720

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
74YOM USING A GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME/FARM AND IT EXPLODED HITTING HIMIN THE FACE..LAC TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
17 Y/O MALE WORKING WITH A METAL GRINDER & A PART OF THE WHEEL BROKE OFF & STRIKE HIM IN FACE & SHOULDER AT FRIENDS HOUSE DX: LAC TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT EYE AFTER SOMETHING CAME BACK OFF GRINDER AN D STRUCK PT. DX LACERATION LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AT HOME AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2009	Age: 19 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: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eye protection devices
DX FB EXTERNAL EYE: WORKING ON CAR EXHAUST. USING POWER TOOLS. WEAR'G SAFTEY GOGGLES, W A PIEFE OF METAL BOUCHED OFF LOWER EYE/CK INTO L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 52 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
GRINDER KICKED BACK AND STRUCK NOSE. DX FACE LACERATION, NOSE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 37 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT RECIEVED LACERATION OVER RIGHT EYE WHEN GRINDER WHEEL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK FACE, LACERATION ABOVER RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 76 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER GRINDER, IT KICKED BACK CAUSING A LACERATI ON TO RT EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 42 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER GRINDER WHEN IT KICKED BACK CAUSING A LACERATION TO NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2007	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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A GRINDER, GRINDER KICKED BACK HITTING FACE CAUSIN G LACERATION TO LT SIDE OF FACE AND UPPER LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER BUFFER ON CAR WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 47 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eye protection devices
WEARING SAFTY GLASSES, STRUCK ON THE FACE BY METAL CUT OFF A WHEEL OF G RIDNER, ?DYE GRINDER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2006	Age: 22 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
PT USING A POWER GRINDER ON HIS CAR WHEN A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eyeglasses
FOREHEAD COMPLEX LAC-SHOWING PEOPLE HOW TO USE FLOOR BUFFER-FELL ON WAX ED FLOOR-EYEGLASSED BROKE-CUT FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
RUNNING BUFFING MACHINE AT SCHOOL AND HIT NOSE WITH BUFFER CONTUSION/LA CERATION NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
INJURED USING POWER GRINDER DX. NOSE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Lawn mowers
PT AT HOME USING POWER GRINDER TO SHARPEN LAWN MOWER BLADE BLADE HIT CH IN DX LAC R CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
HIT FACE ON GRINDER AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO, NOW SWELLING. DX: CELLULITIS F ACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT AT A FRIENDS HOUSE USING A POWER GRINDER WHEN THE WHEEL FLEW OFF STR IKING HIM IN THE FACE LACERATION FACE
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: 11/14/2001	Age: 35 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2001	Age: 56 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2001	Age: 47 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2001	Age: 41 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2001	Age: 49 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2001	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2000	Age: 47 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: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2000	Age: 39 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1999	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/1999	Age: 34 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: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1999	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/1999	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/1999	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/1999	Age: 20 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/1999	Age: 27 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/1999	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eye protection devices
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/1998	Age: 34 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/1998	Age: 17 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1998	Age: 52 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1998	Age: 42 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: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/1998	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/1997	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/1997	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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/1997	Age: 74 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/1997	Age: 18 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/1997	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/1997	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1997	Age: 16 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/1997	Age: 38 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: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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