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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,891
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	330
Year 1998:	378
Year 1999:	441
Year 2000:	162
Year 2001:	399
Year 2002:	60
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	241
Year 2005:	68
Year 2006:	229
Year 2007:	226
Year 2009:	179
Year 2010:	104

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	76
16-25 years old:	598
26-50 years old:	1,344
50+ years old:	871

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/07/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
52YOM WORKING ON HIS PICK UP TRUCK AT HOME WITH A POWER GRINDER HIT RIG HT KNEE WITH THE GRINDER LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
KNEE LAC-61YOM IN THE GARAGE USING A HAND HELD GRINDER AND THE GRINDER SLIPPED CAUSING LAC AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
56YOM USING A METAL GRINDER WHEN IT KICKED BACK STRUCK IN RIGHT KNEE LA CERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
41YOM CUT (R) KNEE WITH METAL GRINDER DX;* (R) KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
20YOM USING A GRINDER AT HOME, DROPPED RUNNING GRINDER ON KNEE - LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
5 CM LAC. KNEE: CUTTING PIECE OF WOOD WITH A *** GRINDER @ FRIEND'SGRIN DER FELL, STRIKING KNEE, LACERATION 5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER AND STRUCK THE HEAD OF A SCREW SHOT INTO L EFT KNEE LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LACERATED KNEE WITH AN ELECTRIC GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
WAS INJURED WHILE WORKING WITH A POWER GRINDER AT SCHOOL. KNEE ACCIDEN TALLY WAS CUT BY GRINDER. LACERATION, LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LAC L KNEE; @ HOME WORKING WITH GRINDER WHICH SLIPPED & STRUCK KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LAC L KNEE; USING A GRINDER @ HOME WHEN ACCIDENTALLY CUT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
58YOM CUT WITH ANGLE GRINDER LAC R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LAC/ABRAS L KNEE; GRINDER METAL -GRINDER :KICKED BACK" INTO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT WAS PLUGGING IN A GRINDER HE HAD RESTING ON HIS KNEE AND WHEN IT STA RTED IT CAUSED A SMALL LACERATION. DX: 3 CM LAC TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
2.5 CM. KNEE LAC-A GRINDER KICKED BACK & HIT KNEE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
33YOM AT HOME R KNEE LAC ON DIE GRINDER DX/2CM DEEP LAC R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2004	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
HIT L KNEE W/ A GRINDER DX LAC TO L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A GRINDER STRUCK LEFT KNEE WITH A POWER GRINDER LACERATION KNE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Day wear
PT USING A POWER GRINDER WHEN HE DROPPED IT AND IT WENT THROUGH HIS JEA NS INTO HIS RIGHT KNEE LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
LAC R KNEE WHEN USING GRINDER @ HOME & IT KICKED BACK ONTO HIM
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: 11/16/2001	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2001	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2001	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Benches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2000	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2000	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/1999	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/1999	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/1999	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/1999	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/1999	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/1998	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/1998	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/1998	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1998	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/1998	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1998	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/1997	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/1997	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1997	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/1997	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/1997	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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