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Accidents - Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 623
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:304
50+ years old:318

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/26/2008Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FOREARM INJURY FROM METAL GRINDER. DX-ACUTE 8 CM LEFT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2008Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
LAC TO LT ARM FROM GRINDING WHEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT WAS USING A WORKSHOP GRINDERL LACERATED FOREARM AND RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Knives with replaceable blades
PT REMOVED OWN CAST WITH GRINDER, RAZOR KNIVE AND OTHER TOOLS DX: FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS HELPING DAUGHTER TAKE DOWN A WALL AND CAUGHT FINGER IN GRINDER. DX: L ARM SUPERFICIAL AVULSION INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT C/O CUT ON FOREARM WITH GRINDER WHILE SHARPENING BRUSH HOG BLADE. DX LAC LFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT ON GRINDER/ LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT ARM ON GRINDER/ RT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
USING A GRINDER THAT BOUNDED OFF AND LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2008Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON GRINDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FOREARM LAC-POLISHING STONES @ HOME-FELL HITTING BENCH GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
PT ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED HIS LT FOREARM, WAS USING AN ANGLE GRINDER WHEN BLADE CAME OFF. DX - LT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
CUT FOREARM WITH GRINDER DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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