Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Lower Arm

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 184
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/01/2009Age: 59 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 CUTTING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON W/A GRINDER & LAC (L) FOREARM WHEN GRI NDER KICKED BACK DX;# NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2009Age: 53 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
11 CM SIMPLE LACERATION FOREARM: 53YOM USING AIR GRINDER, CUTTING COPPER, FIBER BLADE FELL OFF IT, FELL OVER,CUT FOREARM, 11 CM LAC.-HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2009Age: 64 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 USING A GRINDER TO CUT METAL AT HOME WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLIP PED AND CUT HIS FOREARM. D: FOREARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
BUFFER FELL ON ARM WHILE BUFFING CAR ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.