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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 163
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT WAS GRINDING WOOD SIDING WHEN GRINDER KICKED BACK. DX: R WRIST LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| USING A GRINDER, CUT WRIST, BLADE BROKE, STRIKING HIM IN LEFT WRIST. DX-LAC WRIST, CONTUSION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PT STS WAS USING A DYE GRINDER AND IT CAME OUT OF HIS HAND CUTTING LT WRIST DX: LAC LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| PATIENT HIT SELF WITH GRINDER. DX; 2 CM LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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