Accidents - Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2009:	69
Year 2010:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/23/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
70 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT WAS USING GRINDER AND IT THREW HER INTO BRIC K WALL AT HOME. DX: 5 CM LACERATION TO SCALP, CONTUSION TO FACE, NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FELL AND HIT RIGHT EYE AREA ON A GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME. DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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