Manual Workshop Grinders, Buffers Or Polishers
Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.
Home Communication & Entertainment · CPSC Code 898
Up 68% over 5 years
The verdict
Manual Workshop Grinders, Buffers Or Polishers carry a danger score of 35/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 807 ER-treated injuries a year that are rising by about 68% over the last five years.
- 35/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 807
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 1.1%
- end in hospital admission
- 35-44
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 898 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 35/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume807 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)1.1%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend+68%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Manual Workshop Grinders, Buffers Or Polishers (CPSC product code 898, in the Home Communication & Entertainment category) generate an estimated 807 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 15,342 ER-treated injuries across the 19-year span from 2006 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 35/100 for this category (low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are rising by about 68% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (1,865 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2016 (249 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers is foreign body to the eyeball, accounting for approximately 4,859 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the finger (2,300 cases). The 35-44 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 3,178 cases over the NEISS window, and males appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 1.1% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 0 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2006–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 94 | 0 | |
| 5-14 | 79 | 0 | |
| 15-24 | 1,095 | 35 | |
| 25-34 | 2,278 | 88 | |
| 35-44 | 3,066 | 112 | |
| 45-54 | 2,709 | 16 | |
| 55-64 | 2,695 | 155 | |
| 65-74 | 2,199 | 183 | |
| 75+ | 517 | 17 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Eyeball | Foreign Body | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Hand | Laceration | |
| Lower Leg | Laceration | |
| Wrist | Laceration | |
| Lower Arm | Laceration | |
| Finger | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Upper Leg | Laceration | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Eyeball | Other | |
| Finger | Avulsion | |
| Lower Trunk | Laceration | |
| Toe | Laceration | |
| Knee | Laceration |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
69YOF LACERATION TO KNEE FROM HAND GRINDER. DX: KNEE LACERATION, LEFT.
55 YOM INJ LT HAND CUT ON A GRINDER AT HOME DX LAC LT HAND
67 YOM C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN, STATES HE WAS WORKING WITH A GRINDER 2 DAYS AGO AND DID NOT WEAR SAFTEY GOGGLES. DX: EYE FOREIGN BODY
47YOM WAS USING A GRINDER TO GRIND SOME METAL WHEN A PIECE OF IT WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE AS A FOREIGN BODY. DX: FOREIGN BODY OF LEFT EYE; RUST RING OF LEFT CORNEA DUE TO METALLIC FOREIGN OBJECT
43 YOM L EYE PAIN USING A GRINDER DX; CORNEAL ABRASION
35 YOM CUT L FOREARM ON GRINDER DX; FOREARM LAC
73 YOM CUT R FOREARM ON GRINDER DX; FOREARM LAC
58 YOM CUT L THUMB ON GRINDER DX: THUMB LAC
69 YOM CUT L HAND ON GRINDER GRINDING DONKEY'S HOOVES DX; HAND LAC
68 YOM USING A GRINDER AND IT BROKE, HIT CHIN DX; CHIN LAC
37 YOM R EYE PAIN USING GRINDER DX; FOREIGN BODY
54 YOM WORKING UNDER HIS CAR GRINDING METAL SOMETHING IN L EYE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers have a danger score of 35/100 (low risk). An estimated 807 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers?
The most common injury is foreign body to the eyeball, accounting for approximately 4,859 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers increasing or decreasing?
Up 68% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers injuries?
The 35-44 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 3,178 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers?
Of all ER visits involving manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, approximately 1.1% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (98.9%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with manual workshop grinders, buffers or polishers?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
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Safety Guides
What this means for you
Treat the 35/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.
- See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
- Injuries cluster in the 35-44 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
- Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls
NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.
Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.
