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Accidents - Power lawn mowers - Year 2005 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 446
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Date: 08/15/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
PULLED LAWN MOWER CORD . INJURED WRIST. CONTUSION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
STARTING LAWN MOWER AND WAS STRUCK WITH CORD HANDLE CONTUSION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
PULLING CORD ON LAWN MOWER AND PLASTIC END HIT DISTAL FOREARM WRIST CON TUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2005Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers, Lubricants
PT WAS WORKING ON LAWN MOWER LUBRICATING BELTS WHEN PULLEY IN ENGINE CAUGHT WRIST. DX: R WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/20/2005Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT HAD WRIST PX TRYING TO START LAWN MOWER. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2005Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers, Poles
PULLED A LAWN MOWER CORD THAT WAS LONGER THAN HE THOUGHT AND STRUCK ARM AGAINST A 2 X 4 POST WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT PUNCTURED WRIST ON A TREE BRANCH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STARTE LAWN MOW ER SUSTAINED " WRIST PW"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2005Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
LEFT WRIST TENDONITIS. PT INJURED WRIST WHEN STARTING A LAWNMOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
STATES SHE WAS PUSHING LAWN MOWER AND IT SLIPPED IN REVERSE AND CAUGHT WRIST DX LT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2005Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
USING LAWN MOWER, JERKING ON IT AND INJURED RIGHT HAND/WRIST DX: SPRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
HELPING BROTHER PUSH LAWN MOWER UP HILL AND SLIPPED MOWER NOT RUNNING W RIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2005Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
WRIST SPRAIN-WHEN PT PULLED ROPE TO START LAWN MOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
DX LEFT WRIST SPRAIN: PULLING MOWING LINE AND INJURED WRIST AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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