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Accidents - Power lawn mowers - Year 2008 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 236
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:73
26-50 years old:162

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/21/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
5YFC MOTHER MOWING LAWN AND SOMETHING FLEW OUT HITTING WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2008Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
38YOM WORKING ON HIS LAWN MOWER ENGINE,HOLDING ROPE SNAPPED BACK PULLING WRIST;WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS PULL STARTIBNG A LAWN MOWER WHEN THE CORD SNAPPED BACK RATHER FO RCEFULLY CONTUSION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS MOWING LAWN AT HOME AND INJURED WRIST DX: SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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