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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,322
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT USING A SHOVEL TWO DAYS AGO AND DEVELOPED HAND BLISTERES THAT GOT I NFECTED CELLULITIS HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HIT BY PITCHFORK CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HAND CONT. PT FELL TO OUTSTRETCHED HAND WHEN TRIPPING OVER A SHOVEL LAY ING IN GARAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT USING A SHOVEL AND STRUCK SELF IN THE RITGHT HAND FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HAD HAND PX AFTER RAKING LEAVES. DX: R HAND EDEMA, POSS INSECT BITE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Fences or fence posts |
| RIGHT HAND SWELLING. PT FELL AGAINST A FENCE WHEN RAKING YARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 17 YO M CHIP FRACTURE R HAND INJURED SHOVELING DIRT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| BLISTER ON RT HAND AFTER RAKING,NOW INFECTED , REDNESS UP ARM/ CELLULIT IS RT HAND, ARM, SEPSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Fences or fence posts |
| 40YOF WHILE AT HOME CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN RAKE AND FENCE; HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 54YOF WHILE USING A SHOVEL AT HOME,JAMMED HER RIGHT HAND; ACUTE RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CUT HAND ON A GARDENING TOOL RIGHT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT C/O OF HAND PAIN FROM SHOVELING (DIGGING) GRAVE FOR HIS WIFE DX: RIGHT HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HAS HAD PX SINCE USING A SICKLE 1 WK AGO. DX: L HAND STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT LAC TO HAND FROM A RAKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT LACERATED HAND ON A POSTHOLE DIGGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| USING ROCK BAR TO DIG A HOLE AT HOME, HAND NOW SWOLLEN, PAINFUL. DX: S WELLING HAND, ARTHRITIS FLARE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 44YOM WHILE IN HIS YARD NOTICED A SNAKE,HE WENT TO KILL IT WITH A PLASTIC SHOVEL,SHOVEL BROKE LACERATED LEFT PALM;2.5 CM PALM LACERATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RIGHT HAND STR. PT STRAINED HAND WHEN USING A SHOVEL IN YARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| GOT SLIVER IN L HAND FROM SHOVEL HANDLE HE WAS USING AT HOME DX PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 50 YO M- WAS DRIVING POST INTO GROUND,WITH DRIVER-SLIPPED&GOT HAND BETW EEN POST AND DRIVER/LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WITH HAND PAIN S/P FALL ONTO SHOVEL. D: HAND STRAIN, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HAS A BLISTER ON HAND FROM RAKING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 36YFC DOGS KNOCKED HER OVER WHILE HOLDING A SHOVEL C/O HAND PAIN FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND WITH GARDEN TOOLS IN GARAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 37 YOF LACERATED RIGHT HAND ON A SHOVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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