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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 487
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| GOT HIT IN FACE WITH PIECE OF WOOD WHILE USING WOOD CHIPPER DX: LACERAT ION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A WOODEN CHIPPER, SUSTAINED " LT HAND LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT CAUGHT HAND IN YARD SHREDDER. DX: L 2-5 DIGIT AMPUTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT. HAD HIS L 5TH FINGER CAUGHT IN A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME. DX. OPEN FX L 5TH FINGER, MIDDLE PHALANX, LAC L SMALL FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT CUT THUMB IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX: R THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| HIT LEG AGAINST WOODCHIPPER DX: L LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| SCALP LAC-HIT A WOOD CHIPPER-@ FRIEND'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| RT LONG FINGER AVULSION.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A CHIPPER/SHREDDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND IN A CHIPPER/SHREDDER CAUSING A LAC ERATION TO HIS LT 2ND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT USING WOOD CHIPPER PIECE OF WOOD HIT EYE SWOLLEN FEELS LIKE IT IS ST ILL IN EYE BLURRY VISION FB IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 65 YOM FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD CHIPPER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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