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Accidents - Power leaf mulchers and grinders - Year 2005 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 516
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:83
26-50 years old:99
50+ years old:333

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PATIENT WAS CLEANING YARD AND PUT LEAVES AND STICKS INTO THE MULCHER, A ND GOT TOO CLOSE. DX; AVULSION TO L LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2005Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT USING A WOODCHIPPER AND AMPUTATED SEVERAL FINGERS TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 11/19/2005Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
61 YOM AVULSES FINGER IN A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
FINGER THRUE WOOD CHIPPER " OPEN FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PATIENT HURT FINGER WITH A LEAF MULCHER WHILE ON JOBDX: FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
56 YOM GOT FIGNER CAUGHT IN CHIPPER AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2005Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
70 YOM CUT FINGER ON A SHREDDER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2005Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
CRUSH INJURY TO FINGER AFTER USING WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME. CRUSH INJURY LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2005Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
4TH DIG LAC PT CUT FINGER ON A WOOD CHOPPER.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 06/04/2005Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO TAKE SOME LEAVES OUT OF A SHREDDER WHEN HE AMP UTATED HIS RT 2ND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING WOODCHIPPER DX: PARTIAL FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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