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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 685
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 41 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 CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A WOOD CHIPPER, LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| LEFT HAND AND FINGERS LACERATION.PT WAS MULCHING LEAVES IN A MULCHING M ACHINE AND INJURED HAND AND FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LEAF MULCHER DX// LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Clothing accessories |
| PT CAUGHT GLOVE IN A CHIPPER SHREDDER AT HOME INJURING FINGER DX: PARTIAL TIP AMPUTATION RIGHT RING AND LITTLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| CAUGHT THUMB IN WOOD CHIPPER AND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT HELPING A FRIEND CHIP UP SOME TREE LIMBS WHILE PLACING THEM IN THE C HIPPER STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| INJURED SHOULDER 8 DAYS AGO WHILE USING A CHIPPER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT WAS CUT WHILE CHANGING A BLADE ON CHIPPER. DX: R FOURTH DIGIT AVULSION 1 CM, CELLULITIS L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 28 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 |
| FB RT EYE.PT WAS USING A LEAF GRINDER AND SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 73 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 SMASHED THUMB IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX: OPEN FX L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| NOT W/COMP USING WOODCHIPPER FB IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 53 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 WAS USING WOOD CHIPPER AND A PC FLEW INTO EYE, DX: REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| CUT LEG WITH WOOD CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| LEG HIT WITH WOOD FROM WOODCHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| CUT FINGER IN LEAF MULCHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| CUT TO FINGER IN LAWN CHIPPER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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