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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 409
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 19 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 CAUGHT FINGER IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER OPEN FX/CRUSH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 8 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 HAD (L) PINKY CAUGHT IN MECHANICAL WOOD CHIPPER DX;* (L) SMALL FI NGER LAC / CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| AVULSION//AMPUTATION OF FINGER IN WOOD CHIPPER ACCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 71 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 |
| CHIPPER/SHREDDER BECAME CLOGGED PUT FINGER IN TO UNCLOG WHILE RUNNING I NJURY TO FINGER ..OPEN FX R IF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 64 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 GOT HAND CAUGHT IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX: TRAUMATIC PARTIAL AMPUTATION ALL 5 DIGITS W/TRAUMATIC VOLAR LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PARTIALLY AMPUTATED THUMB USING A WOOD CHIPPER WHEN IT CAUGHT IN BLADE; MED FLITE IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT SUSTAINED FINGER LACERATION WHEN CUT WITH A SHREDDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| R MID FING FX;LAC/57YOM CRUSHED FINGER HOOKING TRACTOR TO WOOD CHIPPER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 75 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 INJURED FINGER ON A LEAF MULCHER MACHINE AT HOME DX// RIGHT 3RD FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 52 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON A LOG CHIPPER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 17 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 CUT FINGER ON WOOD CHIPPER AT FRIENDS HOUSE DX// LAC RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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