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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,234
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| LT 3RD FINGER LAC-INJURED WHILE REACHING UNDER MULCHING MOWER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT USING A WALK BEHIND POWER LAWN MOWER WHEN A STICK SHOY OUT STRIKING PT IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT USING A POWER PUSH LAWN MOWER AT HOME STRUCK RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST A TREE STUMP LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHEN LIFTING 80LB LAWN MOWER ONTO A 1 1/2-2 FT HI GH TRAILER. ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Decorative yard equipment |
| PT MOWING YARD WITH A WALK BEHIND POWER LAWN MOWER WALKING BACKYARDS TR IPPED OVER A DECORATIVE CURB MOWER RAN OVER LEFT FOOT- AMPUTATION TOES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| OLD LAWNMOWER - TOOK BACK GUARD OFF TOE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT USING POWER PUSH LAWNMOWER AT HOME, STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT USING A PUSH POWER LAWN MOWER AT HOME MOWING THR GRASS WHEN SHE PASS ED OUT SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| POWER PUSH MOWER FELL OUT OF A PICK-UP HITTING KNEE. DIAGNOSIS WAS LEFT KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT USING A POWER WALK BEHING LAWN MOWER AT HOME TRIED TO GET GRASS OUT WHILE RUNNING AMPUTATED TIP OF LEFT THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| FELL OVER PUSH LAWN MOWER, LOW ARM FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| 33 YOM WAS INJURED WHILE MOWING GRASS; ABRASION, LEFT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Decorative yard equipment |
| TRIPPED OVER YARD STATUE. POWER PUSH LAWN MOWER RAN OVERTOES.ADMITTED T O HOSP. PARTIAL AMPUTATION LT GREAT TOE. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| R LOWER LEG LAC. WAS STANDING ON STANDING MOWER AND WENT TO USE BRAKES AND IT WOULDN'T STOP, HIT PARKED CAR. DX. R LEG ABRA/R LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT PUSHING A POWER LAWN MOWER DOING YARD WORK AT HOME ON SUTURDAY STRAI NED LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PATIENT WAS MOWING WITH PUSH MOWER AND HAD CHEST AND LEG PAIN, FELL TOG ROUND. DX TIA LEFT WITHOUT DOCTORS ADVICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| CUTTING GRASS WITH POWER PUSH MOWER. SLIPPED. MOWER RAN OBVER FOOT.OPEN FX RIGHT GREAT TOE WITH AVULSION. TRANSFERED. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| MOWING YARD WITH A POWER PUSH MOWER. MOWER THREW SOMETHING INTO ANKLE.P UNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| CLEANING PUSH MOWER AND IT FELL LANDING ON FOOT. FRACTURE TO RIGHTGREAT TOE. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| UNPLUGGING GRASS FROM REAR DISCHARGE POWER ROTARY LAWN MOWER, BLADE HIT FINGER TIP. DX: FRACTURE DISTAL FINGER. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| STONE FLEW UP WHILE I WAS USING ROTARY LAWN CUTTING MACHINE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE WITH SCLERAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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