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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 540
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| BLISTER ON HAND AFTER CUTTING GRASS ABSCESS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS MOWING LAWN WITH A SELF PROPELLED MOWER & DEVELOPED HAND PAIN DX: NERE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT FELL WHILE PUSHING GRANDPARENTS LAWN MOWER UP A HILL. RAN BACK OVER HIS R HAND. AVULSED SKIN ON DORSAL SURF. OF R HAND. DX R HAND AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| 51Y/O,F,HAND PAIN TODAY, USED LAWN MOWER YESTERDAY, L HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LACERATED RIGHT PALM ON DUMPSTER AS HE EMPTIED GRASS CATCHER FROM LAWN MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Insect induced injuries |
| HYMENOPTERA STING LT HAND: CUTTING GRASS NEAR WOOD LINE, PUSH MOWER, FELT BITE, SAW LONG BROWN INSECT ON HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS AT HOME, TOUCHED THE HOT MOTOR OF A LAWN MOWER CAUSING BURNS TO BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS AT HOME SHARPENING THE BLADE ON A LAWN MOWER, LACERATED RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO START THE LAWN MOWER, THE PULL CORD SNAPPED BA CK HIT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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