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Accidents - Manual hedge trimmers - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,347
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:1,266Wrist:75
Hand:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/14/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
ACC CUT LT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE USING A MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
53YOM AVULSION TO FINGER TIP CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
59YOM LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON HAND HELD HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers, Archery
CUT HIS LT HAND- WAS MAKING A BOW & ARROW, IN BACKYARD, & CUT HAND WITH PRUNING SHEARS. DX; LT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
56YOM AVULSION TO FINGER CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2009Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDE X FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT AT HOME USING MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2009Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A LARGE PAIR OF HAND SHEARS AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT PRESENT TO ER AFTERA RT 5TH FINGER INJURY FROM A HEDGE TRIMMER- DX- LACERATION RT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2009Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT GOT CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS RESULTING IN LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT FINGERTIP WITH A MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. FINGERTIP AMPUTATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
54 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON HAND HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2009Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2009Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT INJURED FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME DX/ LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2009Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
82 YO M LACERTION TO WRIST WITH MANUAL HEGDE TRIMMERS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX// LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2009Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
44 YO F ARTHRALGIA INJURED THUMB WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
LAC R THUMB ON EDGE OF MANUAL PRUNERS AT HOME DX L THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
ACCIDENTLY CUT HAND W/ A HEDGE TRIMMER FRACTUE RIGHT FOURTH FINGER LACERATION RIGHT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2009Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT. WAS PRUNING ROSE BUSHES & ACCIDENTLY CLIPPED THUMB W/ CURVED BLADE PRUNER DX: LACERATION L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2009Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
39 Y/O CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME. DX-LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER WITH AN NON-MOTORIZED HEDGE TRIMMER, LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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