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Accidents - Manual lawn trimmers or edgers - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 264
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:152
26-50 years old:16
50+ years old:94
Accidents - Body Parts:
Ankle:77Toe:68
Ear:68Wrist:16
Face:16Finger:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/25/2003Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER ON EDGECUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2003Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
17 YO WF - LEFT EAR LACERATION - EAR HIT WITH SLINGBLADE, WHICH IS A MA NUAL BLADE FOR CUTTING GRASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2003Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
40 YOF CUTTING WEEDS WITH CLIPPER LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT FRACTURED TOE WHEN HIT WITH ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
WAS TRIMMING LAWN AND WEED FLEW IN HIS EYE DX F. O.B IN RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
61 YOF CUT LOWER LEG WITH GARDEN SHEARS/LAC R ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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