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Accidents - Manual lawn trimmers or edgers - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 259
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:15
26-50 years old:69
50+ years old:175
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:244Wrist:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/04/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
57 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH A LACERATION TO RT INDEX FINGER WITH LAWN EDG ER- DX- LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT INJURED WRIST USING HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX WRIST SRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2009Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT WAS AT HOME FIXING A LAWN EDGER, GOT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BLADE AND THE IMPACT WRENCH CAUSING A FX AND LACERATION TO LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A HAND TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
CUT FINGER WITH GRASS TRIMMERS AT HOME. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
74 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WHILE USING HAND HELD HEDGE CLIPPERS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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