Accidents - Manual lawn trimmers or edgers - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,940
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	256
Year 1998:	170
Year 1999:	369
Year 2000:	145
Year 2001:	387
Year 2002:	274
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	305
Year 2005:	31
Year 2006:	159
Year 2007:	263
Year 2008:	277
Year 2009:	244
Year 2010:	37

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	82
6-15 years old:	156
16-25 years old:	102
26-50 years old:	987
50+ years old:	1,611

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/29/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
15YOM WAS TRIMMING THE HEDGES, DROPPED IT AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO CATCH I T, SLICED FINGER, DX: FRAC OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
26YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
13YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 07/18/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 06/10/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 05/23/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 05/15/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER-SUS SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO FINGER WHEN SHE CUT IT ON A HAND TRIMMER WHILE DOING YARD WORK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM YARD CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER, WAS GARDENING WITH FRIEND WHO ACCIDENTALLY CLIPPED PT'S FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT C/O FINGER LAC. PT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX LAC LFT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PATIENT HIT HIS LEFT FIFTH WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER SUSTAINING A LACERATION DX-SUPERFICIAL LACERATION OF THE LT FIFTH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
CUT FINGER WITH TRIMMING SHEARS. DX- 1.5 CM LACERATION L INDEX FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
DX: FINGER AMPUTATION WHEN CUT BY HEDGE CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
39 YOM CUT FINGER ON LAWN CLIPPER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
C/O PT STATES CUT FINGER ON LAWN TRIMMER DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
CUT FINGER ON MANUAL WEED TRIMMER @ HOMEDX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
CUT FINGER ON LAWN EQUIPMENT LACERATION 3RD LEFT FINGERTIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
C/O PT STATES WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND CUT FINGER DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT PRESENTED WITH COMPLEX LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER FROM USING A N EDGE TRIMMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
CUT FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPERS 2 CM FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
HELPING SON CHOP WEEDS IN YARD, RIGHT 5TH FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN WEED CLI PPERS DX: AVULSION TO FINGER, TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/28/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE CLIPPER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER USING A LAWN EDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
51 YOM LACERATED LEFT 5TH FINGER WITH HAND TRIMMERS WHILE TRIMMING GRAS S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
CUT L 5TH FINGER WITH HAND HEDGE CLIPPERS WHILE PRUNING BUSHES DX: L 5TH FINGER TIP AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
CAUGHT FINGER IN HEDGE CLIPPERS AND SUSTAINED A CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT SLICED MIDDLE FINGER RT HAND USING HAND CLIPPERS TIP PAD SLICED OFF C/O PAIN AVULSION LACERATION RT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT LAC LT INDEX FINGER WITH GARDEN CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
LAC R INDEX FINGER CUTTING GRASS WITH SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 11/30/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC EDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT WAS CUT W/HAND CLIPPERS. DX: LAC R INDEX 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
LACERATED RIGH 5TH FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS. DX: LACERATION, RIGHT SM ALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT TIP OF L RING FINGER WITH MANUAL GRASS CLIPPERS. 5CM AVULSION OF LRF $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
CUT ON CLIPPERS-RIGHT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
LT 5TH FINGER LAC-CUT ON A MANUAL WEED TRIMMER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2001	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2001	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2001	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2000	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2000	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/1999	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1999	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/1999	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1999	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/1999	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/1998	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/1998	Age: 55 years	Sex: Not recorded	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/1997	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/1997	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/1997	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/1997	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/1997	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/1997	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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