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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 529
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| FELL ONTO GARDEN CLIPPERS (SMALL HAND HELD) 2 CM LACERATION RIGHT BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment, Fences or fence posts |
| LOWER LEG LAC-TREE PRUNING SHEARS FELL OFF A FENCE HITTING PT'S LEG-@ H OME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| CLEANING OUT GARAGE, PAIR OF GRASS CLIPPERS FELL ON FOOT. DX FOOT LACER ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 58 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: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS USING A PRUNING SHEARS, LACERATED LT MIDDLE FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS TRIMMING TREATS AND PIECES OF TREE LEAF GOT IN EYE. FOREIGN BODY, LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT PRUNING FLOWERS IN YARD WHEN CUT OFF TIP OF FINGR WITH OLD, RUSTY PR UNING SHEARS. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS TRIMMING TREES WITH HAND TRIMMER AND CUT FINGER. LACERATION, RIGHT 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment, Metal containers |
| CUT HAND WITH CAN OPENER ON CAN HAND LACERATION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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