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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 260
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| BACK & NECK PAIN.***,TWISTED BACK 2 DAYS AGO.DX LS STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT DOING YARD WORK USING *** NOW HAS LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS USING A *** AND TWISTED WRONG. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PULLED BACK WHILE *** DX LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| GROUND LEVEL FALL YESTERDAY WHILE *** THIS MORNING, WALKING TO B ATHROOM, GOT UP, STAGGERY AND FELL, NO LOC. LT HIP FX, SUSPICIOUS FALLS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| BEGAN FEELING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE BENT OVER WEED WACKING HISBA CKYARD GRASS. LUMBAR STRAIN $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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