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Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 901
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Date: 10/08/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LEFT SHIN LAC, PT WAS USING A WEED WACKER AND IT FELL HITTING LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A *** AT HOME SUSTAINED A 4 INCH V SHAPED LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT CUT ON RT LEG BY A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A *** AT HOME, PIECE OF DEBRIES HIT HIM IN RT LOWER L EG, FB LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2004Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** LAWN HIT LEGDX ABRASION ANKLE DX ABRASION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2004Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RT LOWER EXTREMITY ABRASION,.PT WAS USING A *** AND HIT LOWER LEG. EG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2004Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LOWER LEG FB-@ HOME-STICK HIT LEG WHILE WEEDWACKING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2004Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
OUTSIDE USING *** ON YARD WORK, *** HIT INNER LEG DX LOWLEG ABR LEG ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
1.5 CM LACERATION LOWER LEG (L) AT HOME IN YARD, *** FELL ONTO 6 INCH CONCRETE WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LOWER LEG CT-HIT W/A ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CONTUSED LEG WITH ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND-INJURED ON STRING FROM ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
BURNED LEG ON *** DX. LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT WITH A RUNNING *** WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. DX LOWER LEG CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT. HAD BEEN WEEDEATING WITH *** WHEN GOT POISON IVY ON LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE WEED WACKING AND INJURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/28/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
TOUCHED LEG AGAINST *** MUFFLER DX. LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
37 YOWM USING A *** AND CUT HIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DX RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION: HIT BY ROCK THROWN BY *** AT HOME. HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2004Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PT USING A ***** AT HOME KICKED UP A PIECE OF MULCH AND SHOT IT INTO LEFT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
GOT SEVERAL CUTS WHILE ***** DX: SUPERFICIAL LACS RLE SECONDARY TO ** * ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A POWERED *** AT HOME WHEN IT STRUCK A FOREIGN OBJECTSENDING I T INTO LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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