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Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - Year 2006 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 423
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:86
26-50 years old:248
50+ years old:88

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/30/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CLEANING *** THAT TURNED ON CUTTING HAND LACERATION LEFET HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2006Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Gasoline
PT USING WEED TRIMMER CUTTING GRASS NOW HAND INFECTED FROM GASOLINE THA T GOT IN CUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
MOM STATES PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT WITH A *** TRIMMERDX: RIGHT HAND ABRA SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2006Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT WAS USING A *** AND INJURED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HIT BY ***/ CONTUSION LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2006Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Manual scissors
PT WAS CUTTING TWINE FOR HIS LAWN TRIMMER AND CUT HIS HAND WITH THE SCI SSORS/ LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2006Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Handrails, railings or banisters
PT. WAS TRYING TO START A TRIMMER, HER HAND SLIPPED AND SHE HIT A PORCH RAIL WITH HER HAND. DIAGNOSIS; CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HAND BURN-@ HOME-GRABBED LONG TUBE OF TORCH WEED BURNER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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