Accidents - Manual hedge trimmers - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,440
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	223
Year 1998:	264
Year 1999:	227
Year 2000:	302
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	421
Year 2003:	123
Year 2004:	191
Year 2005:	181
Year 2006:	181
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	70
Year 2010:	142

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,449	Knee:	386
Foot:	158	Upper Leg:	150
Lower Arm:	126	Lower Leg:	103
Hand:	66

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
23YOF CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
18 YOM-PT LACERATED L MIDDLE FINGER FROM HAND HELD PRUNERS @ HOME DX # 3 L FINGER LACERATED *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 25 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 hedge trimmers
PT USING A LARGE PAIR OF HAND SHEARS AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT ARMS WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT FRIENDS HOUSE DX// BILAT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
LAC TO FOOT FROM HEDGE SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MAUNUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME AND CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 24 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 hedge trimmers, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
HOUR AGO PT CUT LEFT LONG FINGER TRYING 2 SHARPEN HEDGE TRIMMERS W/ GRINDING WHEEL, NUMBNESS LEFT HND, DX OPEN 1 RING,FNGR FX, LACERATIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT LEFT 5TH FINGER USING HEDGE CUTTERS AT HOME LACERATION LEFT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 25 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 hedge trimmers
CUT TIP OF FINGER WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE CLIPPERS LACERATION FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT WAS CLIPPING PALM TREES WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN SH E KNELT DOWN ON THEM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT SUST LACERATION TO KNEE FROM HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT C/O CUT FINGER. PT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE SHEARS. DX LAC RT SMALL FIG NER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PATIENT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS ON HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX - OPEN TUFT FRACTURE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO RIGHT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
STATES HE CUT FINGER ON HEGE TRIMMERS DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT LAC RT LOWER LEG ON PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME, LAC RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT MOWING LAWN YESTERDAY COMPLAINT OF RASH R ARM, CONTUSION R KNEE CONT ACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUTTING HEDGES WITH A MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT R KNEE WHILE WORKING WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. LAC R KNEE $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
=16YOM INJ TO FINGER ON HAND HELD HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/LAC TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
L FOOT SPRAIN - INJURED FOOT WHEN JUMPING UP TO TRIM A TREE LIMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
/17 YEAR OLD MALE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME INJ KNEE DX 4CM LAC KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT KNEE ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT SUST.. LAC. TO FINGER ON HEDGECUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 19 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 hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATION ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 25 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 hedge trimmers
25 YOM CUT W/ HEDGECLIPPER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/1999	Age: 20 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 hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/1998	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/1998	Age: 16 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 hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1998	Age: 22 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 hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/1998	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/1997	Age: 25 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 hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/1997	Age: 21 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 hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/1997	Age: 24 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 hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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