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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,672
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 49 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: Power lawn mowers |
| LAC THUMB ON KNOB OF LAWNMOWER WHEN STARTING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT. CUT L INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS ON LAWNMOWER BLADE WHILE RUNNING. D X. LAC/ FX , L INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| FIXING WHEEL ON LAWNMOWER AND ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE MOTOR. DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO FINGERTIPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| TRYING TO START LAWN MOWER, PULLED OFF FINGER NAIL. ACUTE RMF NAIL AVUL SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| RT 3RD FINGER TIP AMPUTATION-@ HOME-ADJUSTING HEIGHT OF LAWN MOWER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING & HIT THE MOVING BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| RT RING FINGERTIP AMPUTATION.PT STUCK FINGER IN SHOOT OF LAWN MOWER AND INJURED FINGERTIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT INJURED WHEN LAWNMOWER PULL START ROPE BROKE; FINGER CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT FX RT THUMB ON LAWNMOWER CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PULLING GRASS OUT OF LAWN MOWER OPEN FX 2 FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| LACERATION FINGER W/FRACTURE - 39 YOM SUSTAINED INJURY TO HIS RIGHT IND EX FINGER WHEN HE REACHED INSIDE LAWN MOWER, SM LAC W/FX SUSTAINED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING A BELT ON THE LAWNMOWER AT HOME AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BELT. DX-RIGHT RING FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| BURNS FINGERS - 30 YOM MOWING THE LAWN AND PLACE LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS ON HOT PART OF MOWER WHILE CHANGING ELEVATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers, Paper products |
| PT REMOVING PAPER & SOMEONE STARTED LAWN MOVER UP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT. WAS WORKING ON HIS LAWN MOWER,GOT HIS FINGER IN THE BLADE LACERATION - FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON LAWN MOWER BLADE LACERATION RIGHT 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT GOT RT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN BLADE OF POWER LAWNMOWER, OPEN FX FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS USING A POWER LAWN MOWER AT HOME WHEN A ROCK FLEW OUT FROM UNDER IT FRACTURED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT STATES HE CUT FINGER ON LAWN MOWER BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE WET GRASS FROM UNDER SIDE OF MOWER DECK WHILE IT WAS RUNNING CAUSING LACERATION TIP RT INDEX FINGER; AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT STATES HE CUT FINGER ON LAWN MOWER BLADE HE WAS PUTTING BACK ON MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LAC R 3RD FINGER; STATES WAS SHARPENING LAWN MOWER BLADE & WRENCH SILIP PED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT. WAS PULLING ON LAWN MOWER CORD, CORD JERKED BACK AND CAUGHT RING FI NGE.R DX. R RING FINGER TENDON INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| BURN FINGERS - 43 YOM SUSTAINED BURNS TO RIGHT HAND, MIDDLE AND RING FI NGERS, AFTER TOUCHING HOT MOTOR OF LAWN MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| CUT FINGER ON A LAWN MOWER BLADE 45 MINUTES PTA. DX. ACUTE PARTIAL AMPU TATION OF DISTAL R INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| CUT FINGER ON A LAWN MOWER PARTIAL AMPUTATION RIGHT 3RD DISTAL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS STARTING LAWN MOWER AND SMASHED THUMB. DX: L THUMB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 27 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF HIS FINGERS AS A RESULT OF TOUCHING THE MUFFLER OF HIS LAWN MOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| CAUGHT FINGERS IN RUNNING LAWN MOWER DX: L 3RD & 4TH FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| LACERATION FINGER - 46 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER ON A LAWNMOW ER BLADE THAT HE HAD SHARPENED AND WAS PUTTING BACK ON LAWNMOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| LT FINGERTIP BURNS-GRABBED A HOT MOWER MUFFLER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| UNCLOGGING LAWN MOWER WIGHT HANDS CUTTING LEFT 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS DX: LEFT FINGERTIPS AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT STATES HE LACERATED FINGER ON LAWN MOWER BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| FINGERS CAUGHT UNDER RUNNING LAWN MOWER DX: LACERATION TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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