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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 560
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 42 YO M HIT HEAD AGAINST SHOVEL LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HEAD LAC, 49 YOM LOST BALANCE WHEN RAKING LEAVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 34YOBM PT REPORTS A RAKE FELL ON HIS HEAD RESULTING IN 2" LAC TO BACK OF HEAD. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 30 YOM WAS USING FRIENDS FENCE POST DRIVER AND IT SLIPPED AND CAME DOWN ON PT'S HEAD. DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 34YOM,CHI S/P ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A GARDEN TOOL NO LOC,ALSO 2CM LACERATION TO SCALP REPAIRED W/5 SUTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 42 M, PT WAS DIGGING A HOLE WITH POST HOLE DIGGERS IN STREET GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH POST HOLE DRIVER. DX. HEAD LACERATION UNKNOWN IF WORK RELATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 38 YOM, PT WAS USING A HAND POST HOLE DRIVER, WHEN HIT SELF IN HEAD HAS LAC TO TOP OF HEAD DX: LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, All-terrain vehicles |
| 49YOF STRUCK IN BACK OF HEAD BY SHOVEL THAT WAS IN 4 WHEELER SHE WAS RIDING ON/ POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 38 YOM HIT IN HEAD WITH POST HOLE DIGGER. HEAD INJURY, SUPERFICIAL LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Fences or fence posts |
| DX CHI: 40YOM P/W ECCYMOSES & ABRASIONS TO TOP O HEAD AFTER HIT SELF W PICKET POUNDER (FENCE) + LOC C/O HEAD & NECK PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 50 YOM WORKING ON A TREE STUMP AT HOME WITH A POST HOLE DIGGER AND HIT HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DX LAC SCALP: 38YOM SIMPLE LAC TO BACK OF HEAD; OCURRED US'G PICKET DRIVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HEAD LAC, 43 YOM FELL INTO A SHOVEL IN GARAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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