Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 26-50 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,725
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,582	Hand:	110
Knee:	16	Lower Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/24/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT L 2&3 FINGER TIPS W/ ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, OPEN FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - 49 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT SELF WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
USING ELECTRIC HEDGE SHEARS AT HOME, CUT FINGER. DX. LAC R RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGERS - 30 YOF LACERATED HER LEFT THUMB, INDEX FINGER, RIG NT AND PINKY FINGERS ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUTTING HEDGES AND NEAR AMPUTATED FINGER ON ELECTRIC TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN HEDGE CLIPPER CRUSH INJURY LT 3RD FINGER WITH LACERATION AND FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	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 hedge trimmers
PT WAS CUT W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: 2 CM L MIDDLE FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER DX: L 4TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LAC LT INDEX FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LAC LT 5TH FINGER ON GARDEN SHEARS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS CUT W/ELECTRIC HEDGER. DX: AVULSION LAC L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION-CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS. SUS A 2CM LACERATION BETWEEN DIP & MCP JOINTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LAC LT 5TH FINGER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC L 3RD & 2ND FINGERS; CAUGHT HAND IN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LAC LT INDEX FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS TRIMMING HER HEDGES WITH AN ELECTRIC TRIMMER WHEN SHE CUT HER FI NGERS. DX. FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
45YOM AT HOME CUT L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER ON S HRUBS DX/2CM LAC L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT TRIMMING A HEADGE AT HOME WITH A POWER HEDGER SUSTAINED AN AMPUTATIO N TO TIP OF LEFT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT F OURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT TO HAND HIT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER CUTTING HEDGE DX: LACERATIO N TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2004	Age: 42 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 hedge trimmers
42 YOM LACERATED RIGHT 4TH AND 5TH DIGITS WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION.PT HAD AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATE FI NGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX: L 5TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMME R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING AN ELECTRI C HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 41 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 hedge trimmers
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING POWERED HEADGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 28 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 hedge trimmers
WAS CUTTING HEDGES AND CUT FINGER ON HEDGE CUTTER DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
36 YO M TRIPPED FELL ON ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP ON IT SUST AINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2004	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 hedge trimmers
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS CUT W/BATTERY OPERATED HEDGE TRIMMER AT ***'S.DX: MULT LACS R I NDEX/MIDDLE/RING/SMALL FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2004	Age: 28 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 hedge trimmers
PT CUT THUMB W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: R THUMB LAC 7 CM COMPLEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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