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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 234
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| AMP RIGHT 2 AND 3 DIGITS. PT PUT HIS HAND INSIDE A CHOPPER SHREDDER TO UNPLUG IT WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGERS OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| WOOD CHIPPER INJURED R INDEX FINGER AT NEIGHBOR'S TODAY. DX. CONT R IN DEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 48 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: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| CUT FINGER ON A WOOD CHIPPER " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 31 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: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| WORKING WITH WOOD CHIPPER AND CHIP HIT HAND OPEN FRACTURE FINGER/HAND L ACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 34 YOM WAS WORKING AT HOME ON CHIPPER MOTOR CATCHING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER IN GEARS CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 43 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: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD CHIPPER FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 39 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 leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A WOOD CHIPPPER/LACERATED RT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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