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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 265
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PATIENT STATES WAS HIT BY SOMETHING THROWN FROM MULCHER ON FACE. DX: 2.5 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT WITH LAC TO CHIN FROM FLYING WOOD COMING OUT OF A WOOD CHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Footwear |
| PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SOME BUSH FROM ACTIVE SHRUB SHREDDER, WAS WEARING SHOES, FOOT GOT CAUGHT. DX-RT 1,2,3 TOE FX, AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| EYE FB-TOOK OFF SAFETY GLASSES WHILE USING A WOOD SHREDDER-GOT DEBRIS I N EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE WALKING BY A WOOD CHIPPER AT PARK. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ULCER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 47 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: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PARTIALLY AMPUTATED THUMB USING A WOOD CHIPPER WHEN IT CAUGHT IN BLADE; MED FLITE IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT SUSTAINED FINGER LACERATION WHEN CUT WITH A SHREDDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| USING WOOD CHIPPER&SUDDENLY DEVELOPED EYE FB SENSATION >>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| CONTUSION LEG - 45 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER DROPPING A WOOD CHIPPER ON HI S LOWER RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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