Accidents - Power lawn mowers - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Finger

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Date: 11/13/2010	Age: 56 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
56 Y/O MALE WAS RUNNING GAS OUT OF LAWN MOWER & GOT HAND CAUGHT IN BLADE DX: FRACTURED ALL LEFT HAND FINGERS ADMITTED TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/25/2010	Age: 69 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
69 YOM REACHED HAND INTO RUNNING LAWNMOWER RESULTING IN SUPERFICIAL LAC ERATION TO FINGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 58 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
58 YOM REACHED UNDER LAWN MOWER TO CLEAR GRASS AND BLADE CUT FINGER. DX: OPEN FX R THIRD DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 59 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 lawn mowers
59YOM, ACC GOT HAND CAUGHT IN RUNNING LAWN MOWER >>FINGER FX/HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers, Knives
54 YOF, LACERATION THUMB, PT. STATES CLEANING LAWN MOWER BLADE WITH PUT TY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED, LACERATING PT.'S THUMB WITH THE BLADE OF MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2010	Age: 65 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
A 65 YR OLD MALE CUT FINGER ON LAWN MOWER DX FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power lawn mowers
66 YOM INJURED FINGER ON LAWN MOWER BLADE. DX-ACUTE NEAR AMPUTATION TO LEFT LONG FINGER, ACUTE LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION/AVUL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 57 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, Rope or string
57YOF MOWING THE YARD THE LAWN MOWER HAD A ROPE HANGING FROM IT,LAWN MOWER CAUGHT ROPE CATCHING LT HAND FINGER;FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 59 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
59 YO M CUT FINGER ON LAWNMOWER. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2010	Age: 53 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
53 YO M CUT FINGER ON LAWNMOWER BLADE. DX FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power lawn mowers
AVULSION LAC LEFT 4TH & 5TH FINGER-70YOM WAS ADJUSTING HEIGHT OF LAWN M OWER & LEFT HAND SLIPPED UNDER BLADE AT HOME, CUTTING HIS FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 75 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
75YO M PT CUT W/ LAWN MOWER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AT HOME. DX. LAC L 3RD & 4TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 62 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
62YOM LACERATION TO LEFT FOURTH FINGER - STRUCK BY OBJECT THROWN BY LAWN MOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2010	Age: 51 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
51YOWM PT PUT R HAND UNDER RUNNING LAWN MOWER, LAC TO R RING FINGER, R MIDDLE FINGERTIP. DX. OPEN FX R 3RD DISTAL TUFT, RMF DISTAL TIP AMPUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2010	Age: 59 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 lawn mowers
59YOM GOT RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN THE MOVING BLADE OF A POWER LAWN MOWER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2010	Age: 52 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
52YOM WITIH LAC TO FINGER, STUCK FINGER IN MOWER WHILE IT WAS ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 54 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
54YOF CLEANING LAWN MOWER CHUTE WHILE IT WAS RUNNING, CUT FINGER/ RT 3RD DIGIT DISTAL FINGER TIP AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power lawn mowers
59YOWF PT IN W/ C/O LAC AND EXCISED DIGITS ON L HAND FROM LAWN MOWER A CCIDENT. DX. FX L PHALANX #3,4,5. AMPUTATION TUFT 4, 5
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2010	Age: 59 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
59YOWM PT REACHED UNDER LAWNMOWER TO CLEAN OUT GRASS, LL.AC TO R FOREFI NGER AND MIDDLE FINGER ACROSS NAILBED. DX. FX R #2 PHALANX, LAC R 2&3
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2010	Age: 64 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
64YOM HAD 5TH DIGIT ON LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN MOWER, LACERATED TIP OF FIN GER DX: CLOSED FRACTURE OF LITTLE FINGER, NON DISPLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
60 F, PT WAS MOWING LAWN AT HOME WHEN GRASS GOT CLOGGED UP IN MOWER. PT TRIED TO REMOVE GRASS WHILE MOWER WAS RUNNING. BLADE CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2010	Age: 57 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
FINGER LAC-57YOM ATTEMPTING TO PULL WEEDS FROM LAWN MOWER DISCHARGE CHUTE WHILE THE MOWER WAS STILL RUNNING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2010	Age: 72 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
RT 5TH FINGER OPEN FX.72YOM STUCK HAND UNDER FLYWHEEL OF LAWN MOWER AND LACERAREWD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 80 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 lawn mowers
80YOM GETTING GRASS OUT FROM THE CHUTE OF A LAWN MOWER WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 73 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
73 YOM CUT L MIDDLE FINGER ON LAWNMOWER DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
72 YOF SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE OF A FINGER BY CLEANING MOWER WHILE M OTOR WAS RUNNING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power lawn mowers
77 YOF, FINGER LACERATION TO 2ND AND 3RD DIGIT, 4TH DIGIT TIP REMOVED, FROM LAWN MOWER, FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 53 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
53YOM, ACC CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON A LAWN MOWER BLADE >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 65 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: Avulsion
Product: Power lawn mowers
65YOM, CAUGHT RT MIDDLE FINGER INTO A RUNNING LAWN MOWER, ON ***>>LAC/N AIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
67YOF WITH BURN TO FINGER FROM HOT LAWN MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2010	Age: 63 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
63YOM, WAS MOWING THE LAWN&HAD HIS HAND CAUGHT IN THE BLADE >>FINGER TIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 52 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
52 YOM LAC TO R THUMB ON LAWNMOWER DX: THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 59 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 lawn mowers
DX LAC FINGER/DUPYTREN'S FLEXION CONTRACTURE L HAND: 59YOM 1/4 LAC L RINGFINGER TIP; LAC ON LAWN MOWER BLADE; HE W CHANG' HIS RID'G MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 63 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
63 YOM CAUGHT R HAND IN LAWN MOWER DX: OPEN FX 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2010	Age: 70 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
70 YOM, FINGER AMPUTATION FROM LAWN MOWER, AMPUTATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
70 YOM LAC TO FINGER WHEN LIFTED A RUNNING LAWNMOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power lawn mowers
53 YOF CUT FINGER WHILE TRYING TO FIX LAWN MOWER. DX: R RING FINGER DISTAL AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
76 YO F TRYING TO REMOVE A STRING FROM POWER LAWN MOWER WHILE IT WAS RU NNING. DX OPEN FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 51 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
51 YOM, CUT FINGER ON LAWN MOWER, FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power lawn mowers
52 YOF WAS TRYING TO REMOVE DEBRIS FROM RUNNING LAWN MOWER. DX: R 3RD DISTAL PHALANX AMPUTATION, R 4TH/5TH DIGIT FX COMMIN, OPEN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/30/2010	Age: 73 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 lawn mowers
2 FINGERTIPS AMPUTATED-73YOM-INJURED ON LAWN MOWER BLADE-TRANSFERRED TO LARGER HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/28/2010	Age: 56 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
FINGER LAC-56YOM BRUSHED HIS FINGER AGAINST A SPINNING PULLEY ON A LAWN MOWER CAUSING LACERATION AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
56YROLDMALE ACCIDENTLY BURNED HIS FINGERS ON THE LAWN MOWERS MUFFLER @H OME PTA DX BURN RT FINGERS/HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
58YOF, LACERATION FINGER, PT. HIT FINGER ON LAWN MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2010	Age: 64 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 lawn mowers
64YOM, SUSTAINED AN INJ TO THE RT INDEX FINGER WHILE FIXING THE LAWN MO WER YESTERDAY>FX/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
52 YOM MOWING LAWN, PLACED LEFT HAND UNDER MOWER SUSTAINING OPEN FRACTU RES OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
74YOF, LACERATION TO FINGER, PT. MOWING LAWN, ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR GRASS FROM BLADE, METAL BLADE CUT FINGER, MOWER WAS TURNED ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 63 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
63 YOM, CUT FINGERS TRYING TO LOSEN BLADE ON LAWN MOWER, OPEN DISPLACED FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/12/2010	Age: 72 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 lawn mowers
FINGER AB-72YOM-INJURED ON CORD TO LAWN MOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2010	Age: 78 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
78 YOM STUCK HAND IN LAWN MOWER. DX: TRAUMATIC R 3/4/5 DIGITS AMPUTATION, DEEP LAC R 2ND DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power lawn mowers
59 Y/O MALE CHANGING BLADE ON LAWN MOWER AND INJURED FINGER SKIN AVULSION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
66 YOF LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON LAWN MOWER BLADES WHILE TRYING T O CLEAN THEM WHILE MOWING GRASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2010	Age: 62 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
62YOWM PT ARRIVES FROM HOME W/ACCIDENTAL INJURY TO L 5TH DIGIT AMPUTATI ON FROM LAWN MOWER & LAC TO L 3RD FINGER. DX. AMPUTATION L 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 52 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
52YOM USING A POWER LAWN-MOWER REACHED UNDER THE HOUSING SUSTAINED AMPUTATION OF THE TIP FROM BLADE DX: FINGER TIP AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
53YO BLACK FEMALE TOUCHED LAWN MOWER THAT WAS HOT AFTER MOWING LAWN BURNED FINGERS,DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS FINGERTIPS L HAND ACUTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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