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Accidents - Power lawn mowers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,426
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Date: 09/07/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
56YOM USING A POWER LAWN MOWER WHILE TRYING TO START THE ENGINE THE ROP E SWUNG BACK ON HIM STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
STARTING LAWNMOWER AND GOT TANGLED WITH THE CORD. SPRAIN WRIST, RIGHT. 63 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
51 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT HURT WRIST TRYING TO START LAWN MOWER AT HOM E. DX; STRAIN TO RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
BURNED LT WRIST ON HOT MUFFLER OF LAWN MOWER. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2009Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS PULLING ON LAWNMOWER CORD AND HIT WRIST DX: RT WRIST INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
WRIST STRAIN-INJURED WHILE PULLING A LAWN MOWER CORD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2007Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
PATIENT WAS MOWING THE LAWN WHEN THE MOWER WENT FORWARD, WENT TO GRAB IT AND FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM. DX-DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
PATIENT BURNED LT SIDE OF HAND ON HOT LAWN MOWER MOTOR C/O PAIN TOWRIST & 1ST & 2ND DIGITS. DX - 2ND DEG BURN OF WRIST-HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS WORKING ON LAWN MOWER WHICH RECOILED. DX: L WRIST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
STARTING LAWN MOWER AT HOME WHEN GOT R WRIST CAUGHT ON BOLT OF MOWER SU ST LAC DX LAC R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
55 Y/O W/M BURNED WRIST ON LAWN MOWER EXHAUST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2005Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers, Lubricants
PT WAS WORKING ON LAWN MOWER LUBRICATING BELTS WHEN PULLEY IN ENGINE CAUGHT WRIST. DX: R WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/09/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
STATES SHE WAS PUSHING LAWN MOWER AND IT SLIPPED IN REVERSE AND CAUGHT WRIST DX LT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2004Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
WRIST LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON LAWN MOWER STARTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2004Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers, Extension cords
WAS WORKING ON LAWN MOWER AND HAD A CORD CHARING TRIPPED BACKWARDS OFER CORD FELL FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers, Gasoline
PT WAS FIXING A *** LAWN MOWER & SCRAPED WRIST; THEN GOT GASOLINE IN TH E WOUND------DX: WRIST ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2003Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
STATES STARTING LAWNMOER, IT KICKED BACK JERKING L WRIST. DX. FX COLLE S FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS HIT W/LAWN MOWER PULL CORD. DX: CONT/HEMATOMA L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT BURNED WRIST ON LAWN MOWER MUFFLER. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L WRIST, CONT R INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2001Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2001Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2001Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2001Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2000Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2000Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2000Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/1999Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/1999Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/1998Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/1998Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/1997Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/1997Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/1997Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/1997Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/1997Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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