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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 305
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT.REPORTED ACCIDENTALLY STAB HIMSELF WITH GARDEN TOOL IN RT.LEG DX-LACERATION RT.LEG 1CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 59 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LT CALF STRAIN-AT HOME-RAKING LEAVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HIT SELF WITH SWING BLADE DX. SHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT FELL RAKING LEAVES, ABRASION L SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| L TIB;FIB FX/63YOWF FELL IN YARD WHILE RAKING LAWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RT LOWER LEG LAC-@ HOME-SCRATCHED W/ DIRTY, RUSTY PITCHFORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT RAKING LEAVES WHEN SHE FELL ONTO A ROCK SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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