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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 524
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 62 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: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FELL RAKING LEAVES FX TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| WAS RAKING LEAVES ON A HILL SIDE; SLIPPED AND FELL TO HROUND. FRACTURE, LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 85 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 |
| LAC BACK OF CALF ON A RAKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 56 Y/O M INJURED L LOWER LEG WHILE USING PITCHFORK AT HOME. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 65 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| USING SICKLE @ HOME, BOUCNED BACK OFF TREE HITTING LEG " LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 74 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 |
| CUT LEG ON SHOVEL/ LAC LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RLL LAC, STEPPED ON RAKE DX; LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT LEG WITH A SHOVEL AT HOME. PUNCTURE WOUND, LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 66YOF PUNCTURE WOUND OVER LEG GARDEN SNIPS AT CEMETARY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 63 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 |
| SHIN LAC-HIT W/A SHOVEL WHILE GARDENING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| WAS SHOVELING IN YARD, C/O L LEG SWELLING, PAIN, REDNESS, DX; LEG EDEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING RIGHT LOWER LEG, STEPPED ON A RAKE LAST WEEK. DX-CONTUSION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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