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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,065
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| R PALM LAC/73YOM AT HOME CUT HAND ON *** BLADE APPROX 1 HOUR AGO. . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| PT STATES DROPPED A TILLER ON HIS LEFT SHIN AND HAS A LACERATION TO LEF T SHIN DX LEFT SHIN LACERATION 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| KNEE INJURY FROM HITTING ON PLOW BLADE. DX-LEFT KNEE CONTUSION, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE KNEE WITH A TILLER DX: KNEE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| BURNED HAND ON HOT EXHAUST OF ROTATILLER AT HOME. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN PALM OF HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| SHOULDER INJURY FROM DITCHWITCH. DX0LEFT ROTATOR CUFF STRAIN, LEFT TRAPEZIUS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| PT WAS LOADING GARDEN TILLER ONTO BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT SUD DEN PAIN IN RT SHOULDER DX RT SHOULDER AC SEPERATION* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| USING ROTARY TILLER IN GARDEN AND IT KICKED BACK AND DUG INTO LEG. DX DEEP LACERATION TO TIBIA IN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| PT FELLONTO ROTOR TILLER BLADE ON THURS--LAC TO R UPPER FOREHEAD DX R FOREHEAD LACERATION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| USING ROTARY TILLER TO PUT SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN AT HOME, NOW HAS PAIN IN KNEE. HAS KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| THUMB INJURY FROM CUTTING ON METAL TILLER BLADE, RIGHT THUMB. DX-ACUTE RIGHT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| PT WORKING IN HIS GARDEN USING A POWER TILLER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 60 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: Power tillers or cultivators |
| UNLOADING A TILLER FROM A PICK UP GOING DOWN A RAMP HIT LOWER LEG ON TI LLER..ABRASION AND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| TILLER JUMPED WHILE TILLING A GARDEN .. LACERATION FOREHAND AND FRACT TURE ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| HURT BACK WHILE TILLING GARDEN AT HOME LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| 73 Y/O C/O LEFT SHOOULDER PAIN AFTER USING A TILLER AT HOME. DX-SPRAIN SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| DROPPED PLOW ON FOOT FRACTURE FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| C/O UPPER BACK PAIN, BEGAN 3 WEEKS AGO, POSSIBLY RELATED TO TILLING GAR DEN. BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power tillers or cultivators |
| 63 Y/O HAD A TILLER THAT DROPPED DOWN ON HIS LEG. DX-LARGE LAC LOWER LEG, RIGHT ANKLE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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