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Accidents - Decorative yard equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,956
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2000:115
Year 2001:89
Year 2002:594
Year 2003:303
Year 2004:467
Year 2005:236
Year 2006:204
Year 2007:173
Year 2008:225
Year 2009:108
Year 2010:439

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2010Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Decorative yard equipment
79 YOF-PUTTING ARTIFICIAL TREE IN A CAR & FELT SOMETHING PINHED HAND-ST EERED OFF ROAD & HIT MAILBOX DX MINOR PW OF HAND (HEALING)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
54 YO M PUNCHED HIS MAILBOX CUTTING HAND. STATES HE HAD BEEN DRINKING BEER. DX 7 CM LAC TO HAND, ALCOHOL ABUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Decorative yard equipment
66 YOF-OPEN MAILBOX @ HOME & WAS STUNG BY UNKNOWN INSECT ON HAND-PAIN/S WELLING DX INSECT BITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
61YOM HIT A MAILBOX AND LAC LT PALM, ADMITS TO 2 BEERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
53 YOM LACERATED RIGHT HAND FIXING MAILBOX AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
68YOM WALKING IN HIS YARD AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO A DECORATIVE GLASS BALL LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Paper products
52YOM HIT HAND ON METAL MAILBOX PUTTING ENVELOPE INTO IT DX: HAND FRACT URE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
STUMBLED AND FELL WHILE HOLDING A BIRDHOUSE LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
ACC CUT HAND ON THE METAL FRAME OF A MAIL BOX, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Tools
54YOM WAS CUTTING TIN TREE DECORATION ACCIDENTLY CUT LT HAND; HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT GETTING MAIL OUT OF A MAIL BOX WHEN A BROWN WIDOW SPIDER BIT HER ON THE LEFT HAND NOW VERY SWOLLEN SPIDER BITE HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT CUT HAND WHEN CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN MAILBOX AND CAR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT WAS IN THE YARD AND TRIPPED OVER CROSSTIE HAND LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2008Age: 94 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
94YOM WHILE GETTING MAIL OUT OF MAILBOX AT HOME CUT LEFT HAND ON MAILBOX;HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
HAND LAC-CUT ON METAL YARD ORNAMENT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT FELL INTO POND AT HOME AND CUT HAND ON A ROCK DX// LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
HAND LAC-HIT LANDSCAPE BLOCKS-@ SON'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
RIGHT HAND CONT. PT FELL HITTING HAND ON A MAILBOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT C/O PAIN TO R HAND AFTER HITTING IT ON A MAILBOX TODAY, LARGE AMOUNT OF SWELLING AND BRUSING. DX. R HAND CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT CUT L PALM ON MAILBOD TAB WHILE GETTING MAIL AND TRUCK ROLLED FORWAR D. DX. HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2007Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT CUT HAND ON MAILBOX AT HOME YESTERDAY DX// RIGHT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT AT HOME LAC R HAND ON BIRD FEEDER DX ABRASION R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Decorative yard equipment
STUNG GETTING MAIL FROM MAILBOX AT HOME LOCALIZED REACTION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2006Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT CUT HIS ARM ON HIS MAILBOX/ LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/21/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PATIENT SUSTAINED A SUPERFICIAL LACERATION ONTO HER LEFT HAND WHEN A MAILBOX CLOSED ONTO HER, HAS REDNESS & FEVER. DX - CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2005Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Decorative yard equipment
HAND SPRAIN-LOST FOOTING-FELL-HIT A BIRD BATH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT LACERATED HAND ON A WINDMILL BLADE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT WHILE HANGING BIRD FEEDER FROM TREE DX: LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
BIRD BATH FELL ON HAND,CUT RT WRIST-LACERATION RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2005Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
FELL WHILE CHASING SQUIRREL AWA FROM BIRD FEEDER, FELL ONTO CONCRETE. DX. 3 CM HAND LAC ON L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
LACERATED LT HAND CAUGHT IN WINDMILL AT HOME-HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
LEFT HAND LAC, PT WAS GOING TO GET MAIL AND FELL INTO MAILBOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2004Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Decorative yard equipment
77 YOF PUNCTURED HER HAND ON SQUIRREL FEEDER PW L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2004Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
LACERATION HAND 2 CM, IN DAUGHTER'S BACK YARD, IRON MAIL BOX FELL ON PATIENT CUTTING INNER ASPECT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
WALKING IN YARD WHEN HE FELL LANDING ON DECORATIVE YARD ROCK LACERATING RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2004Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
HIT HAND ON MAILBOX ABRASION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2004Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
61YOF-LACERATION RIGHT HAND-CUT ON SPINNING YARD ORNAMENT HALF HOUR PRI OR TO ARRIVAL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
WORKING ON METAL WINDMILL IN GARDEN, CUT HAND. DX. LAC R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Decorative yard equipment
FELL ONTO VINYL LATTICE WORK INJURED HAND DX P.W. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT INSTALLING A WEATHER VANE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PUNCTURED HAND BY LANDSCAPING TIMBER YESTERDAY AT HOME. DX R HAND PUNCT URE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2003Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
LEFT HAND LACERAITON.PT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN MAILBOX AND A CAR WHILE TRY ING TO PULL OUT MAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
GETTING MAIL OUT OF MAIL BOX AND CUT HAND ON MAIL BOX. LACERATION TO LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/28/2002Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Decorative yard equipment
67 Y/O W/F TRIPPED OVER STEPPING STONE FRACTURED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PATIENT CUT HAND GETTING MAIL OUT OF MAILBOX AT HOME. DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
54YOM WAS DISASSEMBLING WINDMILL IN HIS YARD & CUT PALM ON BLADE DX: LAC R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT. CUT HAND ON A YARD ORNAMENT (WINDMILL)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2002Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
89-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM A MAILBOX AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2002Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT STATES SHE WAS IN HER YARD ATTEMPTING TO STEP OVER A HOSE, WHEN SHE FELL ONTO THE LANDSCAPING EDGING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
RT HAND LACERATION.PT PUNCHED A MAILBOX AND LACERATED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
DX RIGHT HAND ABRASION: HIT HAND ON YARD ORNAMENT, ACCIDENTALLY, AT HO ME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
71 YOF WAS PUTTING UP A BIRD HOUSE; PIECE SLIPPED AND CUT HER RIGHT HA ND. LACERATION, RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2002Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
WENT TO MAILBOX AT HOME AND FELL HITTING HAND ON MAILBOX. LACERATION T O HAND.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/04/2001Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Decorative yard equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/22/2001Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2001Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2001Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2000Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2000Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Decorative yard equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2000Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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