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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 146
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| LEFT HAND AND FINGERS LACERATION.PT WAS MULCHING LEAVES IN A MULCHING M ACHINE AND INJURED HAND AND FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| CAUGHT THUMB IN WOOD CHIPPER AND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT SMASHED THUMB IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX: OPEN FX L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT WAS USING WOOD CHIPPER AND A PC FLEW INTO EYE, DX: REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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