Accidents - Power leaf mulchers and grinders - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,076
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	451
Year 1998:	246
Year 1999:	140
Year 2000:	307
Year 2001:	110
Year 2002:	221
Year 2003:	238
Year 2004:	136
Year 2005:	333
Year 2006:	182
Year 2007:	50
Year 2008:	271
Year 2009:	247
Year 2010:	138

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 68 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
OPEN COMMINUTED FX DISTAL TUFT L RING FINGER W/ SUTURE REPAIR: 68YOM CAUGHT TIP L 3RD FINGER @ END OF WOOD CHIPPER, TRYING TO UNPLUG END
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
68 YOM INJURED ON WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME. LACERATION, LT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
AVULSION//AMPUTATION OF FINGER IN WOOD CHIPPER ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 71 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
CHIPPER/SHREDDER BECAME CLOGGED PUT FINGER IN TO UNCLOG WHILE RUNNING I NJURY TO FINGER ..OPEN FX R IF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX: TRAUMATIC PARTIAL AMPUTATION ALL 5 DIGITS W/TRAUMATIC VOLAR LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
R MID FING FX;LAC/57YOM CRUSHED FINGER HOOKING TRACTOR TO WOOD CHIPPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2009	Age: 75 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 INJURED FINGER ON A LEAF MULCHER MACHINE AT HOME DX// RIGHT 3RD FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A LOG CHIPPER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 59 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 CAUGHT FINGER IN A LEAF MULCHER AT HOME DX: FRACTURED LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A CHIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT CUT FINGER ON A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME DX// LAC RIGHT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT WAS USING LEAF SHREDDER AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT AT HOME DX LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	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 leaf mulchers and grinders
LAC TO L INDEX FINGER W/WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
51 YOM WAS USING A WOOD CHIPPER AND SUSTAINED AMPUTATION OF FINGERS RIG HT THUMB AND INDEX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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: 11/16/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT CAUGHT HAND IN RUNNING MULCHER AT HOME DX; AMPUTATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	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
LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO 2ND FINGER WHILE WORKING WITH A CHIPPED/ SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
62 YOM LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE USING A WOOD CHIPPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
61 YOM AVULSES FINGER IN A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
FINGER THRUE WOOD CHIPPER " OPEN FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PATIENT HURT FINGER WITH A LEAF MULCHER WHILE ON JOBDX: FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
56 YOM GOT FIGNER CAUGHT IN CHIPPER AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
70 YOM CUT FINGER ON A SHREDDER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING WOODCHIPPER DX: PARTIAL FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT CAUGHT HAND IN YARD SHREDDER. DX: L 2-5 DIGIT AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
RT LONG FINGER AVULSION.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A CHIPPER/SHREDDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
65 YOM FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD CHIPPER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT STATES HE LACERATED THUMB ON A CHIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT STATES CAUGHT FINGER IN A CHIPPER/SHREDDER AMPUTATING TIPS OF FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 58 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 CAUGHT FINGER IN CHIPPER. DX: FINGERTIP AVULSION/FX L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PATIENT CUT HER FINGER WHILE WORKING IN THE YARD WITH A GARDEN CHIPPER. LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 71 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 CAUGHT FINGER IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX: FX/DISLOCATION L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
61-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
FINGER CAUGHT IN CHIPPER; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Manual filing or sanding tools
PT WAS SHARPENING A MULCHER BLADE WITH A FILE, FILE SLIPPED HE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2001	Age: 55 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2001	Age: 54 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2001	Age: 70 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2000	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2000	Age: 57 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2000	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Clothing accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1999	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/1999	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/1998	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/1998	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/1998	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/1997	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/1997	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1997	Age: 76 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: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/1997	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1997	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/03/1997	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/1997	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1997	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/1997	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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