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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,240
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 69 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: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS AT HOME SHARPENING A LAWNMOWER BLADE CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT MOWING-SOMETHING HIT ANKLE-PUNCTURE WOUND ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| WAS MOWING GRASS AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN, ACUTE PAIN IN LEFT LOWER LEG. STRAIN, LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| TWISTED ANKLE WHILE MOWING GRASS ANKLE SPRIAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| WRIST CT-HIT PLASTIC HANDLE WHILE PULLING LAWN MOWER CORD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| 55 YO STRUCK IN HEAD BY GRASS CATCHER ON LAWN MOWER LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Alcohol |
| PT WAS MOWING THE GRASS WITH A SELF PROPELLED LAWN MOWER AFTER DRINKIN G A FEW BEERS FAMILY FOUND HIM FACE DOWN DX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| L1 COMPRESSION FX/81YOM STS MOWING LAWN WED. AND FELL BACKWARDS ON BOTT OM. GOT UP AND CONTINUED. YEST.STARTED W/SEVERE BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| MOWING LAWN AT HOME GREAT TOE CUT BY LWAN MOWER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| 51Y/O,F,HAND PAIN TODAY, USED LAWN MOWER YESTERDAY, L HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT MOWING THE LAWN WHEN THE CORD GOT CAUGHT AROUND PT'S RIGHT RING FING ER DX; OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LACERATED RIGHT PALM ON DUMPSTER AS HE EMPTIED GRASS CATCHER FROM LAWN MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| POSS. ROTATOR CUFF TEAR: MOWING GRASS,PUSHING HIS SELF-PROPELLED *** MO WER, FALLING ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND INJURING SHOULDER, LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| MOWING YARD, ROCK FLEW OUT HIT LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS PUSHING A LAWN MOWER AT HOME, STRAINED LWR BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT USING A PUSH POWERED LAWN MOWER AT HOME AND STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| 72YFC MOWING WITH A SELF PROPELLED WALK BEHIND MOWER C/O WRIST PAIN POSSIBLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 77 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| 77 YO M 2ND DEGREE BURNS O FINGERS FROM LAWN MOWER PIPE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| 75YOM WAS HOME PULLING CORD ON LAWN MOWER DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN;BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| 56 YO M CONTUSION TO RIBS WHILE MOWING THE LAWN ON A BANK MOWER FLIPPED CAUSING PT TO FALL BACKWARDS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Insect induced injuries |
| HYMENOPTERA STING LT HAND: CUTTING GRASS NEAR WOOD LINE, PUSH MOWER, FELT BITE, SAW LONG BROWN INSECT ON HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| WAS ACCIDENTALLY ELBOWED IN THE EYE BY HUSBAND WHILE HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO START LAWN MOWER. RIGHT PERIORBITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| RAN OVER FOOT WITH PUSH LAWNMOWER. DX OPEN FOOT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 52 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: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A LAWN MOWER, REACHED DOWN TO CLEAR THE SHOOT AND HIT THE BLADE CAUSING A FINGER TIP AMPUTATION, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WAS MOWING THE LAWN, FELL OVER A SPRINKLER HEAD CAUSING A STRAIN TO LT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| STARTING LAWN MOWER LAC TO FINGER FROM ROPE ON LAWN MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Footwear |
| LAWNMOWER RAN OVER FOOT WITH SHOES ON FRACTURE TOES # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT MOWING-HURT ANKLE-SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| MOWING LAWN, SLIPPED FELL HURT LEG. DX FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS AT HOME ADJUSTING A LAWN MOWER BLADE WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING CAUSING AN AVULSION TO LT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS WITH A FX TO LT 3D FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PULLING ON LAWNMOWER PREVIOUS DAY TENDINITIS SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| MOWING YARD TODAY, FELL TWISTED FOOT, DX FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| UNABLE TO USE ARM AFTER USING PUSH MOWER BURSITIS SHOULDER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 66 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: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| SCRAPED LEG ON FRONT END OF ELECTRIC LAWN MOWER/ SUPERFICIAL ABRASION R LE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT CUTTING HIS GRASS PUSHING LAWNMOWER AND PIVOTED WRONG STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 77 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: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO START THE LAWN MOWER, THE PULL CORD SNAPPED BA CK HIT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT STATES EYE PAIN FROM DEBRIS WHILE MOWING THE LAWN AT HOME CORNEAL ABRASION RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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