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Accidents - Manual pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 748
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Date: 12/29/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
WHILE USING PRUNING SHEARS CUT LT. THUMB DX: LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
51 YOM LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2004Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH GARDEN SHEARS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
WAS USING PRUNING SHEERS AND SNIPPED A PIECE OF HIS THUMB OFF...L THUMB TIP SOFT TISSUE AMPUTATION S/P CAUTERIZATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment, Clothing accessories
PT WAS MANUALLY TRIMMING SOME BUSHES AT HOME WHILE WEARING GLOVES GOT A PALM FROM IN RIGHT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
THUMB LAC-CUT ON GARDEN SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT GARDENING AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT SECOND FINGER WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT PRUNING A TREE BRANCH AT HOME WITH MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2004Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT LT. INDEX FINGER W/ PRUNING SHEARS DX: AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT SLIPPED WHILE USING PRUINING SHEARS AND LAC RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT REPORTS FELL OUT OF TREE WHILE PRUNING LAST NIGHT W/MANUAL PRUNER. DX. FX L DISTAL #5, LAC R HAND, L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2004Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
WAS TRIMMING HEDGES WITH CLIPPERS AND CUT HAND DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER USING GARDENING CLIPPERS SKIN AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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