Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 50+ years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,896
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	1,138	Ankle:	369
Knee:	321	Finger:	317
Lower Trunk:	297	Lower Leg:	240
Wrist:	211	Upper Trunk:	200
Lower Arm:	155	Toe:	148
Face:	122	Hand:	119
Shoulder:	85	Head:	69
Elbow:	47	Neck:	33
Upper Leg:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
STRAINED UPPER BACK WHILE USING A *** AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 66 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FINGER CAUGHT IN *** LACER FINGER LACER FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HURT RT. SHOULDER CUTTING BRANCHESDX: RT. ROTATOR CUFF INJURY W/ PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A *** AT HOME SUSTAINED A 4 INCH V SHAPED LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER *** AND FELL TO GROUND. LEFT WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LAC L ANKLE; WAS USING *** WHEN BLADE FLE OFF CAUSING LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
***, STUMBLED & FELLDX FRACTURE, DISLOCATION L ANKLE DX FRACTURE, DISLOCATION L ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A *** AT HOME, PIECE OF DEBRIES HIT HIM IN RT LOWER L EG, FB LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PAIN L EYE SINCE YEST. WAS *** WITHOUT GLASSES. DX. CORNEAL ABRA R EY E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 53 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Knives
53 YO M CUTTING *** LINE W/KNIFE INJURED HAND LAC HAND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PAIN AFTER USING *** DX. SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT *** AND HIT LEFT ELBOW AGAINST CEMENT WALL C/O PAIN LEFT ELBOW FRACT URE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FELL WHILE ***DX LS STRAIN DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PAIN WHILE USING *** DX. LS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
L EYE PAIN, POSSIBLE FB, WEEDING YARD W/*** DX: L CORNEAL ABRASION, F B L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING *** 2 DAYS AGO. ACUTE EXACERBATION OF LUMBAR PAIN & LT KNEE PAIN EE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS USING A *** AND SOMETHING FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM ONFOREARM FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2004	Age: 67 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** LAWN HIT LEGDX ABRASION ANKLE DX ABRASION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FX DISLOCATION LT ANKLE, SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE CUTTING GRASS WITH A ** * AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 70 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RT LOWER EXTREMITY ABRASION,.PT WAS USING A *** AND HIT LOWER LEG. EG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
C/O PAIN IN L FOREARM, BEGAN WHILE WEED-EATING THIS AM, POSS OBJECT THO ROWN FROM TRIMMER. DX. PW L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT HURT WHILE USING *** AT HOME. DX: 1/4 INCH LACERATION TO FOREHE AD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
2ND FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON BATTERY POWERED LAWN TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
73 YEAR OLD MALE INSECT BITE STUNG BY BEES WHILE ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LACERATION ANKLE - 71 YOF LACERATED HER LEFT ANKLE ON A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HIT IN LEFT EYEBALL BY STONE THROWN UP BY *** LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION EYE ION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT CUT BY ***; LAC KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT STRUCK IN LEFT EYE WHILE *** LEFT EYE HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT BEGAN TO HAVE LOWER LUMBAR PAIN AFTER LIFTING A ***,TWISTED HIS BACK. DX-MUSCULOSKELTAL LOWER BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT TRIPPED ON WEEDS WHILE USING ***, LOST CONTROL OFMACHINE, CUT L EFT GREAT TOE. DX-3CM LACERATION LEFT GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT FELL IN A HOLE WHILE USING A *** ON YARD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING A WEED WEATER ON SAT. DX FB TO CORNEAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WHILE *** PATIENT FELL AND FRACTURED HIS RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS USING A *** AND STARTED EXPERIENCING ABD PAIN DX: LOWER ABDOMIN AL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
OUTSIDE USING * ON YARD WORK, * HIT INNER LEG DX LOWLEG ABR LEG ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DROPPED *** & HIT LT KNEE. AB LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DROPPED *** ON FOOT - RIGHT 2ND TOE FRACTURE - CORONARY SYNDROME ACUTE SYNDROME ACUTE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT STEPPED ON A *** BEFORE HE STARTED CUTTING THE GRASS. DX: LACERATIO N TO LARGE TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2004	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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS *** GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX CONTUSION TO GLOBE OF EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
R ANKLE PW W/NAIL WHILE *** DX: PW R ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
81YOM-LACERATION LEFT 4TH FINGER-CUT ON ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUTTING GRASS WHEN *** THREW OBJECT AND CUT LEFT WRIST. LEFT WRIST LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LOWER LEG CT-HIT W/A ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** AT HOME WITHOUT SAFETY GLASSES, GOT FB IN EYE. DX: FB EYE REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A POWERED ***** AT HOME WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS RIG HT ETE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING *** FB WENT INTO EYE WIFE REMOVED A PIECE OF THE PLASTIC STRING F ROM EYE....TRAUMA R EYE CORNEA ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
R EYE PAIN, POST TRAUMATIC INJURY, STRUCK WITH PIECE OF STONE *** THRE W STONE IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WEED WACKING SUSTAINED MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO LEFT LOWER LEG AND AN KLE LEFT ANKLE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS WEEDEATING AT HOME AND FELL, STATES HIT A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL IN THE YARD. ABRASION TO LT KNEE-SKIN TEAR TO LT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
TWISTED ANKLE WHILE USING A *** AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
57 YOM WAS USING A *** TODAY GETTING A CORNEAL ABRASION FROM SOMETHING THAT FLEW IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FB SENSATION TO L EYE AFTER USING *** DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING *** YESTERDAY & GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. LT EYE CORNEAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
KNEE SPRAIN-PAIN WHILE WEED WACKING ON A HILL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WEED EATING, SLIPPED & FELL DX RIB FX, CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CORNEAL ABRASION - 65 YOF C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN, STRUCK BY UNKNOWN OBJECT WHILE SON WAS USING THE ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Eye protection devices
CONJUNCTIVITIS L EYE, USING *** 3 DAYS AGO, WEARING SUN GLASSES,SOMETHI NG FLEW UP, HIT HIM IN THE EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT. STATES DEBRIS WENT INTO EYE YEST WHEN WEEDEATING. DX. L EYE CORNE AL ABRA, ACUTE EYE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Vacuum cleaners
58 YO F FELT PULL IN NECK FROM *** AND VACUUM STRAIN NECK STRAIN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
TRIPPED OVER *** CORD, THEN PASSED OUT WHILE SITTING ON PORCH HITTING H EAD AT HOME. DX: CONCUSSION, CONTUSION HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
52 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO FINGER. PT CUT SELF ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RT 4TH AND 5TH FINGER ABRASIONS.PT INJURED FINGERS ON A ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WHILE CUTTING BUSHES, FELL IN YARD, UNABLE TO GET UP DX: CONTUSION BIL. KNEES & HANDS. +ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FELL OFF BANK WHILE ***, HIT HEAD & BACKDX LS STRAIN DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERWATION.PT WAS USING A GAS POWERED WEED TRIMMER AND CAUGHT FINGER IN WIRE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT. WAS HELPING FRIEND W/YARDWORK. FRIEND USING *** W/BLADE THATHIT SO METHING AND HIT PATIENT IN FACE W/DEBRIS. DX. FB, CONT,ABRA EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Fences or fence posts
PUNCTURE WOUND LEG - 76 YOM WAS USING A *** AND GOT A PIECE OF A RUSTY FENCE IMPALED INTO HIS LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT *** IN YARD 2 DAYS AGO AND POSSIBLE GOT GRAVEL IN EYE. D:SUBCONJUNCT IVAL HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DX RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION: HIT BY ROCK THROWN BY *** AT HOME. HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2004	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUTTING LAWN WITH POWERED *** WITH WHEELS, FELL INJURING WRIST.DX: LACE RATION WRIST. AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT SUBSTAINED A FOREIGN BODY TO HIS EYE WHILE ***** AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT WAS CRANKING A *** AND INJURED HIS BACK. DX-ACUTE LOW BACK PAI N.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A *** AT HOME GOT A PICE OF GRAVEL IN RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY E YE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
82 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT PICKED UP A LEAF BLOWER & INJ SELF @ HO ME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT STATES HAS SOMETHING IN RT EYE AFTER WEED WACKING YARD DX: FB RT UPP ER LID WITH CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
54 Y.O. W MALE W/CERVICAL STRAIN. PT WAS USING A *** & SLIPPED &FELL @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A ***** AT HOME WHEN IT SHOT SOMETHING INTO LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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