Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 50+ years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,132
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	1,186	Upper Trunk:	547
Lower Trunk:	513	Finger:	424
Lower Leg:	418	Face:	383
Shoulder:	276	Knee:	220
Wrist:	217	Neck:	206
All Of Body:	180	Head:	143
Hand:	130	Lower Arm:	87
Toe:	70	Ear:	70
Ankle:	38	Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 58 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
58 Y/O W/M GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE WHILE *** AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2010	Age: 52 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
52 YO WM USING *** AT HOME HAS SOMETHING IN EYE RT CORNEAL ABRASION RT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	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
75YOM *** YARD AT HOME AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2010	Age: 63 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
63YOM USING A *** AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
54YOM USING A *** AND HIT SOMETHING AND IT SHOT INTO LOWER LEG PW LEG W LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 60 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
60 Y/O/M GOT SOMETHING IN EYE AT HOME USING *** DX/ RT EYE CORNEAL ABRA SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
58YOF CUT LEFT HAND WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2010	Age: 54 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
CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE BLADE OF ***. LACERATION FINGERS 54YOM 54YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
77 YO F USING *** AT HOME, SUDDEN PAIN IN CHEST. DX CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
72YOM LOCAL REACTION TO BEE STING TO FACE SWELLING OF EYELID STUNG BY A BEE WHILE WEEDWACKING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Fences or fence posts
61 Y/O MALE USING A GAS POWERED ***, CLIMBED OVER FENCE ANDFELL ONTO ST ICK. DX PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER LEG
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Stairs or steps
69YOF-FELL TODAY WHILE SHE WAS **, FELL ON THE CONCRETE STEPSAND CUT H ER RT EYEBROW. DX: LAC TO RT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
56 YOM SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE TO RT. EYEBALL S/P ROCK FLEW INTO EYE WHILE *** GRASS, ALSO RT. EYE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
55 YOF C/O KNEE PAIN TWISTED KNEE WHILE *** AT HOME. DX-KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 55 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
55 M, PT DEVELOPED FLANK AND LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER *** AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 63 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
63 Y/O/M INJURED SHOULDER TRYING TO START A *** AT HOME DX/ RT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
ACUTE ALLERGIC DERMATITIS: 51YOF RASH FACE & HANDS, STARTED WHEN SHEWAS ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 58 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
58YOF STRAIN TO LEFT WRIST - PAIN STARTED AFTER USING *** FOR TWOHOURS. HOURS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 67 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
67YOM WAS AT HOME USING A POWER TRIMMER, CAUGHT THE TIP OF THUMB WITH METAL BLADE CAUSING AN OPEN FX TO LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 68 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
68 Y/O WHITE MALE USING *** WHEN FOREIGN BODY HIT EYE DX LEFT CORNEAL A BRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 67 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
RT CORNEAL ABRASION.67YOF WAS TRIMMING WITH A *** AND SOMETHINGFLEW IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
84YOWM PT FELL WHILE *** & SCRAPED HAND AT HOME. DX. LAC L HA ND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 69 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, Eye protection devices
69YOM-CORNEAL AB-TREE LIMB HIT EYE WHILE ***-@ HOME-WAS WEARING PROTECT IVE GOGGLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
59 YOM HAS BACK PX SINCE PULLING CORD ON ***. DX: LWBS. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 51 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
51YOM WAS USING *** TWISTED BACK DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR STRAIN LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
YELLOW JACKET STING, LOCAL REACTION: 67YOM *** IN HIS YARD, CHASED DOWN BY SOME YELLOW JACKETS, STUNG ON L SIDE OF NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2010	Age: 53 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
53 Y/O/M *** AT HOME AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYEDX/ LT EYE CORNEAL ABRASIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
52YOM AT HOME CUT L 4TH TOE USING LAWN TRIMMER/ DX CONTUSION L 4TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WRIST FX: 55YOF TRIPPED & FELL, INJURED WRIST & FOREARM WHILE MOVING A *** IN THE YARD @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 54 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
54YOM, DEV. RASH TO ARM WHILE *** IN YARD>>DERMATITIS >>DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 67 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
67YOM, CUT END OF FINGER WITH POWERED EDGER AT HOME, LACERATION TO L FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
55YOM WEEKWACKING HIS YARD AT HOME AND DEVELOPED NAUSEA AND VOMITING MUSCLE CRAMPS HEAT EXHAUSTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
75YOM WAS USING WEED WACKING FELL DOWN A EMBARKMENT INJURED RT SIDE RIBS;RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2010	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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
52YOM-WAS *** WHEN HE DEVELOPED RIGHT KNEE PAIN. DX: SPRAIN TORIGHT KNE E*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2010	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
56YOM,LACERTION TO HIS RIGHT KNEE S/P CUT WITH A *** THIS MORNING NG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
64YOM WAS HIT IN L EYE BY A ROCK KICKED UP BY A *** DX- CONJUNCTIVAL H EMORRHAGE, OCULAR TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
58 YOM-WAS *** TODAY & STEPPED & EXCERBATION KNEE DX PROB SPRAIN MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2010	Age: 55 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
55YOM HAD SOMETHING FLY INTO EYE WHILE *** AT HOME CORNEAL ABRASION CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
58YOM-HAND LAC-HT A BRICK WALL WHILE TRYING TO START ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
56YOM, PAIN TO SHOULDER AFTER PULLING ON *** (LAWN TRIMMER) CORD,AT HOM E, R SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2010	Age: 65 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
65 YO M INJURY TO BACK WHILE *** AT HOME. DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
78YOF, BENDING DOWN AND PULLING STRING TO LAWN TRIMMER AT HOME, LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 88 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
88 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT WAS * WITH * AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION, NO FOREIGN BODY SEEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
73YOM,*** AT HOME, CHEST DISCOMFORT, HEAT STRESS, CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
71YOM WAS *** 3-4 DAYS AGO, FEELS A SENSE OF SCRATCH TO RT EYEDX: RT EY E CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
74 YOF *** LAST NIGHT FELL INTO A DITCH AT HOME. DX-FEMUR PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
71YOWM PT STATES WAS STRUCK ON R ANKLE BY POWER EDGER YESTERDAY AFTER NOON AT HOME. DX. ABRA/CONT R ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 53 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
53YOM *** IN HIS YARD WITHOUT PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR AND GOT SOMETHING IN R IGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
59YOM INJURED WHEN FOXTAIL FLEW IN EAR WHILE HE WAS ***.DX: REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY, FOXTAIL FROM RT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2010	Age: 75 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
75YOM WHILE WEED WACKING THIS AFTERNOON TRIED TO REACH ***LOST BALANCE FELL INJURED SHOULDER/NECK;SHOULDER CONTUSION,NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
51YOM CONJUNCTIVITIS OF LEFT EYE - *** GRASS, FELT ROCK OR SOMETHING HIT HIS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
60 Y/O MALE STATES WAS WEEDWACKING SOMETHING MUST HAVE BEEN IN BUSHES BECAUSE A FLAME SHOT OUT & BURNT PT ON CHEEK DX: 1ST 2ND TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 56 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
56YOM, BEEN *** & ALSO GOT BITTEN TO THE KNEE BY INSECT NOW WITHRASH TO LOWER LEG>>DERMATITIS/CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
56YOBM STATES WENT TO CHURCH & DID *** FOR OVER AN HOUR, CAME HO ME ATE & LAYED DOWN, WOKE UP W/NAUSEATED. DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 65 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
65 YOF, CUT FINGER WITH HEADGE TRIMMERS, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Fertilizers
51YOM, HIT IN THE EYE WITH MULCH WHILE ***, +EYE REDNESS>>SUBCONJ HEAMO RRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 51 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, Fences or fence posts
51 Y/O WM WAS USING *** HIT A PEICE OF FENCE WIRE AND STUCK IN LEG EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	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
70YOM WAS AT HOME USING A ***, STRAINED LT SIDE OF NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 51 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
51 YO FEMALE LAC TO LT FINGERS WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME DX LACERATION LT FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 51 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
51YOM HAD SOMETHING FLY INTO EYE WHILE ***CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
74YOM INJURED LT ARM WITH FOXTAIL WHILE *** HIS LAWNDX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
74YOM, WAS WEEDWACKING&SOMETHING FLEW FROM THE GRASS HITTING EYE >>R/O RUPTURED GLOBE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/15/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
54 YOF LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE CUTTING BUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
55 YOM C/O EYE PAIN AT HOME WAS *** WHEN ROCK WAS THROWN ANDHIT HIS EY E. DX-EYE PAIN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
87YOF WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH, SWELLING IN THROAT, S/P TAKING NEW MEDF ROM PCP. ALSO *** 2 DAYS AGO. DX: ALL RXN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
58YOM WAS TRYING TO START A POWER *** AT HOME AND STRAINED WRISTPULL ST ARTING THE DEVICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
NONDISPLACED FX DISTAL FIBULA: 67YOM *** THIS AM, IN A HURRY,SLID, ALL WEIGHT WENT ON LOWER LEG, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
78YOM, ON ** FOR AFIB, C/O LBP AFTER USING * DOING YARD WORK>>L BP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 54 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: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
54YOM FX RIBS- TRIPPED WEED-EATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 60 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
60 YO M GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE *** AT HOME. DX CORNEAL ABRASION SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
81YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AFTER ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
82YOM-WAS USING A *** AND CUT THE TIP OF LT INDEX FINGER. DX; FRAQCTURE TO LT INDEX FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 58 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
RT MIDDLE FINGER LAC.58YOM WAS USING A *** AND INJURED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 64 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
RT LOWER LEG LAC.64YOM WAS USING *** AND LACERATED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
ALLERGIC REACTION OF UNK ETIOLOGY: 64YOF FACIAL SWELLING, ITCHY RASH ON CHEST & ABD X 2 DAYS, STATES DID GO OUT AND USE ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
76 YOM ***,GOT SOMETHING IN LT EYE. DX##:CONJUNCITIVITISBILAT EYES BILAT EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
91 YOM, USING ***, BACK PAIN , STRAIN BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 64 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: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
64YOF USING A *** AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
74 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO HEAD AFTER RUNNING INTO A TREE LIMB WHILE LLOKI NG DOWN ***. SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2010	Age: 51 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
51YOF WAS USING A *** IN HER YARD AND A ROCK FLEW INTO LEFT EYEC/O PAIN . DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2010	Age: 65 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
65 Y/O W/M SPRAIN LOWER BACK WHEN USING WEED TRIMMMERS AT HOME AND BENT DOWN IN YARD FELT POP IN BACK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
52 YOF TRIMMING BUSH WITH POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATED HER LEFT INDE X AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
79 M, PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE "***" DX. CONTUSION HIP, HEMATOMA FOREA RM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
63 YOM-PT WAS @ HOME USING *** & FELT SOMETHING POP-REINJURED RSHOULDER DX R SHOULDER PAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 68 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
LOWER LEG LAC-68YOM-GAS *** HIT LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2010	Age: 53 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
53YOM WAS USING A *** AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO R EYE DX- CORNEAL ABRA L ABRA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
74YOM HAS BACK PAIN AFTER USING ***ACUTE MID BACK PAIN ACUTE MID BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
62 YO M AT HOME USING ***, HURT LOW BACK. DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2010	Age: 60 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
60 YO M INJURY TO SHOULDER STARTING *** AT HOME. DX SHOULDER SPRAIN AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
52 YOF WAS CUT BY BROKEN *** BLADE. DX: L EYEBROW PENETRATING LAC. DX: L EYEBROW PENETRATING LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2010	Age: 91 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
LUMBAR STRAIN.91YOM WAS USING A *** AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
80YOM CONTUSION TO ORBIT, LACERATION TO LIP BECAME DIZZY WHILE *** AT H OME FELL HITTING FACE ON THE GROUND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
51 Y/O FEMALE CUT LOWER LEG WITH ***. DX LAC L LOWER EXT DX LAC L LOWER EXT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
81 YOM USING *** LOST BALANCE AND FELL DOWN A HILL, C/O RIB PAIN.DX-FX 1 RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
A 54 YOF WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A ***. DX: RIGHT FRONTAL HEMATOMA. DX: RIGHT FRONTAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
65YO BLACK MALE STS R EYE RED AFTER USED ***,THINKS SOMETHING HIT T EYE , DX TRAUMATIC SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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