Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,453
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	81
Year 1998:	12
Year 1999:	76
Year 2000:	106
Year 2001:	97
Year 2002:	161
Year 2003:	86
Year 2004:	199
Year 2005:	5
Year 2006:	225
Year 2007:	96
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	228

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	484	Hand:	267
Face:	171	Mouth:	97
Head:	91	Ankle:	88
Lower Leg:	75	Finger:	70
Neck:	70	Lower Arm:	12
Toe:	11	Upper Arm:	6
Upper Leg:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 2 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
2YOF OUTSIDE NEAR FATHER WHO WAS USING A *** AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EY E FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
R IND FING LAC/4YOF AT HOME CUT R IND FINGER ON *** ABOUT 30 MINAGO. AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
R FOREHEAD LAC: 5YOM FELL OUTSIDE MINIVAN STRIKING HEAD ON BRICK OR *** , NOT SURE, LAC. FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PUT RIGHT HAND INTO RUNNING *** LAC RT HAND * 18M/O B/M
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Ceilings and walls
4 YOF WAS PLAYING IN GARAGE AND *** FELL OFF WALL LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 5 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
PT WAS USING A *** THAT FLIPPED A ROCK INTO PT'S EYE. C/O EYE BLEEDING. D: SUBCONJUCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Glass doors or doors with glass panels
PT SUS INJURY WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF GLASS DOOR. GRANDFATHER WAS * ** OUTSIDE, STONE HIT AND SHATTERED DOOR. DX LIP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT AROUND *** WHILE IT WAS RUNNING, CUTS TO NECK, DX; LAC LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT TRIPPED OVER *** IN YARD HAS LAC TO LOWER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PLAYING WITH *** AND WACKED ANKLE, REDNESS/SWELLING, CONTUSION ANKLE NKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
MOM STATES PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT WITH A *** TRIMMERDX: RIGHT HAND ABRA SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT TOE WITH ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 4 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
CHILD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO DAD WHO WAS USING ***. REDNESS, PAIN IN EYE . D: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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.INJ.RT.EYE AT HOME WHEN OUTSIDE WHIL;E FATHER WAS USING A POWER *** & SOMETHING FLIPPED IN EYE. DX; RT.EYE CORNEAL ABRASION..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HAND BURN-@ HOME-GRABBED LONG TUBE OF TORCH WEED BURNER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 4 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
PT RAN INTO A RUNNING *** ; CUT FACE AND SHOULDER. D: LINEAR ABRASION S LEFT SIDE OF FACE / CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2004	Age: 4 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
SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM *** DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 5 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
CONTUSED LEG WITH ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LAC TO FACE ON ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
BURNED LEG ON *** DX. LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT WITH A RUNNING *** WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. DX LOWER LEG CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
TOUCHED LEG AGAINST *** MUFFLER DX. LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
A *** FELL ON CHILDS HEAD AT STORE DX: CHI DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2004	Age: 3 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
3 YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN EYE WHEN SISTER WAS SWINGING A *** THR EAD. CORNEAL ABRASION, LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 2 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
FELL AGAINST EDGER DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT. ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIS HAND ON A *** CONTUSION HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT FELL STRIKING FACE AGAINST A *** AT HOME LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 4 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
4 YO M HIT IN EE WITH ROCK THAT FLEW FROM ***. DX CORNEAL ABRASION N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Scissors
DAD WAS * AND DAD BENT TO GRAB SCISSORS FROM PTS HAND AND * CUT PTS LEFT LEG. D: TRAUMA LEFT THIGH / MULTIPLE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT CUT LT HAND ON ELECTRIC EDGE CUTTER WITH LT 2ND /4TH DIGIT INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CONTUSED LOWER LEG WITH ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2001	Age: 2 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2001	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Other toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	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, Swings or swing sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/1999	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/1998	Age: 5 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: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/1997	Age: 4 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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