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Accidents - Power lawn mowers - Year 2005 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 251
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:15
26-50 years old:160
50+ years old:76

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/29/2005Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
THIGH BURN-PT LEANED AGAINST HOT LAWN MOWER-@ HOMKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2005Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS MOWING LAWN AND SOMETHING FLEW OUT FROM UNDER MOWER AND LACERATED PT'S THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2005Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS CUTTING GRASS AND LACERATED LEG ON A TREE BRANCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2005Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power lawn mowers
CUTTING GRASS --SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM MOWER AND STUCK IN LEG DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power lawn mowers, Fences or fence posts
LAWNMOWER SLUNG A PIECE OF CHAIN LINK FENCE INTO PATIENT'S RIGHT LEG. DX-FOREIGN BODY DISTAL THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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