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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,899
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT STANDING BEHIND HER COUSIN WHO WAS DIGGING A HOLE AND THE SHOVEL GRA ZED HER IN THE HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 47 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HIT HEAD ON POST HOLE DIGGER; CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS USING A RAKE WHEN HE GOT DIZZY AND FELL BACKWARDS AND RECIEVED A LACERATION TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| P/W AMS, S/P RAKING THE LEAVES, CALLED 911 " CONFUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PLASTIC SCOOP SHOVEL FELL ON SELF AT PARK INJURING HEAD. DX; SCALP LA CERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT OUTSIDE AT HOME RAKING LEAVES, STEPPED ON DUMPSTER LID FLEW UP HIT PATIENT N HEAD. DX-LACERATION SIDE OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 16YOM HIT HEAD WITH 200 IB PICK AT SCHOOL MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT.INJ.SCALP WHILE AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN PLAYING & HIT HEAD ON A SHOVEL NO L.O.C. DX; 2 CM.LAC.SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| SHOVEL BROKE AND HANDLE STRUCK HIM CONCUSSION FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CUT HEAD WHEN SIBLING HIT WITH GARDEN HOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK WITH A PICK AXE ON THE FACE. DX-CHI, LACERATION CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HIT HEAD ON A METAL RAKE WHILE SHOPPING WITH MOM. D: LACERATION S CALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT CUT HEAD ON GARDEN RAKE WHEN TRIED TO GET FOOTBALL OUT OF TREE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: RAKE FELL AND HIT HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS USING MANUAL POST HOLE DIGGERS WHEN HE BENT DOWN AND HIT HEAD ON HANDLE. DX. HEAD LAC. NO LOC UNKNOWN IF WORK RELATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS PLAYING IN THE GARAGE AND HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD ON A SHOVEL. DX: HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 5YOM HIT HEAD ON GARDEN TOOL BROTHER WAS SWINGING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH METAL T-POST DRIVER AT FRIENDS HOME. DX: CONCUSSION, SCALP ABRASION, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LAC TO FOREHEAD, ACCIDENTALLY HIT W/SHOVEL DX: HEAD CONTUSION, SCALP LAC, CONCUSSION W/LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| SHANKING DIRT OFF A BOXWOOD SHRUB, HIT SHOVEL AND SHOVEL HIT HEAD CAUSI NG SCALP ABRASION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| ACC STRUCK ON HEAD C SHOVERL BY SON " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON SHOVEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CHI, HIT WITH SHOVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT. THREW GARDEN SPADE IN AIR AND IT LANDED ON HEAD AT GRANDMOTHER'S. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| STEPPED ON A SHOVEL AND HANDLE HIT HEAD. DX HEMATOMA HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SCALP LAC-SHOVEL FELL OFF RACK-HIT PT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DX SCALP LACERATION: HIT HEAD WITH SHOVEL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN A RAKE STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| YOUNGER BROTHER THREW A SHOVEL HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON A SHOVEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT HIT HIMESELF IN HEAD WITH PITCH FORK. DX: 7 CM LACEARATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| TOP OF HEAD LAC/6YOM AT HOME WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY SHOVEL CAUSING L ACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| SCALP LACERATION: PLAYING WITH FRIEND, FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIM ON HEAD WITH GARDEN HOE, 3 CM LACERATION TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY STRIKING HIMSELF WITH A SHOVE L AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HEAD CONTUSION OCCIPITAL AREA: HIT ON HEAD WITH HOE BY LITTLE BROTHER, HEADACHE, NOT STATED INTENTIONAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HIT ON FOREHEAD WITH FLAT END OF A PICK. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FORE HEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH HOE. DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HAD A SHOVEL FALL ON HER HEAD LACERATION TO SCALP* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CHILD HIT ON HEAD WITH GARDEN TROWEL BY 7 YEAR OLD BROTHER. D: SCALP LA CERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF WITH POST HOLE DIGGER SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CHI W/ BRIEF LOC-COCCYGEAL FX-@ HOME-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/A SHOVEL-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HIT BY SHOVEL/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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