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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 536
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CUT TO ARM HIT ON RAKE DX: LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT STATES WHILE SHOVELING AT A CAMPSITE BEGIN HAVING "SHOOTING LOWER L EFT ARM PAIN" DX LOWER ARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FOREARM TENDONITIS-AFTER SHOVELING 8 TONS OF DIRT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FOREARM AB-HIT ARM W/A PITCHFORK TINE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT RAKING LEAVES IN HER YARD AT HOME AND DEVELOPED A RASH ON LOWER ARM CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FOREARM PW-HIT SELF W/A PITCH FORK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT GARDENING FELL ON HOE AND INJURED ARM DX// LEFT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PUNCTURED LEFT ARM W/SICKLE TODAY. SKIN TEAR NOTED. DX; LT ARM ABRASIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WITH ARM PAIN SINCE DIGGING DITCHES 3 DAYS AGO. D: ARM MUSCLE STRAIN , HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HORSING AROUND W/FRIEND, GOT HIT W/RAKE DX; L FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKING LEAVES AT HOME AND BURNING THEM,ADDED WOOD AND FIRE FLASHED UP A ND ARM CAUGHT FIRE BURNING IT,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON A SHOVEL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SHOVEL CONTUSED LOWER L ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| TRIPPED, FELL WHILE RAKING LEAVES/RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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