Accidents - Power tillers or cultivators - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,725
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	102
16-25 years old:	159
26-50 years old:	740
50+ years old:	722

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	369	Finger:	330
Lower Trunk:	251	Knee:	130
Lower Leg:	118	Wrist:	116
Ankle:	114	Lower Arm:	69
Face:	69	Upper Arm:	69
Head:	32	Shoulder:	16
Elbow:	16	Neck:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
HIT BY TILLER WHEN IT WAS BEING LIFTED OUT OF TRUCK DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2004	Age: 47 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: Power tillers or cultivators
PAIN AFTER TILLING IN YARD BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 58 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HER RIGHT LOWER LEG WHEN SHE WALKED INTO A *** THAT WAS NON-OPERATIONAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
69 YOM BUMPED LEG ON A SMALL ROTATILLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PT LOST CONTROL OF *** AND HIT LEG. DX: L DISTAL FIB FX, L TRANSV MEDIA L MALLEOLUS FX, SOFT TISSUE INJ FOOT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/25/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PT STUCK HAND IN TILLER WHILE PULLING POTATOES FX 4TH FINGER WITH NAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
WHILE USING A TILLER GOT TOO CLOSE TO GARDEN HOSE, TILLER GOT CAUGHT IN HOSE CAUSING TILLER TO LAND ON PT'S FOOT DX LAC TO ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 77 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: Power tillers or cultivators
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: TRYING TO LIFT TILLER FROM BACK OF PICKUP, INJURED BACK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PT BURNT HAND ON HOT METAL OF A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PULLING A SMALL *** OVER A BUMP, HE STRETCHED HIS LEGS TO GIVE AGOOD PU LL, FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
1.5 CM LAC T R HAND; CUT ON ROTO TILLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
HELPING FATHER CLEAN *** & LAC LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PT C/O BURN TO RT PALM AFTER PLACING HAND ON HOT ENGINE OF *** BLISTERE D RT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT 2ND FINGER ON A ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PATIENT WAS CRANKING A TILLER AND INJURED HER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. DX-CONTUSION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
RT HAND LACERATION.PT HAD HAND CUT WHILE USING A TILLER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
11 MON OLD W MALE W/CHI. PT HIT HEAD ON TILLER @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2004	Age: 43 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: Power tillers or cultivators
BACK STR;CELLULITIS/43YOM USING TILLER IN YARD YESTERDAY AND STARTED W/ LOWER SPINAL PAIN ALSO DOWN BACK OF L BUTT WITH STANDING OR WALKING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
WRIST CT-INJURED ON A ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2004	Age: 27 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: Power tillers or cultivators
PT WAS USING *** AND FELT POP. DX: L WRIST STRAIN. DX: L WRIST STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
STARTING ROTO TILLER, STABILIZING WITH LT HAND AND PULLED STARTER WITH RT,*** JUMPED/ FX LT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
RT LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A TILLER AND IT HIT LOWER LEG .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators, Power lawn mowers
PT CAUGHT FINGER ON METAL BAR ON TILLER. WAS TRYING TO PULL CORD TO ST ART MOWER. DX. LAC L SMALL FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power tillers or cultivators, Day wear
STARTED TILLER, LEG OF PANTS CAUGHT, TWISTED LEG. DX. SPRAIN/STRAIN/CO NT/ABRAS. ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2004	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
216YOMC TOUCHED HAND ON A MUFFLER ON A ROTO TILLER/BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PT WAS TILLING GARDEN; FELL HITTING FACE ON TILLER DX: FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PATIENT WAS LIFTING A GARDEN TILLER WHEN NECK PAIN BEGAN. DX-NECK AND SHOULDER STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
SHOULDER CT-FELL FROM TRUCK WHILE UNLOADING A TILLER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators, Fences or fence posts
USING TILLER--GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN HANDLE AND FENCE DX LACERATION RIGHT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
FELL *** GARDEN.DX R KNEE STRAIN. DX R KNEE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PULLING CRANK ON TILLER--HURT WRIST DX BROKEN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
LT ELBOW PARESTHESIA-SINCE USING *** IN GARDEN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
GRABBED HOT MOTOR PART ON GARDEN TILLER DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
31 Y/O M INJURED L UPPER ARM WHEN POWER TILLER FELL ON HIM WHILE HELPIN G AT FRIENDS HOUSE. DX; L UPPER ARM CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
INJURED BACK USING GARDEN TILLER DX BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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