Accidents - Power tillers or cultivators - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,181
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	22
6-15 years old:	70
16-25 years old:	115
26-50 years old:	908
50+ years old:	1,065

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	391	Finger:	306
Lower Leg:	264	Knee:	251
Hand:	239	Shoulder:	160
Wrist:	138	Foot:	102
Upper Trunk:	86	Upper Leg:	70
Face:	69	All Of Body:	69
Ankle:	16	Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/17/2009	Age: 73 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: Power tillers or cultivators
R PALM LAC/73YOM AT HOME CUT HAND ON *** BLADE APPROX 1 HOUR AGO. .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PT STATES DROPPED A TILLER ON HIS LEFT SHIN AND HAS A LACERATION TO LEF T SHIN DX LEFT SHIN LACERATION 2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	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
TRIPPED OVER A TILLER AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION LOWER LEG, ABRASION ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
WAS TILLING & THROTTLE HIT HIS L THIGH DX SUPERFICIAL LAC *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
WAS TILLING SOME GROUND WHEN TILLER GOT CAUGHT JERKING PT BACKWARDS ONA ONTO THE GROUND HAS PAIN TO LOW BACK DX- L4 FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
KNEE INJURY FROM HITTING ON PLOW BLADE. DX-LEFT KNEE CONTUSION, ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PT WAS HIT IN THE KNEE WITH A TILLER DX: KNEE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 42 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
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING A TILLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 61 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
BURNED HAND ON HOT EXHAUST OF ROTATILLER AT HOME. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN PALM OF HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
SHOULDER INJURY FROM DITCHWITCH. DX0LEFT ROTATOR CUFF STRAIN, LEFT TRAPEZIUS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
FOOT LAC-CUT ON TILLER BLADE IN GARDEN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
DX LWOBS: BURN ON L HAND TOUCHED A HOT ENGINE TON. PT STATES HE SET HIS HAND ON A ROTO TILER MOTOR & BURNED L HAND
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PT WAS LOADING GARDEN TILLER ONTO BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT SUD DEN PAIN IN RT SHOULDER DX RT SHOULDER AC SEPERATION*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PAIN AFTER USING TILLER AT HOME LOW BACK PAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 45 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, Tool sheds
WAS GETTING A TILLER OUT OF THE SHED WHEN HIS HAND HIT A PIECE OF BROKE N GLASS AGAINST THE WALL. DX: LACERATION TO LT RING FINGER*
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
C/O CHEST PAIN AND LIGHTHEADEDNESS AFTER ROTOTILLING AND DOING YARD W ORK IN THE HEAT/ DEHYDRATION, MILD HEAT ILLNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power tillers or cultivators, Grills
PT WAS GARDENING WITH *** AND TONIGHT WAS STANDING BY BARBEQUE AND TWIS TED AND HAD SPASM OF LOW BACK. DX: ACUTE ON CHRONIC BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
USING TILLER A PIECE BROKE OFF STRIKING IN SIDE CONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power tillers or cultivators, Wire
RIGHT WRIST - PUNCTURE WOUND FROM WIRE FROM WIRE TILLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 65 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
USING ROTARY TILLER IN GARDEN AND IT KICKED BACK AND DUG INTO LEG. DX DEEP LACERATION TO TIBIA IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PUNCTURE WOUND FROM WIRE FROM ROTO TILLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	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
ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN: TODAY HELPING IN GARDEN, HIT LOWER BACK ON HANDLE OF TILLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PT HIT LEG ON ***. DX: R SHIN LAC 10 CM. DX: R SHIN LAC 10 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 39 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
TRYING TO START A TILLER GRABBED THE PULL START ROPE ANDPULLED CAUSING LAC TO R 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PT FELLONTO ROTOR TILLER BLADE ON THURS--LAC TO R UPPER FOREHEAD DX R FOREHEAD LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
LOW BACK INJURY FROM LIFTING TILLER OFF TRUCK. DX-ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN LOW BACK PAIN, MUSCLE SPASMS, HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2009	Age: 74 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, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
USING ROTARY TILLER TO PUT SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN AT HOME, NOW HAS PAIN IN KNEE. HAS KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 32 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
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN TILLING GARDEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
LOW BACK PAIN-AFTER LIFTING A TILLER INTO A TRUCK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 79 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
THUMB INJURY FROM CUTTING ON METAL TILLER BLADE, RIGHT THUMB. DX-ACUTE RIGHT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2009	Age: 78 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
PT WORKING IN HIS GARDEN USING A POWER TILLER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power tillers or cultivators, Ramps or landings
GREAT TOE FX-DROPPED ROTTO TILLER & RAMP ON TOE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 60 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
UNLOADING A TILLER FROM A PICK UP GOING DOWN A RAMP HIT LOWER LEG ON TI LLER..ABRASION AND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
C/O KNEE PAIN AFTER TILING ALL WEEK ON KNEES. DX: RT KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
TILLER JUMPED WHILE TILLING A GARDEN .. LACERATION FOREHAND AND FRACT TURE ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
P.W. L FOOT/27YOF STS STABBED L FOOT AT HOME TODAY WITH ROTARY TILLER. PT LEFT BEFORE EXAM.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 4 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
HAND BURN-TOUCHED THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE OF GARDEN TILLER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2009	Age: 2 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 OUT IN YARD W/DAD LAST NIGHT AND PUT HAND ON EXHAUST OR MOTOR OF GAR DEN TILLER, NOW W/BURN TO HAND; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
HURT BACK WHILE TILLING GARDEN AT HOME LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
37 Y/O LIFTED A GARDEN TILLER, C/O PAIN TO LOW BACK. DX-STRAIN LUMBAR SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
73 Y/O C/O LEFT SHOOULDER PAIN AFTER USING A TILLER AT HOME. DX-SPRAIN SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
DROPPED PLOW ON FOOT FRACTURE FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
C/O UPPER BACK PAIN, BEGAN 3 WEEKS AGO, POSSIBLY RELATED TO TILLING GAR DEN. BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
35 YOM CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON ROTO TILLER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 63 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
63 Y/O HAD A TILLER THAT DROPPED DOWN ON HIS LEG. DX-LARGE LAC LOWER LEG, RIGHT ANKLE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 50 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
PT CAUGHT HAND IN ROTARY TILLER AT HOME DX// RIGHT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power tillers or cultivators
PATIENT HURT WHEN LIFTING POWER ROTARY TILLER AT HOME DX:RT THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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