Accidents - Other power garden tools - Year 2005 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 136
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	68
26-50 years old:	68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Other power garden tools
FX DISTAL TUFT WITH AVULSION/PARTIAL AMUTATION L 3RD FINGER; USING POS T POUNDER, GOT CAUGHT IN TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other power garden tools
PT WAS USING A POST HOLE DRIVER AT HOME WHEN IT CAME DOWN ON HIS THUMB CAUSING AN OPEN FX TO HIS RT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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