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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 469
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| HAND HELD POST HOLE DIGGER - JAMMED BAR INTO GROUND, PULLED BACK, HIT S ELF IN HEAD. DX; LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| PT WAS USING A POLE DRIVER AT HOME, CAUGHT HAND UNDEREATH IT CAUSING A FULL THICKNESS AVULSION TO VOLAR ASPECT OF RT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| USING A GARDEN TOOL TO "PICK" A BUG AND ENDED UP PUNCTURING HIS R FOOT# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| PATIENT CAUGHT HER FINGER IN ELECTRIC GARDENING SHEARS SUFFERING A PARTIAL FINGERTIP AMPUTAITION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| PT INJURED USING POWER POST HOLE DIGGER; HAND STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| PT WAS USING A POWER TOOL AT HOME AND LACERATED LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| PT INJURED RIGHT FOOT WHILE OPERATING POWER TOOL DX: RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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