Accidents - Other power garden tools - Year 2008 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 88
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	73
50+ years old:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Other power garden tools
USING GAS POWERED POST HOLE DIGGER AT HOME THAT " KIND OF GOT AWAY FROM ME" W L 4TH FINGER BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN DIGGER & CONCRETE D CRUSH INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 51 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
DX SUPERFICIAL SKIN AVULSION, L RING FINGER: AERIATING LAWN & WT FROM MACHINE DROPPED ON HIS L HAND WHILE ADJUSTING AERIATING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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