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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 219
See also: Other years, Other products.
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: 06/01/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| PT WAS AT HOME WATCHING MOTHER USE A POST HOLE DIGGER, POST HOLE DIGGER FELL OVER FELL ON FOOT CAUSING A CONTUSION TO LT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| DOING YARD WORK LIFTING AN EDGER TOOL ABRASION LFET CORNEAL |
| 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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