Accidents - Other power garden tools - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 228
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2001:	66
Year 2002:	76
Year 2003:	6
Year 2006:	79

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
16-25 years old:	66
26-50 years old:	140
50+ years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 05/27/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other power garden tools
PT TOUCHED A HOT ROTORTILLER MOTOR AND BURNED HAND. DX HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other power garden tools, Fences or fence posts
INJURED PUTTING UP FENCE USING POWER POST HOLE DIGGER DX. HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Other power garden tools
DIGGING BAR FELL ON HAND-CRUSH INJURY RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2001	Age: 23 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: Laceration
Product: Other power garden tools, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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