Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - Year 2006 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,739
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	45
6-15 years old:	206
16-25 years old:	459
26-50 years old:	1,483
50+ years old:	543

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
50 YOM WAS OPERATING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT SAYS HE WAS USING GAS POWERED PRUNERS AND CUT HIS R THUMB, INDEX AND NEXT TWO FINGERS. DX. LAC L INDEX, MIDDLE, RING FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT. C/O LAC TO L 5TH FINGER, CUT W/HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME. DX. LAC L S MALL FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
COMPLEX FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT HAND ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING POWERED HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LAC - CUT FINGER WHEN CUTTING HEDGES WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON MOTORIZED HEDGE CLIPPERS LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX: FINGER TIP LAC ON POWERED HEDGE CUTTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT TIP OF THUMB ON MOTORIZED HEDGE TRIMMERS AVULSION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
INJURED LT MID&RING FINGERS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME MULT LACBOTH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT AT HOME CUT L INDEX FINGER WIH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER / DX 1CM LAC L 1ST DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - 39 YOF LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS ON PO WERED HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGERS WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS DX// LAC LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATES FINGER IN TRIGGER OF ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS-@ GRANDPARENT'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, LACERATED LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER/ LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT AT HME USING TRIMMER CUT TO FINGER DX 2.5CM LAC 3RD DIGIT #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS CUT USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX: L INDEX LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMER ATH OME, DX: SUPERIFICAL LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGERS WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS LACERATION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
USING ELECTRIC TRIMMER IN YARD AND LAC TWO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: R INDEX LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FX AND LAC TWO FINGERS ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX L INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT A FRIENDS HOUSE SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT L 5TH DIGIT FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE SHEARS DX LACERATION L DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUTTING HEDGES CUT FINGERS ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS LACERATION LONG & RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT AT HOME LAC TO L 5TH DIGIT ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMER DX 1.5CM IRREGULAR LAC TO 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, LAC LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LT 2ND & 3RD FINGER LACERATIONS WITH REPAIR: CUT FINGERS WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/12/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - 58 YOM LACERATED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON ELECTRIC HE DGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT FRIENDS HOUSE LACERATION 3RD FINGER RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
24YOM LAC L LONG RING FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
41 YOM STATES HE CUT HIS UPPER RING FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER TO DAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
31YOM L 3RD FINGER LAC HEDGE TRIMMER ELECTRIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME WHEN SHE LACERATED HER LT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Plants, trees and shrubs
WAS USING POWERED HEDGE TRIMMERS TO TRIM HEDGES; LACERATIONS, TIPS OF F INGERS, LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE/ TREE CLIPPERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: INJURED FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER CAUGHT IN HEDGE TRIMMER FINGER TIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT AT HOME USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS LAC L FINGER DX LAC TIP OF L 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LAC FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. L 5TH FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers
USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AND LACERATED FINGER PARTIAL AMPUTATION F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT WAS HELPING GRANDFATHER IN YARD & SUFFERED A FINGER LACERATION FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE CUTTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER CAUGHT IN HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. 2 CM 2ND FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LACERATED INDEX FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME. D: 1.5C M LACERATION, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WORKING WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER, LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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