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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 296
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| LAC RT MIDDLE FINGER ON SHREDDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 61 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 leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 61-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN CHIPPER; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT WAS SHARPENING A MULCHER BLADE WITH A FILE, FILE SLIPPED HE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT SUST AMPUTATION TO FINGER USING WOOD CHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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