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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,003
See also: Other years, Other products.
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: 11/17/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT WAS MULCHING LEAVES 3-4 DAYS AGO & GOT SOMETHING IN RT EYE. CORNEAL AB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 26YOM-STRAIN LEFT SHOULDER-AT HOME-WHILE USING WOOD CHIPPER-FELT A PULL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Eye protection devices |
| LT CORNEAL AB-USING A "CHIPPER-SHREDDER" W/O SAFETY GLASSES-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| THORAIC CONTUSION.PT HIT BACK ON A CHIPPER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT WAS USING A CHIPPER WHEN A PC OF WOOD KICKED OUT OF CHIPPER & INTO HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Eye protection devices |
| FACIAL LAC, PT WAS USING A WOOD CHIPPER WHEN WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND WAS HIT IN THE FACE |
| 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: 08/28/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT WAS HELPING PUT BRUSH ONTO A CHIPPER D X: ACUTE LT HIP PAIN + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| HELPING FRIENDS FELL TREES, USING CHIPPER, WHEN DONE, SHOOT OF CHIPPERD ROPPED DOWN, HIT HEAD. DX CONT R FH, CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| 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: 05/26/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| WOODCHIPPERPW FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| WORKING WITH 200# WOOD CHIPPER, IT FELL ON HIM AND KNOCKED HIM TO THEGR OUND/ THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 33YOM-PUNCTURE WOUND-LEFT FOREARM=HIT WITH FLYING DEBRIS FROM MULCHING MACHINE |
| 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) |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT WAS WORKING AT HOME WITH WOOD CHIPPER AND PC OF WOOD FLEW OUT HITTING HIM IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT FELL FROM WOOD CHIPPER, R SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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