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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,082
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| LACERATION FINGERS - 22 YOM WAS REPAIRING A CHIPPER AND SLICED HIS RIGN T INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 19 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. CUTTING WOOD YEST. SAWDUST IN EYE WHILE USING CHIPPER. DX. L EYE C ORNEAL ABRA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| LUMBAR STR. PT WAS BENT OVER WHEN PUTTING VEGETABLES IN A CHIPPER AND STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A CHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2003 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| RT WRIST SPRAIN, WHILE USING RENTED WOOD CHIPPER PUSHED IN PIECE OF WOOD AND IT KICKED BACK HITTING RT ARM OFF SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 67 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 |
| PT STATES HE LACERATED THUMB ON A CHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT STATES CAUGHT FINGER IN A CHIPPER/SHREDDER AMPUTATING TIPS OF FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| FB IN EYES-NEAR SOMEONE USING A WOOD CHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| AVULSION FX R 5TH METACARPAL, PUNCTURE WOUND RT THENAR EMINENCE CAUGHT RT HAND IN WOOD CHIPPER TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN CHIPPER. DX: FINGERTIP AVULSION/FX L MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT WAS PLACING WOOD IN A SHREDDER AND LAC HAND . DX HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 37 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: Crushing |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| DX:CRUSH INJURY L MIDDLE FINGER. CAUGHT FINGER ON CHIPPER SHREDDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PATIENT CUT HER FINGER WHILE WORKING IN THE YARD WITH A GARDEN CHIPPER. LACERATION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT CUT FINGER IN WOOD CHIPPER, CRUSH L INDEX FINGERTIP, AVULSED L INDEX FINGERNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 3 YOM CAUGHT R HAND IN WOOD CHIPPER, CUT OFF HAND. DX R HAND AMPUTATIO N. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| HIT FACE WITH BRANCH WHILE USING CHIPPER DX: CONTUSION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| DX:MULT FINGER AMPS AND FX. STUCK HAND INTO WOOD CHIPPER-SHREDDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT IN A NURSERY WHEN A CHIPPING MACHINE FELL ONTO RIGHT FOOT FRACTURED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 39 YOM INJURED USING CHIPPER LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| OPEN L MID FING FX/NAIL PLATE AVULSION/45YOM INJURED FINGER IN WOOD CHI PPER AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX: FX/DISLOCATION L INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 57YOF USING USED CHIPPER AT HOME FB EYE DX/TRAUMATIC CONJUNCTIVTIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT CAUGHT RIGHT HAND IN A YARD SHREDDER AT HOME AMPUTATED TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 14 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 leaf mulchers and grinders |
| FINGER SMASHED IN WOOD CHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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