|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 265
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 76 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 INDEX FINGER IN A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 82 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 HAND IN YARD SHREDDER. DX: L 2-5 DIGIT AMPUTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 39 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. HAD HIS L 5TH FINGER CAUGHT IN A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME. DX. OPEN FX L 5TH FINGER, MIDDLE PHALANX, LAC L SMALL FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT CUT THUMB IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX: R THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| RT LONG FINGER AVULSION.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A CHIPPER/SHREDDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | 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 leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND IN A CHIPPER/SHREDDER CAUSING A LAC ERATION TO HIS LT 2ND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2004 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 YOM FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD CHIPPER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
