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Accidents - Power leaf mulchers and grinders - Year 2006 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 509
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:92
26-50 years old:234
50+ years old:182

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/18/2006Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
AMP RIGHT 2 AND 3 DIGITS. PT PUT HIS HAND INSIDE A CHOPPER SHREDDER TO UNPLUG IT WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGERS OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT CAUGHT HAND IN RUNNING MULCHER AT HOME DX; AMPUTATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2006Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
WOOD CHIPPER INJURED R INDEX FINGER AT NEIGHBOR'S TODAY. DX. CONT R IN DEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2006Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
CUT FINGER ON A WOOD CHIPPER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2006Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
CUT FINGER ON WOOD FROM CHIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO 2ND FINGER WHILE WORKING WITH A CHIPPED/ SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2006Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
WORKING WITH WOOD CHIPPER AND CHIP HIT HAND OPEN FRACTURE FINGER/HAND L ACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2006Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
34 YOM WAS WORKING AT HOME ON CHIPPER MOTOR CATCHING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER IN GEARS CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2006Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD CHIPPER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2006Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT WAS AT HOME USING A WOOD CHIPPPER/LACERATED RT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2006Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
62 YOM LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE USING A WOOD CHIPPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2006Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
CUT FINGER ON A WOOD CHIPPER " FINGER AMPUTATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2006Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
CONTUSED FINGER IN WOOD CHIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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