Accidents - Power leaf mulchers and grinders - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 988
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
6-15 years old:	148
16-25 years old:	146
26-50 years old:	451
50+ years old:	225

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	461	Hand:	93
Upper Trunk:	76	Head:	76
Lower Trunk:	76	Lower Arm:	70
Wrist:	70	Face:	63

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 44 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
44 YOM INJURED FINGERS , GETTING CAUGHT IN CHIPPER. DX-LEFT 3RD,4TH FINGER LACERATION 2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
21 YOM INJURED LOW BACK FRO LIFTING CHIPPER. DX-ACUTE LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2010	Age: 12 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
12 YOM-@ HIOME RUNNING A WOOD CHIPPER & GOT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT & HAS PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO TIP OF FINGER DX OPEN FX INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 68 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
OPEN COMMINUTED FX DISTAL TUFT L RING FINGER W/ SUTURE REPAIR: 68YOM CAUGHT TIP L 3RD FINGER @ END OF WOOD CHIPPER, TRYING TO UNPLUG END
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2010	Age: 31 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
31YOM CUT THUMB ON CHIPPER/ RT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
17YOM WRIST PAIN AFTER CHIPPING BUSHES/ RT WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
31YOM LOADING A BOARD INTO A CHIPPER WHEN THE CHIPPER KICKED IT BACK STRIKING CHIN;CHIN LACERATION AND CONTUSION 1CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 68 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
68 YOM INJURED ON WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME. LACERATION, LT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 27 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
FINGER LAC, 27 YOM CUT FINGER WHEN USING A CHIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 47 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
47YOM INJURED RT FINGER WHEN HE CAUGHT FINGER IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX:AVULSION RT 3RD FINGER DISTALPHALANX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2010	Age: 37 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
37 YOM, CUT HAND ON GRINDER, HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
63 YO M USING WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME, PIECE OF WOOD FLEW IN ARM. DX FB AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
52 YOM SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIGHT HAND WHILE USING WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
29 YOM INJURED LEG, FOOT AND HEAD FROM CHIPPER FALLING ON HIM. DX-ACUTE RIGHT FOOT PAIN, SPRAIN, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
8YOM FELLOUT OF TREE AND LANDED ON WOOD CHIPPER BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 4 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
4YOM STATES STUCK FINGER IN THE SHREDDER DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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