Accidents - Power leaf mulchers and grinders - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,224
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	159
Year 1998:	254
Year 1999:	84
Year 2001:	111
Year 2002:	76
Year 2003:	160
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	76
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	146
Year 2009:	31
Year 2010:	93

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	135
6-15 years old:	6
16-25 years old:	172
26-50 years old:	451
50+ years old:	459

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 04/10/2010	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: 10/31/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
DEEP LACERATIONS TO FINGERS ON HAND USING A WOOD CHIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 63 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, Business and office machines
ACC CUT HAND ON A SHREDDER @ HOME, ?MECH, +BLEEDING CONTROLLED >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 16 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 CAUGHT HAND IN WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME DX/ RIGHT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 49 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, Tablet or capsule drugs
L HAND LAC/49YOM INJURED HAND AT HOME WHILE WORKING ON A WOOD CHIPPER T ONIGHT AT 7P. PT ON */* AND UNABLE TO STOP BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 84 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
HAND LAC, PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME WHEN WORKING IN YARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2007	Age: 80 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
LEFT HAND AND FINGERS LACERATION.PT WAS MULCHING LEAVES IN A MULCHING M ACHINE AND INJURED HAND AND FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2005	Age: 66 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 USING A WOODCHIPPER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A WOODEN CHIPPER, SUSTAINED " LT HAND LACERATION"
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 07/13/2001	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2001	Age: 74 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, Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1999	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/1998	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/29/1998	Age: 74 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
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/12/1998	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1998	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/1997	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/1997	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1997	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Clothing accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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