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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 387
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 11/29/2008 | Age: 57 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 |
| PT STANDING ON THE SIDE OF A WOOD SHREDDER AND A PIECE THE SIZE OF A BA SEBALL STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY - 18 YO MALE WAS STRUCK IN HEAD BEHIND RT EAR BY OBJ ECT THROWN FROM CHIPPER MACHINE 1/2 HR PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| FEEDING LOG INTO WOOD CHIPPER AND IT WAS EJECTED AND HIT HIS HEAD CLOSE D HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| SCALP LAC-HIT A WOOD CHIPPER-@ FRIEND'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| HELPING FRIENDS FELL TREES, USING CHIPPER, WHEN DONE, SHOOT OF CHIPPERD ROPPED DOWN, HIT HEAD. DX CONT R FH, CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/1998 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/1998 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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