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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 289
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	87
Year 2006:	43
Year 2008:	87
Year 2009:	70

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	113
26-50 years old:	104
50+ years old:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT USING A STUMP GRINDER AT HOME AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO IT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
49 YO M STRAINED KNEE TWISTED WHILE STARTING HIS CHIPPER/SPREADER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT. PUTTING SMALL TREE IN WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME AND END OF TREE HIT PT. BEHIND R KNEE. DX. DISLOC. R PATELLA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2000	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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