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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,175
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| PT WAS MOWING HER LAWN AT HOME AND THE MOWER GOT STUCK SHE THEN RAN LOW ER LEG INTO THE BACK OF IT LACERATION SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn mowers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 16 YO M FRACTURED TIBIA,ABRASION TO LEG GETTING LAWN MOWER OUT OF TRUCK MOWER FELL ONTO LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Lawn mowers, Fences or fence posts |
| 66 YO USING LAWN MOWER STRUCK BY BARBED WIRE ON LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| 54YMC CUTTING LAWN SLIPPED AND CUT LOWER LEG ON CULVERT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| 41YOM AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STRUCK RT LOWER LEG ON THE LAWN MOWER; LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers, Hatchets or axes |
| PT MOWING-MOWED OVER AXE HANDLE-CAME UP AND HIT LEG-LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| LEFT TIB/FIB LAC, PT WAS MOVING A LAWN MOWER INTOA SHED INJURING LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS ON ARMS & LEGS-AFTER MOWING YARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| FELL ON LAWN MOWER;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| CUT RT LEG ON A LAWNMOWER ON 8-22-08 NOW REDDENED AND EDGES NOT TOGETHER. DX: RT 6.0 CM OLD LACERATION RT LOWER LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| STUNG BY BEES ON LEG WHILE MOWINGGRASS BEE STINGS # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| POSSIBLE ACHILLES TENDONITIS: MOWING LAWN LAST WEEK, STEPPED INTO HOLE, CONTINUED PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| MOWING LAWN SLIPPED -FELL FRACTURE LEFT FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE LEG IN ON A LAWN MOWER/ DX LAC L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| LEFT LOWER LEG STR. PT INJURED LEG WHEN MOWING GRASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| LAWN MOWER ROLLED OVER LEG - CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn mowers, Insect induced injuries |
| CELLULITIS: MOWING GRASS YESTERDAY, FELT LIKE POKER STABBING LOWER LEG THINKS BIT BY BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| WAS MOWING LAWN AND FOREIGN BODY IN LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG AND LACERA TION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| PT HAD LEG PX WHILE MOWING LAWN 4 DAYS AGO. DX: L LEG PX, DYSPNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| RT TIB/FIB FX.PT WAS MOWING LAWN AND FELL IN A HOLE AND INJURED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| POISON IVY: CUTTING GRASS AND WEEDS, RASH OVER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| LOWER LEG SWELLING AFTER CUTTING GRASS PAIN LOWER LEG # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| RASH IN EXTREMITIES-AFTER MOWING THE LAWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn mowers, Day wear |
| MOWING LAWN IN SHORTS CONTACT DERMATITIS LOWER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| PT CUT LOWER LEG ON LAWN MOWER BLADE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE YARD; LOWER LEG LACERATION INVOLVING TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| CALF PAIN AFTER MOWING GRASS YESTERDAY CALF PAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| PT INJURED LOWER LEG WHILE USING A LAWN MOWER. DX: OPEN TIB FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| BUMPED LEG ON LAWN MOWER AT CAMP AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn mowers, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS: CUTTING GRASS, EXPOSED TO SOME PLANT OIL, RASH LEGS, ARMS, EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| LOWER LEG STRAIN-TWISTED LEG WHILE MOWING THE YARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| PT WAS PUSHING A LAWN MOWER AND FELT A POP IN LOWER LEG NOTICED A LARGE RED AREA HEMATOMA LEG POSSIBLE VEIN RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| PT MOWING LAWN,FELT SOMETHING HIT HIS LEFT LEG. LEG IS SQUIRTING BLOOD, SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND NOTED. DX:PUNCTURE WOUND,LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| ELOPED: MOWING GRASS ON HILLSIDE, FELL OVER HILL ONTO CONCRETE INJURING RLE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| 79,M,SLIPPED WHILE MOWING GRASS, FX R DISTAL FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| WORKING IN YARD AND MOWING LAWN LEG SOMETHING HIT LEG CELLULITIS RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| PT WITH CELLULITIS TO LEGS AFTER MOWING LAWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| 41 YO MOWING LAWN W/LAWNMOWER INJURED LEG SPRAIN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| LAC TO LOWER LEG, CUT BY LAWN MOWER @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| PT AT HOME HIT LEG ON LAWNMOWER INJ LOWER LEG/ DX LAC L SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| 51YMC C/O LOWER LEG PAIN AFTER MOWING LAWN/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn mowers, Day wear |
| PT WAS MOWING LAWN IN SHORTS, AFTER COMPLETION, FELT BURNING TO POSTERI OR LEGS. DX. MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| PT BUMPED LEG ON LAWNMOWER/ CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| PT SLIPPED IN GARAGE AND CUT LEG ON LAWN MOWER. DX: L LOWER LEG LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| PT C/O R LEG PAIN SINCE YEST, WHILE MOWING GRASS AT HOME. DX. PAIN L C ALF AND BEHIND L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers |
| 72 YO USING LAWN MOWER INJURED LEG LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn mowers, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| MOWING HER YARD GOT LEG CAUGHT ON THORNBUSH. DX-3.5 CM LOWER LAC, ABRASIONS AND PUNCTURE WOUND, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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