Accidents - Manual hedge trimmers - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,187
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	30
6-15 years old:	206
16-25 years old:	421
26-50 years old:	916
50+ years old:	612

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,545	Knee:	263
Face:	83	Neck:	68
Lower Arm:	67	Foot:	67
Hand:	45	Wrist:	15
Eyeball:	15	Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH RUSTY CLIPPING SHEARS AT HOME DX: LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT R KNEE WHILE WORKING WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. LAC R KNEE $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT PRUNING A BUSH AT HOME WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
=16YOM INJ TO FINGER ON HAND HELD HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/LAC TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
L FOOT SPRAIN - INJURED FOOT WHEN JUMPING UP TO TRIM A TREE LIMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
LT WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND-FROM PRUNING SHEARS- AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT I NDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT LEFT RING FINGER WHILE USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT THUMB WITH GARDEN SHEARS, L THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT R KNEE ON HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES. 3CM LAC R KNEE $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
GOT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN HEDGE CLIPPER. DX: LACERATION, LEFT MI DDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
/17 YEAR OLD MALE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME INJ KNEE DX 4CM LAC KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
/28 YEAR OLD MALE WING HEDGE TRIMMER CUT FINGER AT HOME DX DEEP LACERATION 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT OUTSIDE WITH SISTER WHO WAS TRIMMING BUSHES WITH MANUAL HEDGE TRIMME RS, ACCIDENTLY HIT HIM IN THE FACE, LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER WITH MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS. DX: LACERATION, LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
LAC L THUMB, CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS.!
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT KNEE ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT L INDEX FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER. LIF LAC $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT SUST.. LAC. TO FINGER ON HEDGECUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT ARM ON TREE BRANCH WHILE TRIMMING TREEDX: LACERATION RT. FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
78 Y.O. B MALE W/THIGH LAC. PT INJ SELF W/HEDGE CLIPPERS @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT TRIMMING TREE WITH MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME, PIECE OF TREE HITP T IN THE EYE, CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT L MIDDLE FINGER WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER.2.5CM LAC LMF $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
TRIMMING VINES WITH GARDENING SHEARSLAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
LT INDEX FINGER LAC ON HEDGERS. ACUTE LAC LT INDEX FINGER@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT LT 5TH FINGER WHILE USING HEDGER. 1CM LAC LT 5TH FINGER@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING A HEDGE TRIMMER. LAC LIF $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT CHIN WITH PRUNING SHEARS-LACERATION CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT SELF WITH MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATION ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
USING MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS TO CUT TRAIL THROUGH WOODS AT HOME, ABRANCH CAME BACK AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND. DX CONTUSION LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
49 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND LAC. PT INJ SELF ON MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT WAS PLAYING W MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS THROWING THEM AROUND WHILE SNIPP ING WHEN HE ACCID CUT HIS NECK W TRIMMERS D REPAIR 6.2 CM COMPLEX LC N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH A HEDGE CUTTERDX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 25 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: Manual hedge trimmers
25 YOM CUT W/ HEDGECLIPPER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME SUSTAINED AN AMPUTATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER WITH MANUAL PRUINING SHEARS; LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT LAC LT HAND ON MANUAL HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME, LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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