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Accidents - Manual hedge trimmers - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,290
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:891Hand:98
Lower Arm:86Lower Trunk:71
Elbow:63Foot:63
Lower Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/05/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
61YOF LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WHILE USING MANNUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS TO CU T FLOWERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2010Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
39YOM WAS TRIMMING TREES & CUT LT INDEX FINGER, LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT DX - LACERATION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 10/11/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
1 CM L 5TH FINGER LAC: 66YOM TRIMMING BUSHES, CUT FINGER, LITTLE LAC. W/ A FLAP, NON-ELECTRIC TRIMMERS, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
54 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND WHILE USING THE HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
58 Y/O/M PRUNING HEDGES WITH PRUNING SHEARS AND CUT FINGER AT HOME DX/ LT PINKY LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
3YO MALE CUT THUMB WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS LACERATION THUMB #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
59YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM PRUNING SHEARS CUTTING A BUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
RT INDEX FINGER LAC.68YOM WAS USING PRUNING SHEARS AND LACERATED FINGER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2010Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
31YOM LACERATION TO HAND CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2010Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
50 Y/O MALE CUT FINGER ON PAIR OF HEDGE CLIPPER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
71YOM WITH LAC TO FINGERS FROM HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2010Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
43YOM CUT TIP OF LEFT RING FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2010Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
84YOF CUTTING HEDGE WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS WAS CUT TO LOWER ARM WITH UNKNO WN WIRER...LAC TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2010Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
23YOF CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers, Floors or flooring materials
72YOM AT *** STORE FOUND A MANUEL HEDGE TRIMMER WALKING TO CLERKSLIPPED ON THE FLOOR DROPPED TRIMMER ON FOOT;FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
57YOM USING MECHANICAL HEDGE TRIMMERS ACCIDENTLY LACERATED FINGERS ACROSS BLADE;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
5YOF WAS ARGUIGN WITH BROTHER OVER USING PRUNINGSHEARS, ACCIDENTALLY C UT DX: LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2010Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
30 YO F INJURED FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2010Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
13YOM LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPER BLADE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
55YOM,2CM LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER S/P ACCIDENTALLY CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
54 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER FALLING BACKWARD FROM TRIMMING HEDGES INJUR ING LT ARM-DX- FRACTURE LOWER LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2010Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
18 YOM-PT LACERATED L MIDDLE FINGER FROM HAND HELD PRUNERS @ HOME DX # 3 L FINGER LACERATED *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2010Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
83YOF WAS AT HOME, FELL OVER THE HEDGE TIMMERS CAUSING A RT HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/17/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
71YOM WAS TRIMMING HIS BUSHES WITH LARGE TRIMMING CLIPPERS C/O HEARING A LARGE "POPPING" SOUND IN RIGHT ELBOW. DX:MUSCLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2010Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
36 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER A CUT TO LEG WITH MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMER TODA Y- DX- LACERATION RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
3YOM FATHER WAS USING A PAIR OF MANUAL LAWN CLIPPERS CHILD REACHED INTO FATHERS WAY GOT TIP OF FINGER IN THE CLIPPERS LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2010Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
46YOM USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS ON A VERY STUBBORN BUSH AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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