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Accidents - Manual lawn trimmers or edgers - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 359
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:15
26-50 years old:236
50+ years old:107
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:274Eyeball:68
Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/30/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC EDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
46 Y.O. B MALE W/HAND LAC. PT CUT SELF W/SLING BLADE @ HOME. E9208 PT L EFT AMA.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/08/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT WAS CUT W/HAND CLIPPERS. DX: LAC R INDEX 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
LACERATED RIGH 5TH FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS. DX: LACERATION, RIGHT SM ALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2002Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT TIP OF L RING FINGER WITH MANUAL GRASS CLIPPERS. 5CM AVULSION OF LRF $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
CUT ON CLIPPERS-RIGHT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
LT 5TH FINGER LAC-CUT ON A MANUAL WEED TRIMMER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT USING MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS ON A PALM TREE AT HOME THE BRONCH OF THE TREE SLAPPED BACK INTO FACE ABRASION RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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