Accidents - Manual lawn trimmers or edgers - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 467
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 2000:	52
Year 2001:	66
Year 2002:	15
Year 2004:	103
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	14
Year 2010:	76

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	17
6-15 years old:	36
26-50 years old:	291
50+ years old:	122

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/26/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
80YOM TENDONITIS TO HAND AFTER USING HEDGE TRIMMERS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO THE HAND AFTER USING TRIMMER.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT WITH CELLULITIS FROM USING HEDGE CLIPPERS (MANUAL)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE CLIPPERS AND STRUCK SELF IN THE LEFT H AND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
USING AND EDGER LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/26/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR LAC TO HAND WHEN USING HEADGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT LACERATED HAND WITH LAWN TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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: 03/04/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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