Accidents - Other power pruning or trimming equipment - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,965
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	215
Year 1998:	180
Year 1999:	142
Year 2000:	243
Year 2001:	66
Year 2002:	107
Year 2003:	171
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	136
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	421
Year 2008:	588
Year 2009:	297
Year 2010:	238

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	73
16-25 years old:	444
26-50 years old:	1,375
50+ years old:	1,072

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
40YOF USING A POWER TRIMMER AT HOME ON THE BUSHES AND SUSTAINED A LACE RATION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
DX LAC, DISTAL PAD OF THE 3RD L FINGER: 28YOF STATES OUTSIDE PRUNING WHEN SHEARS SLIP' CAUSING CUT TIP L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
59YOM CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC TREE TRIMMER/ OPEN FX LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2010	Age: 56 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
56 YO M INJURED FINGER USING PRUNING SHEARS LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
38 Y/O/F CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX/ LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT HIS LEFT 4TH FINGER WITH A CYCLE CUTTING THE WEEDS. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT 4TH FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRONIC GARDENING SHEARS DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
56 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER WITH PRUNNING SHEARS AT HOME DX// RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
48YO HISP MALE AT HOME CUT FINGERS X3 USING ELECTRIC TREE TRIMMER DX FINGER LACERATION -
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES, DX; FINGER LAC. TUFT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER W/ELECTRIC PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
50 YOF CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC CLIPPERS FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS/ LAC LT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
51YFC USING ELECTRIC TRIMMING SHEARS AND CUT FINGER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER W/ ELECTRIC SHEARS TRIMMING GRASS LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
36YOM WAS TRIMMING USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME,ACCIDENTLY NIPPED RIGHT INDEX FINGER;LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A POWER TREE TRIMMER AND SUSTRAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER WITH GARDENING SHEARS AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT RING FINGER SKIN AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CUTTING TREES WITH TREE TRIMMER, CUT TIP OF FINGERS, DX L RING FINGER F X
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A PRUNING SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH AUTOMATIC TREE TRIMMMER. SEEN FIRST AT A CLINI C. D: FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
GARDENING CUT FINGER ON GARDEN SHEARS SOFT TISSUE AVULSION LEFT 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATES FINGER ON PAIR OF GARDENING SHEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT IS A LANDSCAPER, WAS USING A BUSH TRIMMING MACHINE WHICH SLIP- PED CUTTING 3 FINGERS. DX-FINGER LACERATIONS, AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER AMPUTATION-INJURED ON BLADES OF TREE TRIMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 56 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGE WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER AND PINCHED FINGER. DX: LA CERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CAUGHT FINGER IN A GAS POWER GRASS TRIMMER LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 29 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
29 YOF CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
49 YOF LACERATED R THUMB WHILE SHARPENING GARDEN SHEARS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT W/ELECTRIC SHEARS.DX: LAC L MIDDLE FINGER 1 X 1 CM & RING F INGER 1 X 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS USING AN ELECTRIC PRUNER WHEN HE CUT THE PAD OF HIS LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT RT. HAND W/ TREE CLIPPERS DX: LACERATION RT. THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CAUGHT HAND IN MACHINE BRUSH TRIMMER. 1 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT 2NDFINGE R; 1 CM LAC RIGHT 1ST FINGER; PARTIAL AMP RIGHT 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LACERATION - LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A PAIR OF HEDGE TRIM MERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 51 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
USING ELECTRIC TREE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/08/2000	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2000	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2000	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2000	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1999	Age: 31 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/1999	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/1998	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1998	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1998	Age: 37 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1998	Age: 84 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1997	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/1997	Age: 40 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1997	Age: 36 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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