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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 883
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered, Tractors |
| DEATH S/P TRACTOR *** ACCIDENT, ROLLED OVER ON PT.. DX-NEAR AMPUTATION FEMUR, OPEN FX-LOWER LEG, MULTIPLE LACERATIONS. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| USING GASOLINE POWERED WEED TRIMMER IN YARD AT HOME DEVELOPED HIVES AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH DX ACUTE ALLERGIC RX W AIRWAY COMPROMISE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| LT HAND LAC-AT HOME-CAUGHT HAND IN A WEED TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PATIENT WAS ***GING AND GOT SOMEING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. DX-SCLERAL HEMATO MA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| MANY LAC TO L HAND , CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BRUSH CUTTER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PT CUT RT CALF WITH A ***; LAC RT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PATIENT WAS CUT ON EQUIPMENT "MESSING" WITH A ***. DX-RIGHT HAND PUNCTU RE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 73 YOM CUT L HAND 1ST DIGIT ON *** DX;LAC TO L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PT. WAS OUTSIDE USING THE *** AND A LIMB GOT CAUGHT, HIT PAT IN EYE. D X. BLUNT TRAUMA L EYE, L EYE PAIN, DECREASED VISION, CORNEAL ABRAS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PATIENT FELL ON A *** AT HOME. DX-BILATERAL ELBOW PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PT CUT LEG W/***.DX: COMPLEX LAC W/OPEN FX TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PATIENT WAS ***GING AT HOME AND STUCK A STICK IN HIS EAR.DX-FOREIGN BOD Y LEFT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| MASHED FINGER ON ***DX LACERATION RIGHT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered, Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS *** W/SAFETY GOGGLES ON.DX: ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS L EY E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PT LACERATED LEG WITH BRUSH CUTTER, LACERATION R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PT TRYING TO PUSH DOWN THE SHIELD OF A POWERED BRUSHCUTTER AT HOME SUST AINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 69 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FB REMOVAL TO EYE. PT WAS USING A *** & GOT SOMETHIN G IN HER EYE @ HOME. E914 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 76 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO EYE. PT GOT GRASS IN EYES WHILE USING A* ** @ HOME. E914 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A *** WITH A WRENCH IT SLIPPED & PT INJURED CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PT. FELL OVER *** SATURDAY HITTING KNEE ON ***. DX. SPRAIN L KNEE. AIN L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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