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Accidents - Brushcutters, powered - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 452
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:165
50+ years old:286
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:258Wrist:68
Unkown:68Upper Leg:41
Eyeball:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/31/2005Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Brushcutters, powered
CUT MULTI FINGERS ON ?POWERED WOOD CUTTER " LAC/FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2005Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Brushcutters, powered
SPRAIN WRIST - PATIENT REPORTS CUTTING BRUSH AND FELL - CAUGHT SELF WIT H RIGHT HAND - PRESENTS WITH SWOLLEN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Brushcutters, powered
WAS CUTTING WEEDS WITH A WEED TRIMMER AND WAS EXPOSED TO POISON IVY.DER MATITIS, GENERALIZED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2005Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Brushcutters, powered, Tractors
PT. WAS ***GING, GOT OFF TRACTOR AND WAS RUN OVER ON B LEGS W/FRONT WHE ELS. DX. FX. THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/07/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
TONGUE OF BUSHHOG (BRUSHCUTTER) FELL ON THUMB. DX. INCOMPLETE AMPUTATI ON R THUMB. (SEVERE LACERATION)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/04/2005Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Brushcutters, powered
C/O PT WAS TRIMMING SHRUBS WITH TRIMMER AND SOMETHING FLEW IN HIS EYE DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2005Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
LAC LT THUMB ON BRUSH CUTTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2005Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
USING BUSH WAKER SWUNG IT AT BEE CUT FINGER DX LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
PT CUT FINGER ON A THE SHARP BLADE OF A BRUSHCUTTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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