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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 639
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| DX LAC HAND UNCOMPLICATED: 56YOM C/O LAC TO L HAND AFTER ELEC TREE TRIMMER BOUNCED ONTO HAND W TRIMMING TREES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 20 YO M LACERATED FINGERON BRUSH CUTTER WHILE TRIMMING SOME BUSHES IN Y ARD. DX: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 45YOM USING A BRUSH CUTTING MACHINE AND IT KICKED BACK CUTTING RT FOREA RM - LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 67 YOM BRUSH CUTTING;HIT BOULDER & BLADE FLEW OFF, HITTING LT LOWER LEG DX: LAC/HEMATOMA LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 54 YOM-@ HOME TRIMMING TREES W/BRUSH KNIFE(BRUSH CUTTERS) & ACCIDENTALL Y LAC LLE DX LAC LLL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 79 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 |
| 79YOM LAC FINGER ON ELECTRIC EDGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 46 Y/O FEMALE CUT FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC BRUSHCUTTER. DX LAC L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| FACE CT-28YOF WAS CUTTING A LIMB WITH A BRUSH CUTTER AND THE LIMBCAME U P AND HIT PT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 36 YO M CUT LEG ON BRUSH CUTTER AT HOME. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | 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: Brushcutters, powered |
| 25YOWM PT WAS USING POWER CUTTER TO TRIM TREES, CUT TIP OF RING FINGER OF L HAND. DX. LAC L 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 54 Y/O BM CAUGHT FINGER IN TREE CUTTER AND SUSTAINED CRUSH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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