Accidents - Brushcutters, powered - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,813
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	178
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	85
Year 2001:	235
Year 2002:	220
Year 2003:	138
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	258
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	101
Year 2008:	71
Year 2009:	46
Year 2010:	308

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	34
16-25 years old:	215
26-50 years old:	838
50+ years old:	724

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
PT CUT FINGER ON NEW POWER BRUSH TRIMMER. DX: R INDEX LAC 2.7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
17YO WHITE MALE USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER & CUT L THUMB AT FRIENDS HOUSE, DX THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 51 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: Brushcutters, powered
PT WAS AT HOME USING POWER TRIMMERS ON A HEDGE, LACERATED LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered, Animal induced injury
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE USING A TREE CUTTER TO STOP TWO DOGS FROM FIGHTING*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
LACERATION L 2ND DIGIT; USING ELECTRICAL TRIMMER FOR HEDGE ROW AT HOME AND CUT FINGER ACCIDENTLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 48 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
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER WHILE PRUNING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING SHEARS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2005	Age: 48 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: Brushcutters, powered
CUT MULTI FINGERS ON ?POWERED WOOD CUTTER " LAC/FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 08/07/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
LAC LT THUMB ON BRUSH CUTTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 04/15/2005	Age: 64 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 CUT FINGER ON A THE SHARP BLADE OF A BRUSHCUTTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
PT C/O LFT HAND INJURY. PT CUT HAND ON EDGER. DX LAC TO LFT SMALL FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
SHARPENING A BRUSH CUTTER THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
PT LAC LT THUMB AND LT MIDDLE FINGER WITH ELECTRIC CLIPPERS WHILE CUTTING BUSHES
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: 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: 05/03/2002	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: 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: 11/15/2001	Age: 61 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, Tractors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2001	Age: 29 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: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2001	Age: 58 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2001	Age: 29 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/1999	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/1998	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1998	Age: 34 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: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1998	Age: 49 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: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/1998	Age: 26 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: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1997	Age: 20 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: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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