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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 625
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 58 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: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 58 YOM FELL IN DITCH WHILE USING *** FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| CUT RT LOWER LEG W/ METAL ***. DX; 2.5 CM RT LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| CUT LEG ON GLASS / HIT LEG ON *** LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| RT SHIN PUNCTURE WOUND-HIT W/ A *** CORD @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT HAS LAC TO BACK OF LEG WHILE USING *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 13 YOWM WAS USING A *** WHEN IT HIT A ROCK WHICH FLEW INTO HIS LEG LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| LACERATIION WAS CAUSED BY GLASS THROWN FROM ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG WITH *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 29 Y/O W/M SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG WHILE USING A *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS INJURED USING A *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| RT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND - F.B. HIT EYE WHEN USING *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT DX ALLERGIC REACTION - C/O ITCHIND RASHES ON BOTH LEGS/THIGHS AFTERC UTTING GRASSES YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PATIENT WAS STRUCK WITH THE STRING OF THE *** AT HOME.DX-ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| FELL WHILE ***, TWISTED ANKLE. DISTAL LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE, ANKLE SPRA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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