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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,095
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2004 | Age: 66 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN *** LACER FINGER LACER FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH GARDEN SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO FINGER BY A TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE BLADE OF A LAWN TRIMMER AT HOME LACERAT ION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| STATES HE WAS USING A ELECTRIC EDGERS AND CUT FINGER DX LT FINGER LACRERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 2ND FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON BATTERY POWERED LAWN TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| HAND CAUGHT IN *** DX. OPEN THUMB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 6 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| BROTHER PLAYING WITH *** AND TURNED IT ON AND LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS USING *** AND ACCID HIT FINGER. DX: AVULSION TIP L THIRD FINGER . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 37 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FONGER WITH LAWN TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT CUTTING *** TWINE AND CUT LT THUMB 1 1/2 CM LAC LT THUMB 1 1/2 CM LAC LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2004 | Age: 50 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 50 YOM CUT HIS FINGER ON A LIMB SHEAR LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 81 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 81YOM-LACERATION LEFT 4TH FINGER-CUT ON *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 43 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| STATES HE CUT FINGER WHILE USING EDGE TRIMMER DX RT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 17 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: Amputation |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT SUSTAINED AMPUTATION TO FINGER TIP FROM *** |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Knives |
| INFECTION IN FINGER 1 MONTH AGO, USED *** AND MACHETE TO CLEAR OUT BLAC KBERRIES AT DADS. DX; CELLULITIS FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC EDGER DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 36 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT INDEX FINGER IN A ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 36 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO FINGER. PT INJ WHILE USING AN ELECTRIC TRIMME R @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 52 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO FINGER. PT CUT SELF ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| RT 4TH AND 5TH FINGER ABRASIONS.PT INJURED FINGERS ON A ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERWATION.PT WAS USING A GAS POWERED WEED TRIMMER AND CAUGHT FINGER IN WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS CUTTING HEDGES WITH ELETRIC HEDGE TRIMMER; CUT FINGER. D: LACE RATION LEFT 3RD FINGER / DOG BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 49 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FINGER LAC. PT INJ SELF ON A HEDGE TRIMMER. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 82 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT PICKED UP A LEAF BLOWER & INJ SELF @ HO ME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RI GHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WORKING AT HOME WITH A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN WEED TRIMMER. D: OPEN TUFT FX AND NAILBED LACERAT ION, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 12 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT WAS USING A HEDGE-TRIMMER & CUT SELF @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING POWERED HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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