Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - Year 2006 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 651
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	146
26-50 years old:	377
50+ years old:	121

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/11/2006	Age: 28 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
LACERATION FINGER - 28 YOM WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND CORD GOT STUCK CAUSI NG PT TO LACERATED HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 45 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 BY ***; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT BY A WEEDWACHER. DX. L 3RD FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 46 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
FINGER LACS-CUT ON ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGE W/GAS TRIMMER AND SLIPPED. DX: L INDEX PART AMPUTATION/FX, L MIDDLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 56 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
PATIENT C/O LACERATION TO TIP OF HER LT 3RD FINGER, WAS WORKING WITH GARDEN SHEARS & CUT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 13 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
PATIENT CUT FINGER WHILE ***; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 35 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
*** KICKED BACK AND HIT PT'S THUMB. DX: 6 CM L THUMB LAC. DX: 6 CM L THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2006	Age: 18 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
RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A ***. .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2006	Age: 19 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
CUT FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC TRIMMER DX: L 3RD FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN WEED TRIMMING MACHINE/PARTIAL AMPUTATIONS FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2006	Age: 36 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
PATIENT CUT THUMB WHILE STARTING ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
C/O PT STATES BURNED FINGER WHILE USING *** [LAWN TRIMMER] DX RT FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	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
RT THUMB LACERATION.PT LACERATED THUMB ON A HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 47 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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER-@ PARENT'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
INDEX FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CUTTER-@ CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT FINGER ON EDGING SHEERS. DX. 1.5 CM R 2ND FINGER LACERATIONHM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
STARTING *** IN YARD AND CAUGHT L SMALL FINGER IN STRING. DX. SPRAIN L SMALL FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 55 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
USING A BUSH WACKER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 62 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
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SUSTAINED A RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION WHILE USING A ELECTRIC HEDGER AT HOME.DX - RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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