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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 850
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS USING A *** AT HOME AND STRUCK SELF IN THE LOWER LEG A FEW DAYS AGO SUSTAINED AN ABRASION THAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 82 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT USING A WEEDWHACKER AND STRUCK RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH THE MACHINE ABRA SION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT CUT LEG WITH POWERED *** AT HOME TODAY DX/ LAC LEFT LOWER LEG DX/ LAC LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS WEED WACKING IN YARD FOUR DAYS AGO AND DEVELOPED A RASH CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 66 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS OF A LOWER LEG FROM A WEEDWAKER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 37 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS:CUTTING WEEDS (***, *** BRAND)DEVELOPED RASH LOWER L EGS, B/L ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 48 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, Glass bottles or jars |
| PT USING A *** AT HOME AND STRUCK A GLASS BOTTLE PIECE BROKE O FF STRUCK IN THE LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WITH RASH ON LEG AND SWELLING S/P USING *** IN BACKYARD. D: CELLULIT IS, ALLERGIC RXN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PATIENT WAS HIT ON ANKLE BY OBJECT THROWN BY ***. DX-LAC. LEFT LOWER LE G. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| EARLY CELLULITIS L LEG, 59 YOM, CUT LOWER LEG YESTERDAY WITH *** TRIMM ER, NOW AREA IS RED & TENDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT CUTTING TALL GRASS WITH A *** AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO LOWER LEG OWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 57 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 |
| PT WAS USING A "WEED WHIPPER" AND STRUCK SELF IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG LAC ERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 15 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 USING *** IN YARD, GETTING IT STARTED WHEN IT KICKED UP AND GOT LEGS /FEET, NOT WEARING PANTS; ABRASIONS TO LOWER LEGS AND FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 64 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT RECEIVED ABRASION AND CELLULITIS TO LOWER LEG WHEN FELL ON ***THAT W AS ON HIS BACK DECK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 28 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WITH LAC TO LEG FROM *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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