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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| GAS POWERED *** CAUGHT FIRE PREV DAY TRAUMATIC CARPAL TUNNEL WITH BURN TO THUMB - FIRE / ? FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| FX WRIST- FELL USING *** |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WITH SPRAINED WRIST FROM USING A *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| WAS USING LAWN TRIMMER TO TRIM YARD; LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND. S PRAIN, RIGHT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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