Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,544
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	112
Year 2000:	101
Year 2001:	184
Year 2002:	202
Year 2003:	343
Year 2004:	341
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	292
Year 2007:	104
Year 2008:	177
Year 2009:	343
Year 2010:	324

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	91
6-15 years old:	181
16-25 years old:	93
26-50 years old:	1,044
50+ years old:	1,132

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
40 YOM INJURED SCALP WITH *** IN STREET. DX-ACUTE HEAD INJURY WITH SCAL P LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
OCULAR MIGRAINE: 14YOM ***, SUDDEN CHANGE IN VISION L EYE &HEADACHE R S IDE OF HEAD, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
74 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO HEAD AFTER RUNNING INTO A TREE LIMB WHILE LLOKI NG DOWN ***. SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
A 54 YOF WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A ***. DX: RIGHT FRONTAL HEMATOMA. DX: RIGHT FRONTAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
59 YOM CONCUSSION, HANGING UP HIS *** WHEN IT FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE H EAD, R FORHEAD BUMP + HEAD ACHE NO LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
51 YOM, HIT HEAD WITH ***, HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
STRUCK BY A CAR WHILE WEEDEATING HEAD CONTUSION,RT HIP CONTUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS EDGING IN HIS YARD AT HOME WITH HEAD DOWN AND RAN RIGHT INTO A TREE BRANCH SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/31/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS *** IN HER YARD STEPPED OUT INTO THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK BY A CAR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Tables
CHI:SYNCOPAL EPI; 1.5 CM FOREHEAD LAC., REPAIRED: OUTSIDE ALL DAY USING ***,GOT SHOWER,GOT DIZZY,PASSED OUT,STRIKING HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DX SIMPLE 4CM SCALP LAC, S/P REPAIR/R KNEE ABRASION: US'G *** WSOMETHIN G FLEW UP & HIT HIM ON HEAD CAUS'G FALL FWD & STRUCK HEAD GRND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Ceilings and walls
4 YOF WAS PLAYING IN GARAGE AND *** FELL OFF WALL LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PASSED OUT WHILE *** LAWN STRUCK HEAD DX LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT TRIPPED OVER CORD OF *** AT HOME AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON GROUND DX : LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CONTUSIONTO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
STUNG BY YELLOW HORNETS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE WEEDWACKING HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION - HEAD, NECK AND ARMPIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS WEED EATING AND BUMPED HEAD ON OVERHANG. DX: SCALP LAC 6 CM..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT HAD ROCK FLY OUT FROM ***; HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
~ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A RUNNING *** / DAZED DX: MULTIPLE S CALP LACS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
30 Y/O M INJURED BACK OF HEAD WHEN FELL WHILE *** AT HOME. DX; HEAD CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Motor vehicles or parts
PATIENT WAS *** BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HIT BY CAR AND WAS THRO WN APPROXIMATLY 35 FEET. DX: CONCUSSION TO HEAD WITH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CONCUSSION-FOUND LAYING BESIDE ROAD-HAD BEEN WEED WACKING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
SCALP LACERATION-STATES A *** FELL ON TOP OF HEAD. HAS LACERATIONS TO S CALP. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WALKED INTO A TREE BRANCH WHILE TRIMMING WITH *** DX: HEAD CONTUSION DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
TRIPPED OVER *** CORD, THEN PASSED OUT WHILE SITTING ON PORCH HITTING H EAD AT HOME. DX: CONCUSSION, CONTUSION HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT HEAD ON *** DX SCALP LACERATION DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
A *** FELL ON CHILDS HEAD AT STORE DX: CHI DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN *** FELL AND STRUCK HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT HIT HEAD ON WEED WHIP MOTOR DX: CHI, FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS USING A *** AND FELL BACKWARDS AFTER SLIPPING AND STRUCK HEAD ON ASPHALT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
INSECT STINGS HEAD - PATIENT WAS BITTEN MULTIPLE TIME ON HEAD BY YELLOW JACKETS WHILE WEEDWACKING - ALSO STINGS ON RIGHT FOREARM AND FLANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT DEVELOPED MIGRAINE HEADACHE WITH NAUSEA AFTER *** AT HOME; MIGRAINE HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: 1 CM SCALP LAC. DX: 1 CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
SCALP LAC-AT HOME-*** FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING WALK BEHIND POWERED TRIMMER/MOWER WHEN OVEREXTENDED ANDFELL ON IT. DX HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING *** FELL IN ROCKS HIT HEAD CONTUSION TO HEAD AND SKIN TEARTO ARM TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PLANT CONTACT DERMATITIS TO FACE, WIND BLOWING WHILE USING ***,DEVELOPE D RACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Exercise
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2001	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2000	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/1998	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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