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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,806
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 21 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: Power lawn mowers |
| ACCIDENTALLY GOT FINGER CAUGHT ON A RUNNING LAWN MOWER, ?MECH >>PARTIAL AMUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power lawn mowers, Footwear |
| FOOT INJURY-MOWING LAWN-HIT W/A METAL ROD THAT STUCK IN SHOE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers, Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS MOWING LAWN, WIRE FROM FENCE FLEW UP AND STUCK IN SIDE OF HEAD, HE PULLED IT OUT DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| LACERATED LOWER ARM ON LAWN MOWER BLADE WHILE SHARPENING THEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 21 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: Power lawn mowers |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP STICK IN YARD,HIT IN HEAD WITH STICK THROWN FROM L AWNMOWER CLOSED HEAD INJURY * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| 22 YO MALE, ROCK EJECTED FROM MOWER WHILE MOWING LAWNLEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT DROPPED A LAWN MOWER ON FLOOR INJURING TOE AT HOME DX: HEMATOMA RIGHT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN POWER LAWNMOWER BLADE CUTTING FINGER TIP. DX-LAC. FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| LOWER LEG CUT WITH THROWN GLASS WHILE MOWING LAWN LAC RT LOWER LEG * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS EMPTYING GRASS CATCHER FROM LAWN MOWER AND HAD BACK PXDX: LOW B ACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON POWER MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| FB TO L LEG MOWING YARD DX; LLL LAC W/FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 19 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: Power lawn mowers |
| AMPUTATED PINKY FINGER ON LAWNMOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT AT HOME MOWING LAWN HAD A PIECE OF METAL FLY UP AND STAB R ARM/ DX FB R UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT BURNT FOREARM ON HOT MOTOR OF A LAWN MOWER AT HOME DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | 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: Power lawn mowers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| REPORTS BEING IN A CAR, OPENED THE WINDOW&A WOODEN STICK FLEW THRU THE WINDOW KICKED BY A LAWN MOWER&HITTING HEAD>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS STARTING LAWNMOWER, FELT KNEE TWIST & POP, DX: KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| ACUTE LUMBAR SPINE STRAIN: PICKED UP A *** LAWN MOWER 4 DAYS AGO SHARPP AIN CAUSED HIM TO DROP THE MOWER, MIDDLE TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers, Footwear |
| 22YOF WAS MOWING AT HOME WHEN LAWN MOWER STRUCK FOOT,WENT THROUGH TENNIS SHOES;FRACTURE 3RD RIGHT TOE;TOE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| KNEE BURN-TOUCHED HOT LAWN MOWER MUFFLER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power lawn mowers, Tools |
| REPORTS GRADUAL ONSET OF EYE FOREIGN BODY SENSATION WHILE MOWING MOM'S LAWN&CUTTING DOWN BRUSHES>>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-SUS INJ TO BACK WHILE CUTTING LAWN WITH POWER MOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| BURNED ARM ON LAWNMOWER BURN TO FOREARM # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT MOWING HIS YARD AT HOME AND DEVELOPED DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA HEAT EXHA USTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| RT MIDDLE FINGERTIP AMPUTATION.PT WAS STUCK FINGER IN A DISCHARGE CHUTE ON LAWN MOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| STEPPED IN HOLE PUSHING POWER MOWER/KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| CAUGHT FINGER ON BLADE OF LAWN MOWER WHILE MOWING GRASS AMPUTATION RIGHT 2ND 3RD 4TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| 17 YOM WAS MOWING GRASS AND FELT LIKE SOMETHING STRUCK EYE, NOW WITH IR RITATION AND REDNESS RIGHT EYE, DX: CORNEAL ABRASION, FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| LEFT LOWER LEG LAC, PT WAS MOWING GRASS WHEN A PIECE OF TREE BARK FLEW OUT OF MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| 22 YOM WAS PUSHING LAWN MOWER WHEN SOMETHING KICKED UP INTO HIS LEFT EY E CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| CUT THUMB ON LAWNMOWER BLADE. DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HAND IN A RUNNING LOWER MOWER >>MUTLI SMALL HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| BURNED HAND ON LAWNMOWER MUFFLER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 22 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: Power lawn mowers, Wire |
| PT MOWING LAWN AT HOME AND WIRE KICKED UP AND CUT LEG DX// ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power lawn mowers, Insect induced injuries |
| MOWING THE LAWN, STUNG BY BEE. DX BEE STING WITH LOCAL REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT TRYING TO CLEAN HIS LAWN MOWER WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PUT HAND INTO RUNNING LAWN MOWER RESULTING IN 3 FINGER AMPUATION&ONE FI NGER LAC, ?MECH >> AMPUATION/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Power lawn mowers, Footwear |
| LAWNMOWER BLADE HIT BOOT AND GREAT TOE, SLIPPED AND GOT FOOT UNDERLAWNM OWER. DX-SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA RIGHT GREAT TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| LAWN MOWER RAN OVER PT'S FOOT.DX: L GREAT TOE LAC 3 CM, L GREAT TOE NA IL AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT C/O LAC HAND ON LAWN MOWER BLADE. DX AMPUTATION DISTAL RT 3RD AND 4T H FINGER PADS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS TIGHTENING BLADE ON NON MOVING LAWN MOWER & HAND SLIPPED DX: LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| HAND BURN-TOUCHED HOT LAWN MOWER MUFFLER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 16 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| DX SUPERFICIAL BURN: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO RIF ON LAWN MOVER ENGINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT CAUGHT R 2ND TOE IN LAWNMOWER AT HOME. DX. TENDON INJURY, TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 18 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: Power lawn mowers |
| REPORTS GETTING HIT WITH ?SOMTHING ONTO SHIN WHILE MOWING THE LAWN TODA Y>> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| ROCK KICKED UP FROM POWER MOWER/EYE CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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