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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,362
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING THIS MORNING SHOVELING & DEVELOPED LT LOWER BACK PAIN. DX - ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FELT POP WHILE SHOVELING DIRT. LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 21 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LOW BACK STRAIN: SHOVELING AT HOME, LIFTED LARGE ROCK, TWISTED LOWBACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING YESTERDAY USING A SHOVEL & HEARD A CRACK IN HER WRIST, UNABLE TO MOVE HAND & FINGERS TODAY. DX - WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| C/O ELBOW PAIN WHILE RAKING LEAVES DX: R ELBOW SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LBP AFTER SHOVELING DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 25 YOF DEVELOPS NECK PAIN FROM RAKING LEAVES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 20 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT FINGER WITH SHOVEL DX RT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER GARDEN SHEARS IN HER YARD. DX-LACERTION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| ANKLE SPRAIN-TWISTED FOOT WHILE RAKING LEAVES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER RAKING LEAVES/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LAC TO R FOOT, HIT IT W/SHOVEL TRYING TO KILL RATTLESNAKE DX: R 5TH TOE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT RAKING THE YARD AT HOME FOR SEVERAL HOURS STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT CUT RIGHT GREAT TOE ON RUSTY SHOVEL DX: RIGHT GREAT TOE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FACIAL LACERATION, HIT WITH A SHOVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PAIN SHOVELING DIRT DX. CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/23/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, House repair or construction materials |
| HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH SHOVEL WHILE TEARING SHINGLES OFF ROOF DX:SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT TWISTED ANKLE USING SHOVEL. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| STUCK SELF WITH PITCHFORK DX. PW LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT. WAS DIGGING W/SHOVEL IN GARDEN YEST AND STRUCK A ROCK. DX. SPRAIN R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN AFTER SHOVELING TODAY DX: RIGHT HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| WAS RAKING YARD AND INADVERTENTLY EXPOSED TO POISON IVY. DERMATITIS, GE NERALIZED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT DIGGING AND ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT PT IN THE EYE DX: RUPTURED GLOBE R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| SHOVELING COAL, FELL BACKWARDS LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT STEPPED ON A RAKE. DX: PW L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Footwear |
| PT STEPPED ON A RAKE THROUGH FLIP FLOP. DX: L FOOT PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 18 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKE OR SHOVEL FELL ON HIS HEAD CAUSING LACERATION DX: LACERATION OF SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH POST HOLE DRIVER AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| SHOVELING DIRT SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 1.2CM FOREHEAD LAC-HIT SELF W/ RAKE HANDLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK DIGGING IN FLOWER BED WITH A SHOVEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HIT WITH SHOVEL; LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Floors or flooring materials |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS USING A SHOVEL TO PULL UP TILE AND BACK BEGAN TO H URT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Footwear |
| PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT: STEPPED ON SINGLE PRONGED SMALL GARDEN` RAKE, WENT THROUGH FLIP-FLOP INTO BOTTOM OF FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| STEPPED ON RAKE AT HOME WHICH FLIPPED UP INJURING FACE. DX; LACERATION FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 21 YO INJURED FOOT ON PITCH FORK PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT CUT FOOT ON GARDEN TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| STEPPED ON A GARDEN RAKE DX: R FOOT LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Footwear |
| STEPPED ON RAKE THRU SANDALS FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 25 YOM STRAINS BACK USING A SHOVEL TO DIG A DITCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| TRIPPED OVER A HOE SKIN AVUSLSION TO L HEEL OF FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DX LEFT UPPER BACK STRAIN: SHOVELING DIRT, INJURED BACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| BACK PAIN AFTER SHOVELING ROCKS LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| SHOULDER PAIN-SINCE SHOVELING MULCH-IN PARKING LOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT KICKED SHOVEL. DX: R FOOT CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HIT SELF IN LEG WITH SHOVEL DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CONTUSED SHOULDER USING POST HOLE DIGGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| USING A HOE TO SCRAPE ICE AND SNOW TENDONITIS / CARPAL TUNNEL WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH TILE TROWEL DX: L RING FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| L ROTATOR CUFF STRAIN - PAIN AFTER SHOVELING DIRT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| A METAL HAY RAKE HIT LOWER LID OF EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| MUSCULOSKELETAL LEFT CHEST AND ARM PAIN: USING FLAT SHOVEL SHOVELING DIRT AT HOME, PAIN LT ARM/CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DX RIGHT FOREARM STRAIN; SHOVELING AT HOME AND INJURED ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WS DIGGING W/SHOVEL AND HAS WRIST PX. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT USING A SHOVEL AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FELL AND LANDED ON A SHOVEL LACERATING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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