Accidents - Other unpowered garden tools - 16-25 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,362
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	400	Lower Trunk:	372
Head:	204	Wrist:	166
Upper Trunk:	166	Face:	157
Hand:	151	Shoulder:	148
Lower Leg:	122	Finger:	112
Toe:	83	Unkown:	68
Neck:	68	Elbow:	59
Ankle:	49	Lower Arm:	15
Eyeball:	15

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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