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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,338
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 16YOF WAS RAKING, AT HOME, & GOT HER SCRYLIC NAIL CAUGHT IN THE RAKE, & BENT IT BACK, TEARING HER NAIL. DX; PARTIAL NAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 24 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| C/O PRURITIC RASH TO B/L ARMS, BACK&CHEST F OR 3D AFTER RAKING THE LEAV ES>>BUG BITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT RAKING LEAVES WHEN A PIECE OF LEAF WENT INTO L EYE. PAIN, SWELLING, TEARING. MOM FLUSHED EYES AT HOME. DX L EYE FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | 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: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| TOOTHACHE: SMACKED HIMSELF IN THE FACE (2) DAYS AGO WHEN HE STEPPED ON A RAKE, HIT FACE AREA, MANDIBLE, C/O PAIN IN MOLARS RT SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 20 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| ACC GOT WOODEN SLIVER INTO LT MIDDLE FINGER FROM BROKEN LEAF RAKE >>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2009 | 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 |
| PT HAS BEEN RAKING LEAVES C/O LOW BACK PAIN DX- BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 24 YOF RAKING LEAVES, UPPER & LOWER BACK PAIN. DX-MUSCLE SPRAIN, THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT DX LIP LACERATION - DUE TO FALL ON METAL SHOVER AT HOME JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 24 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 |
| WRIST SPRAIN-24 Y/O F-FELL WHILE RAKING LEAVES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 22 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 |
| [T WAS RAKING LEAVES AT HOME AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CUT FOOT ON RUSTY SPADE LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 23 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 |
| LEFDT INDEX FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A RUSTY RAKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CHEST PAIN WHILE RAKING LEAVES CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RIGHT FOREARM STR. PT STRAINED FOREARM WHEN RAKING LEAVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PLANTAR PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT FOOT - STEPPED ON A RUSTY PITCH FORK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 23 YOF HAD SHOULDER PAIN AFTER USING A SHOVEL. DX:MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT REMOVED TIBIA/FIB CAST WITH GARDEN SHEARS, SKIN WAS STUCK TO CAST, W OKE WITH SWELLING AT HOME; CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS BUMPED WITH A SHOVEL AND LACERATED FOREHEAD. DX: 2 CM. FOREHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24 YR OLD TRIPPED FELL AND HIT FACE ON A SHOVEL DX// FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | 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 |
| CUT ON METAL TROWEL. DX-L HAND LACERATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Footwear |
| STEPPED ON PITCHFORK THAT WENT THROUGH SHOE AT HOME. DX: PUNCTURE WOUN D FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| ELBOW PAIN-SINCE SHOVELING GRAVEL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| SPLITTING WOOD, CUT FINGER ON MAUL WEDGE/ LAC RIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PW TO R FOOT ON PITCHFORK DX: PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT CUT TIP OF LEFT GREAT TOE WITH A SHOVEL A FEW DAYS AGO NOW THE TIP I S INFECTED ADMITTED FOR CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT GOT HIT BY A RAKE/ LAC TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HURT KNEE WHILE SHOVELING. DX KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 17 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 |
| C/O LOWER LEG PAIN FELL ON UNPOWERED GARDEN TOOL AT HOME. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DIGGING DIRT WITH SHOVEL, ARM PAIN DX: RT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS DIGGING AROUND HER SHED WITH A SHOVEL AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON RAKE AND INJURED SHOULDER DX// RIGHT SHOULDER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WITH LAC TO KNEE FROM A GARDENING TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| TIP OF RAKE SLIPPED UNDER TOE LAC TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT SHOVELING MULCH AT HOME AND HAS LOW BACK PAIN DX// LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS RAKING IN YARD WHEN RAKE BROKE CAUSING LACERATION TO LFT 3RD&4TH FINGERS DX LACERATION 3RD&4TH FINGERS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| TRIPPED OVER HOE ON GARDEN AT HOME, HAS ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 24 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE WITH SHOVEL. CONTUSION, RIGHT MAXILLA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 24 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: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PICKED UP SHOVEL HAD PAIN IN ARM PAIN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 23 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 |
| RT RING FINGER LAC.: CLEANING UP BED OF TRUCK, SHOVELING MANURE & UNK. OBJECT ON SHOVEL PIERCED HIS GLOVE & LACERATED 4TH FINGER, 3-4 CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| @ GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE RAKING LEAVES LATER DEVELOPED EYE SWELLING >>ALL CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| WAS HELPING SHOVELING DIRT AND INJURED HIS BACK, C/O PAIN. DX: STRAIN TO LOWER BACK* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HIT ON KNEE WITH A SHOVEL AT HOME DX// LEFT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 20 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HIT KNEE WITH A SHOVEL AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| SCALP LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/A SHOVEL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LIP LAC-STEPPED ON A RAKE-HANDLE CAME UP & HIT PT IN THE MOUTH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT.STATES WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH SHOVEL A FEW WEEKS AGO,HAD HEADACHE,WAS NEVER EVALUATED NOW HEADACHE IS GETTING WORSE. DX; HEADACHE POST TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HIT HAND ON WOODEN PART OF GARDEN TOOL DX: FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS USING A HOE AND RAKING ON FRIDAY AND NOW C/O WRIST PAIN.DX: WRI ST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LIP LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/ METAL SHOVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| NASAL FX, PT STEPPED ON RAKE AND HANDLE CAME UP AND HIT NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT SHOVELING GRAVEL WHEN FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER. NO OTHER DETAILS. LPTMS . |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| STEPPED ON A RAKE. DX- PUNCTURE WOUND R FOOT # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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