|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,945
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2010 | 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 |
| LUMBAR STR. 22 YOF STRAINED BACK CHIPPING ICE WITH A SHOVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 18 YO F DOING SOME GARDENING WITH A WOODEN SHOVEL SUFFERED A SPLINTER LT PALM OF HER HAND. CAUSING DISCOMFORT. DX FOREIGN BODY IN PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 24 YOM LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM S/P FELL AND CUT HIS ARM ON A RAKE$ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 17 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 17YOM, DEV. EYE FB SENS/IRRITATION AFTER RAKING THE LEAVES >>CORNEAL ABR/FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 20 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 20 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM BY TRIPPING ON A SHOVEL & FA LLING AGAINST A WINDOW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20YOF-LUMBAR STRAIN-AFTER RAKING LEAVES & HEAVY LIFTING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Containers |
| 25YOM WAS DOING A LOT OF RAKING IN HIS YARD AND MOVING BOXES DEVELOPED LOWER BACK;SCIATICA LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | 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: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Footwear |
| LACERATION TOE - 17 YO FEMALE REPORTS WEARING FLIP FLOPS AND TRIPPED OV ER A PITCHFORK CUTTING HER GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 24 YOM USING SICKLE TO CUT BRUSH; PAIN LT SHOULDER. DX**: SHOULDER PAI N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 16 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, Footwear |
| 16YOM STEPPED ON A PITCHFORK AND IT WENT THROUIHG HIS SNEAKERS SUSTAINE D A PW TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 20YOM WAS SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON A SHOVEL DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | Age: 22 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 |
| FOOT PW. 22 STEPPED ON METAL RAKE GOING THROUGH SHOE IN FIELD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 16YOM PITCHFORK HIT PATIENT IN RIGHT KNEE, UNABLE TO SEE BROKEN SKIN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | 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 |
| 23YOF HOEING IN GARDEN HAVING LOW BACK PAIN....ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20 YOF STEPPED ON A GARDEN RAKE. DX: L FOOT PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | 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 |
| LUMBAR STR. 18 YOM STRAINED BACK WHEN SHOVELING IN GARDEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Footwear |
| 21YOF STEPPED ON A RAKE AND THE TINE WENT THUR HER SHOE INTO FOOT - PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 22YOWF PT WAS RAKINGHER BULBS AND METAL RAKE BROKE, IT CAME UP AND HIT HER IN THE TOP OF R HAND. DX. FX. CLOSED PROX PHALANX #3. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| A 22 YOM WAS USING A PICKAXE AND INJURED BACK. DXLOW BACK STRAIN.: |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 25YOWF PT STATES WAS IN YARD HELPING MOTHER KILL SNAKE AND FLEL OVER S HOVEL LANDING ON BACK. DX. CONT LOW BACK, L UPPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18 YOM, HIT THUMB WITH WEDGE, THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| A 20 YOM WAS USING A SHOVEL AND INJURED LOWER BACK. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 25 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: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| A 25 YOM WAS USING A SHOVEL TO DIG HOLES AND INJURED UPPER ARM. DX: LEFT UPPER ARM PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 17YOF STATES RAKE FELL OFF RACK HITTING ON HEAD, OR HIT ON HEAD WHILE M OWING GRASS, OR 7-10# SHOVEL FELL ON HEAD; CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| DX BACK DISORDER/SPRAIN LUMBOSACRAL: 22YOM PN AFTER LIFT' SAND BAGS & SHOVEL' DIRT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 16YOF CELLULILTS TO FOOT,WALKED THROUGH A DUCKPOND THE HIT FOOT ON PITC HFORK USED TO SPREAD MANURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | 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: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 16YOM PT SHOVELING 2 DAYS AGO AND GOT A BLISTER ON HISL THUMB. WOUND IS NOW RED, BURNING SENS. SURROUNDED BY YELLOW. DX L THUMB CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| NAIL AVULSION, INDEX FINGER: 20YOM HIT R INDEX FINGER W/ PICKAXE TRYING TO GET A STUMP OUT OF YARD, AVULSED NAILTIP OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RT FOOT LAC.24YOF STEPPED ON A RAKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Exercise equipment |
| DX TENDONITIS: 19YOM C/O PN R FOREARM; DEVELOPED PN AFTER YARD WORK, RAK', DIG', TIL', & RPTS DO' EXERCISES W BYROBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 21YOM HELPING A FRIEND DIG A DITCH WAS IN FRONT SHOVELING WHILE FRIEND WAS USING A PICK,GOT TO CLOSE WAS STRUCK IN UPPER ARM WITH PICK;ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 21 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX CONTU L FOOT: 21YOF C/O L FOOT PN, SM BRUIS' TO FOOT; REMOV' FLOOR W SHOVEL, KICK' @ SHOVEL & HIT MEDIAL ASPECT MIDFOOT ON SHOVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 20 Y FEMALE STEPPED ON HOE IN GARDEN AT COUSINS HOUSE SUBSTAINED FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 18YOM STEPPED ONTO RAKE DX: PUNC TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 22 YOM, HIT SELF WITH RAKE ACCIDENTALLY, CONTUSION CHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| A 25 YOM WAS USING A SHOVEL FOR GRAVEL AND INJURED LOWER BACK. DX: LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2010 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| MUSCLE STRAIN RT GROIN W/ B/L INGUINAL HERNIA'S: 24YOM HELPING GRAND- FATHER SHOVEL GRAVEL YESTERDAY & FELT A TEAR-PULL RT GROIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24YOM USING A YARD RAKE ON HIS YARD YESTERDAY AND CUT HIS HAND. LAC LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 23YOM WAS RAKING OVER THE WEEKEND AND DEVELOPED A BLISTER ON RIGHT HAN D TAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 25 YO M RAKING GRAVEL GOT PIECE OF GRAVEL IN EYE. DX FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 21 YOM HIT HAND AGAINST A SHOVEL DX: LEFT HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 23 YOF BECAME LIGHT HEADED RAKING LEAVES IN HER YARD C/O LOW BACK PAIN. DX0LOW BACK PAIN, SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
