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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 208
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| WOOD FROM CHIPPER FLEW INTO EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| CUT FINGER ON WOOD FROM CHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | 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 leaf mulchers and grinders |
| CUT FINGER ON A WOOD CHIPPER " FINGER AMPUTATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT. PUTTING SMALL TREE IN WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME AND END OF TREE HIT PT. BEHIND R KNEE. DX. DISLOC. R PATELLA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| CONTUSED FINGER IN WOOD CHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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