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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 92
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT HAND ATTEMPTING TO CATCH SOME TRIMMERS THAT WERE FALLING AT HOME. DX-LAC LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX LWOBS: CUT PAD OF L THUMB (LAC) F PRUN'G SHEERS W @ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| IN A TREE TRIMMING IT AND PT FELL OUT OF IT ONTO GROUND. DX CLOSED HEA D INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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