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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 354
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| INJURED USING POST HOLE DIGGER NEAR APTS. THEY OWN, RIGHT HAND CRUSH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 43 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 |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON A RAKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| STABBED L HAND W/ PITCHFORK PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/06/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS DOING YARD WORK AND HIT HAND ON HANDLE OF A SHOVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT HAS HAND NUMBNESS AFTER USING SHOVEL ALL DAY IN YARD AT HOME. DX: LP TMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 26 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 |
| DOG BITE TO HAND FROM AGRESSIVE DOG THAT NEIGHBOR HAD TO HIT OFF WITH A SHOVEL LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 33 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 WAS CUT ON PITCH FORK. DX: L HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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