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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 101
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Alcohol |
| PT WAS INTOXICATED WORKING WITH A WOOD CHIPPER IN HIS SHED AT HOM AND G OT HAND CAUGHT IN IT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FINGER AVULSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 37 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, Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW ON LIMPS WITH A WOODCHIPPER UNDERNEAT THE S AW AND AMPUTATED THUMB AND INDEX FINGER WENT INTO THE CHIPPER- AMP FING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 45 Y/O M INJURED L 3RD FINGER WHILE USING WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME. DX; L 3RD FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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