Accidents - Manual lawn trimmers or edgers - 26-50 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 236
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	152	Eyeball:	68
Hand:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC EDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
46 Y.O. B MALE W/HAND LAC. PT CUT SELF W/SLING BLADE @ HOME. E9208 PT L EFT AMA.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
LACERATED RIGH 5TH FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS. DX: LACERATION, RIGHT SM ALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
CUT ON CLIPPERS-RIGHT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT USING MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS ON A PALM TREE AT HOME THE BRONCH OF THE TREE SLAPPED BACK INTO FACE ABRASION RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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