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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| DX:LAC L KNEE. CUT KNEE WITH BRUSH TRIMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PT LAC LT THUMB AND LT MIDDLE FINGER WITH ELECTRIC CLIPPERS WHILE CUTTING BUSHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| A BRUSH MOWER FELL ONTO PTS HAND DX: SPRAIN OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES CUT LT. HAND DX: LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PATIENT WAS *** AND A HONEY LOCUST PRICKED HIS LOWER ARM.DX-PUNCTUE WOU ND RIGHT LOWER ARM, I&D ABSCESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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