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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 248
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Gasoline |
| PT USING WEED TRIMMER CUTTING GRASS NOW HAND INFECTED FROM GASOLINE THA T GOT IN CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PATIENT WAS USING A *** AND INJURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Manual scissors |
| PT WAS CUTTING TWINE FOR HIS LAWN TRIMMER AND CUT HIS HAND WITH THE SCI SSORS/ LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT. WAS TRYING TO START A TRIMMER, HER HAND SLIPPED AND SHE HIT A PORCH RAIL WITH HER HAND. DIAGNOSIS; CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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