Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 26-50 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,402
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	1,705	Face:	543
Lower Trunk:	483	Finger:	377
Lower Arm:	366	Ankle:	300
Wrist:	289	Hand:	248
Foot:	235	Head:	206
Lower Leg:	166	Upper Trunk:	142
Unkown:	142	Upper Arm:	75
Shoulder:	40	Upper Leg:	30
All Of Body:	30	Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/11/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Plants, trees and shrubs
LACERATION FINGER - 28 YOM WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND CORD GOT STUCK CAUSI NG PT TO LACERATED HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT CUT BY ***; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RASH ON BOTH FOREARMS AFTER WEEDEATING DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
L CORNEAL ABRASION: USING A *** YESTERDAY, GOT SOMETHING IN L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CORNEAL AB-INJURED WHILE USING A ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PUTTING *** AWAY AND IT FELL AGAINST HIM FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM ***/FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FINGER LACS-CUT ON ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS WEEDWACKING AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE AT HOME DX: LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Day wear
PT STARTED *** IN BASEMENT, IT CAUGHT FIRE, SOOT ON FACE, ARMS AND FEET , TRIED TO STAMP OUT FIRE IN SOCKED FEET. FD ATTENTED N/S. DX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/29/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FELL WHILE WEEDEATING FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT STRAINED RIB AREA WHILE USING A *** TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
50YOF TIPPED AND FELL OVER *** FX L ARM CIRCULATION MOVEMENTSENSATION ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS *** AND A PIECE OF WOOD WENT INTO LEFT EYE FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WEED WACKING AND SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGE W/GAS TRIMMER AND SLIPPED. DX: L INDEX PART AMPUTATION/FX, L MIDDLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/05/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT HIT IN EYE WITH ROCK FROM ***; EYE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
GOT HIT IN EYE WITH A ROCK WHILE USING A *** CAUSING EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 09/04/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
TRIPPED OVER CORD WHILE WEED-EATING YESTERDAY,FELL FX LT DISTAL ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
REPORTS HE GOT SOMETHING IN R EYE YEST WHILE USING ***. DX. R EYE ABRA , FB REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT DEVELOPED BACK PAIN AFTER *** EATING. DX. LBP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT ANKLE FROM *** WITH METAL BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DX LEFT LEG CONTUSION: PLUGGED IN ELECTRIC *** WITH BUTTONON AT HOME. ON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT LAC LEG WHILE USING ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM ***/SCLERAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS WEEDEATING W/O EYE PROTECTION. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE WEED EATING. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Lawn mowers
CONTACT DERMATITIS: CUTTING GRASS, *** LAST WEEK, RASH ARMS AND LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS STRUCK BY BLADE FROM ***. DX: LACERATION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
***, GOT SOMETHING IN EYEDX CORNEAL ABRASION DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WEED WACKING IN BARE FEET AND DEVELOPED RASH ON FOOT FOREIGN BODY AND R ASH FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS USING A *** TO CUT DOWN WEEKS; ALLEGEDLY WAS EXPOSED TO POISON IVY. DERMATITIS, GENERALIZED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CONJUNCTIVAL INJURY EYE - 36 YOM WAS USING A *** AND KNOCKED A ROCK UP INTO LEFT EYE SUSTAINING A CONJUNCTIVAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS CUTTING WEEDS WITH A *** AND INADVERTENTLY WAS EXPOSED TO POISON IV Y. DERMATITIS, GENERALIZED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS *** AT HOME AND HAD EYE PAIN CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT WAS USING SOME GARDEN SHEARS & CUT HERSELF ON RT FOOT AS IT SLIPPED OUT OF HER HAND. DX - RT FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING A *** GOT DEBRIS IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
BACK PAIN AFTER WEEDEATING YESTERDAY LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM WEED-EATER/CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles
2 CM LACERATION: WAS ***, SLIPPED ON GRASS, CUT LT FOREARMON BROKEN BEE R BOTTLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT LAC RT LOW LEG WITH ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RHUS DERMATITIS: *** AT HOME, ITCHING RASH FACE AND ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** HIT ALUMINUM PIECE WHICH CUT FOOT. DX. LAC R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
L CORNEAL ABRASION; STATES SOMETHING GOT INTO HIS EYE WHILE ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
36YMO TOOK CLUTCH OFF GASOLINE POWERED *** STARTED MOTOR METAL FROM ARO UND CLUTCH STRUCK FACE/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT INJURED RIGHT FOREARM WHILE USING A ***. DX-RIGHT FOREARM SPRAI N.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT FELL IN A DITCH WHILE ***. DX. WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WEED WACKING AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO POISON IVY CONTACT DERMATITIS FA CE/ARMS/LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET GROUND WHILE ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT ANKLE FROM BLADE ON ***
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** KICKED BACK AND HIT PT'S THUMB. DX: 6 CM L THUMB LAC. DX: 6 CM L THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS USING *** AND GOT FB IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABR R EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABR R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT * HIS YARD WHEN * THREW SOME DEBRIS INTO PTS LEFTEYE DX: FOREIGN BODY (REMOVED) IN LEFT EYE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FOREARM BURN-TOUCHED HOT ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
35 Y/O F INJURED UPPER BACK WHILE *** AT HOME.DX; UPPER BACK MUSCLE STR AIN.
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: 07/11/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
TRIPPED OVER *** SPRAIN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WORKING IN THE YARD AND USING *** AND NOTICED FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT WAS USING POWERED ***, ONSET BACK PAIN AT HOME. DX-LOW STRAIN. STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
BENT DOWN TO CHANGE THE HEAD ON *** HURT LOWER BACK DX: LUMBAR STRAIN DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
OVERUSE SYNDROME R WRIST; USING *** X 2 DAYS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
~ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A RUNNING *** / DAZED DX: MULTIPLE S CALP LACS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Insect induced injuries
PATIENT WAS RUNNING FROM A WASP, FELL INTO A *** AND CUT UPPER ARM. DX- PUNCTURE WOUND UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING *** AND BACK WAS SPASMING. DX ACUTE LUMBAC MYOFASCIAL STRAIN# N#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Day wear
WORKING IN THE YARD WEARING SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT AND USING *** ANDDEVELOP ED RASH DERMATITIS UPPER ARMS FOREARMS AND ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LOW BACK PAIN: AT HOME USING *** ON HILLSIDE, SLIPPED, WRENCHING BACK, PAIN LOW BACK, R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HIT IN EYE BY ROCK WHILE WEEDEATING CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Insect induced injuries
USING *, PUT * IN HORNETS NEST, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX HORNET STIN G IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT SUST LACERATION TO EYELID HIT WITH SOMETHING WHILE W***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
30 Y/O M INJURED BACK OF HEAD WHEN FELL WHILE *** AT HOME. DX; HEAD CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN WEED TRIMMING MACHINE/PARTIAL AMPUTATIONS FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
40 YO STRUCK IN FACE BY *** LAC FACE LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT GOT SOMETHING IN RT EYE WHILE ***DX: CORNEAL AB RT EYE DX: CORNEAL AB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT CUT THUMB WHILE STARTING ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RIGHT LEG LAC, PT WAS USING A *** WHEN SOMETHING FLEW OUT OF IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CORNEAL ABRASION TO LEFT EYE WHILE WEEDEATING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WEEDWACKING ON HIS HILLSIDE AND SLIPPED ON WET GRASS AND FELL ON WRIST WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Plants, trees and shrubs
44 Y/O M WITH SWOLLEN FACE AFTER *** AT HOME.DX; ALLERGIC RX TO FIELD P LANT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Motor vehicles or parts
PATIENT WAS *** BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HIT BY CAR AND WAS THRO WN APPROXIMATLY 35 FEET. DX: CONCUSSION TO HEAD WITH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
ARM PAIN AFTER USING *** YESTERDAY RT FOREARM MUSCLE RUPTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER-@ PARENT'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Alcohol
PATIENT WAS USING A *** AT HOME, BEGAN TO HAVE A RASH, EYES ITCHING. DX -ALLERGIC REACTION, ETOH INTOXICATED.
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: 05/22/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT SUS FOREIGN BODY TO EYE FROM USING A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
48 Y/O M INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE *** AT HOME. DX; ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FB R UPPER EYELID WITH ABRASION; GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE ***THE LAWN THE LAWN
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

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS USING *** AND NOTICED BLOOD ON LEG. DX: R THIGH PW. DX: R THIGH PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
EYE PAIN AFTER USING *** DX FB EYE DX FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT HURT WHILE *** .DX: FOREIGN BODY TO FACE/INFECTED LESION DX: FOREIGN BODY TO FACE/INFECTED LESION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A *** AND FELT A PAIN IN LEFT LOWER GROIN STRAINED GROIN IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT FINGER ON EDGING SHEERS. DX. 1.5 CM R 2ND FINGER LACERATIONHM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
SUBCONJUUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE-DEBRIS FROM *** HIT EYE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
ACUTE RT FOOT AND ANKLE SPRAIN: *** AND SLIPPED DOWNHILL, THINKS BROKE HER ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING ***, SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE " CORNEAL ABRS" " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WRIST SPRAIN-***-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
38 Y/O F WITH L SIDE OF FACE WARM AND RED AFTER USING ***. DX; FACIAL E RYTHEMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING ***W/ GUARD OFF DX: ABRASION R LEG DX: ABRASION R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS WEEDEATING AND SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
ANKLE STRAIN: USING *** AT HOME, STANDING ON 2 FT CONCRETE LEDGE, FELL BACKWARDS OFF LEDGE, TWISTED LT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT WAS ***, FOREIGN BODY GOT IN EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FB RT EYE.PT WAS WEEDEATING AND SOMETHING FLEW EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CONTACT DERMATITIS.PT WAS WEED EATING AND DEVELOPED A RASH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A *** AT HOME A FEW HOURS AGO AND THINKS HE GOT SOMETHING IN L EFT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT. GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE WEED EATING SATURDAY. DX. FB EYE- REMOV ED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
***, FB HIT EYE DX: FB L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
YEST USING A ***, ROCK THROWN AND HIT EYELID. DX. CORNEAL ABRA ND ULCE R L EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
32 YOM WAS USING A ***, WHEN STRING BROKE, LACERATION TO RIGHT SCIERA CIERA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT. REPORTS L SHOULDER PAIN SINCE USING *** ON SATURDAY. DX. PAIN L SH OULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WEEDEATING YESTERDAY , NOW LOW BACK PAIN LUMBAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS CUTTING WEEDS WITH ***. LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
50 YO HIT IN FACE W *** FX FACIAL BONE FX FACIAL BONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
EYE IRRITATED AFTER WEEDEATING 3 DAYS AGO RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING *** AT HOME, DIRT GOT INTO RT EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION EYE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT ARM ON *** DX FOREARM LACERATION DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Leaf blowers
PT WORKING IN YARD USONG *** AND BLOWER, C/O R EYE PAIN DX: R EYE CORNE AL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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