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Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,267
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:301
Year 1999:66
Year 2000:85
Year 2001:343
Year 2002:168
Year 2003:356
Year 2004:270
Year 2005:197
Year 2006:248
Year 2007:138
Year 2008:317
Year 2009:587
Year 2010:188

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/07/2010Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
47YOM WITH LAC TO HAND, FELL ONTO A TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 09/03/2010Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
33 YOM HAND STRAIN, PAIN TO HAND AFTER USING A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2010Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HAND LAC-43YOM WAS USING HIS HAND AS A HAMMER AND HIT *** AT HOME AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2010Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
34 YOM *** YEST;HAND SWOLLEN/RED. ? BUG BITE. DX:ALLERGIC RXN,CELLULITIS, INSECT BITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2009Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT DEVELOPED PAIN AND SWELLING IN HAND AFTER "***". DX. TENDONITIS ITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2009Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT AT HOME WEED WHIPPING HIT BEE HIVE BEING STUNG BY BEES/ DX R HAND BEE STINGS WITH LOCAL REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2009Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS "***" AT HOME WHEN THE GROUND GAVE WAY UNDER HIM CAUSINGFALL. HI T HAND ON ROCK. DX. HAND AND KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2009Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2009Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Fences or fence posts
FOREIGN BODY OF LEFT HAND, POSSIBLE NEUROVASCULAR INJURY - WEED EATING WITH A STEEL BLADE ATTACHMENT WHEN *** HIT A STEEL (METAL) POST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2009Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HAND CONT PT HIT HAND ON A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2009Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT HAND WITH BLADE OF *** LACERATION HAND # LACERATION HAND #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2009Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT STATES HAND PAIN USING *** AT HOME FX RT HAND FX RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2009Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
TRYING TO UNJAM A *** & IT CUT L HAND/FINGER DX ABRASIONS L HAND *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2009Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED LT HAND WITH AN EDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2008Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HAND FB-UNKNOWN OBJECT STUCK IN HAND WHILE ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2008Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS WEEDEATING AND PICKED UP A BOARD AND WAS BIT BY A COPPERHEAD SNAKE DX: COPPERHEAD BITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2008Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND WHILE USING A ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER ***; C/O HAND PAIN DX: HAND SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2008Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LT HAND FX: LT SHOULDER SPRAIN: *** ON A BANK AT MOTHER'S,SLIPPED, CAUG HT SELF WITH HAND, FELL DOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE WEED AND LAWN TRIMMING AT HOME DX: LT HAND SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2007Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING *** & DEVELOPED BLISTERS ON HAND, NOW RED & SWOLLEN DX CELLULITIS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2007Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Knives
PT SLIPPED WITH KNIVE WHILE CUTTING A *** WACKLER STRINGDX: LAC LT HAND DX: LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2006Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 07/11/2006Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 05/23/2006Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 05/18/2006Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 09/05/2005Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT GOT FOREIGN BODY IN HAND WHILE ***. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2005Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
48 YO HIT HAND ON *** CONTUSION HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2005Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING *** WITH ANOTHER PERSON WHO BUMPED HIM--REACHED FOR OTHER *** AND HIT HIS HAND DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2005Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT RIGHT HAND ON A ***. LACERATION, RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT CUT HAND ON A ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2005Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
42 YO CLEANING EDGER BLADE LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LACERATION LT HAND, USING ***, UNKNOWN OBJECT FLEW UP AND HIT HIM ON TO P OF LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT TRYING TO START *** AND IT WOULD NOT STARTE IN AGGRIVATION HE THREW IT CAUSING PAIN TO RT HAND CONTUSION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2004Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
"HAND SWELLING AFTER USING ***" DX: L HAND INSECT BITE / REACTION DX: L HAND INSECT BITE / REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT SUSTAINED ABRASION TO HAND FROM ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON A *** BLADE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
43 YO F SWINGING *** INJURED HAND SPRAIN HAND SPRAIN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2004Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT. CUT L HAND W/KNIFE AT HOME - ACCIDENT. DX. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2003Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Screwdrivers
37 YOM USING SCREW DRIVER TO REPAIR *** PUNCTURE HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2003Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
ACUTE RT HAND PARESTEHSIA, SUSPECT MEDIAN NERVE COMPRESSION, USING WOODEN HANDLED TOOL TO CLEAR BRUSH, HAD STING TO R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2003Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING *** AT HOME CUTTING GRASS WHEN PIECE OGF GLSS FLEW UP CUTTING HAND, NOW WITH INFECTION DX: HAND LAC/INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/17/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT THREW A *** CAUSING PAIN AND BRUISING TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT CUT HAND WHILE WORKING ON ***. DX: 5 CM LACERATION TO HAND ( LEFT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS ADJUSTING THE BLADE ON HIS *** AT HOME AND CUT HIS LT HAND1CM LA CERATION LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2003Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A *** AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT TOUCHED HOT PIPE ON ***.DX: FIRST DEG BURN L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HURT RIGHT HAND WHILE *** DX TENDONITIS RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
46 YOF WAS USING ***; THEREAFTER DEVELOPED ALLERGIC REACTION.DERMATITIS OF HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2001Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2001Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2001Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2001Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2001Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2001Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2000Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2000Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/1999Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/1998Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/1998Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/1998Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/1998Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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