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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,692
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	87
Year 1998:	66
Year 2000:	85
Year 2002:	122
Year 2003:	68
Year 2004:	165
Year 2005:	287
Year 2006:	366
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	295
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	101

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
36 YO M STUNG BY YELLOW JACKETS WHILE *** AT HOME. DX BEE STINGFOREARM FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 38 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
38YOM SUSTAINED BURN TO FOREARM WHEN HE TOUCHED THE HOT PART ON THE WEED TRIMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
34 YOM WAS INJURED W/***. DX: R ARM LAC 12 CM. DX: R ARM LAC 12 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 34 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 ARMS-SINCE USING *** IN WEEDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
NOTICED RASH ON BOTH ARMS AFTER *** TODAY>>DERMATITIS >>DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
L FOREARM PAIN R/O OVERUSE SYNDROME VS TENDONITIS: USING ***, LANDSCAPI NG, YARD WORK, FOREARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 47 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: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT BURNED FOREARM ON THE EXHAUST SECTION OF A *** AND IT GOT INFECTED C ELLULITIS LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CONTACT DERMATITIS: CUTTING WEEDS LAST 3-4 DAYS AT HOME, USING GASPOWER ED *** WEEDWHIP, RASH ARMS, LEGS, BACK OF LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO BRUSHDX PUNCTURE R FOREARM WITH FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT CUT ARM ON ***, WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES DX: ARM LAC
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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: 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: 09/04/2006	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: 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: 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: 07/19/2006	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: 07/13/2006	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: 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: 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: 09/30/2005	Age: 40 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CONTUSION L FORERM - *** FELL OFF RACK AND STRUCK ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 33 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
BURN FOREARM - PATIENT REPORTS HE BURNED HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON HOT *** M OTOR - PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	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 BLADED *** DX FOREARM LACERATION DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2005	Age: 35 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
HIT IN ARM BY BLADES ON ***/ LAC RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 45 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
LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM WHILE USING A ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 27 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 ON ***; LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Power lawn mowers
PT GETTING *** & LAWN MOWER OUT GOT HUNG UP AND FELL CONTUSION WITH NEU ROPATHY RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 33 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
PLANT CONTACT DERMATITIS, USING *** 2 DAYS AGO, C/O RASH LTLOWER ARM AN D EYE AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
POISON IVY ON ARMS-AFTER USING ***-AT HOME-CLEANING UP BRUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 43 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Air conditioners
POISON IVY ON ARMS-AT HOME-AFTER USING *** AROUND AIR CONDITIONER-EXPOS ED TO POISON IVY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LT FOREARM SWELLING-AFTER HE USED HIS *** AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 46 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
RAISED RASH ON ARMS, ONSET 3 DAYS AGO AFTER *** OUTSIDE. CONTACT DERM ATITIS 2ND TO PLANTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS USING LAWN TRIMMER AND SOMETHING FLEW UP AND HIT RIGHT ARM, CUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1998	Age: 30 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/1997	Age: 47 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: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/1997	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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