Accidents - Power lawn mowers - 6-15 years old - Year 1998

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 771
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Leg:	332	Finger:	220
Eyeball:	85	Face:	75
Wrist:	19	Toe:	19
Lower Arm:	18

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/1998	Age: 8 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: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/1998	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/16/1998	Age: 8 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: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/1998	Age: 8 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: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/1998	Age: 9 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: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/1998	Age: 8 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: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers, Metal containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1998	Age: 13 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1998	Age: 15 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/1998	Age: 15 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: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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