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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 440
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 12 YOM-@ HIOME RUNNING A WOOD CHIPPER & GOT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT & HAS PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO TIP OF FINGER DX OPEN FX INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 8YOM FELLOUT OF TREE AND LANDED ON WOOD CHIPPER BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT HAD (L) PINKY CAUGHT IN MECHANICAL WOOD CHIPPER DX;* (L) SMALL FI NGER LAC / CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| CUT FINGER IN LEAF MULCHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| FB IN EYES-NEAR SOMEONE USING A WOOD CHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT WAS PLACING WOOD IN A SHREDDER AND LAC HAND . DX HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT IN A NURSERY WHEN A CHIPPING MACHINE FELL ONTO RIGHT FOOT FRACTURED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| FINGER SMASHED IN WOOD CHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/1999 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/1997 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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