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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 979
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| LAC TO FINGER WHILE CLEANING LAWN MOWER BLADES FX FINGER OPEN WITH AMPU TATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT SHARPENING THE BLADE OF A POWER LAWN MOWER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THIRD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT STUCK HIS HAND IN THE GRASS CHUTE OF A POWER LAWN MOWER WHILE IT WAS ENGAGED SUSTAINED OPEN FRACTURES TO SEVERAL FINGERS RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT STATES SHE CUT HER FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF A LAWN MOWER BLADE MOWER WAS NOT RUNNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS RIGHT FOURTH FINGER ON THE BLADE OF A POWER LAWN MOWER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT USING A POWER LAWN MOWER AT HOME AMPUTATED TIP OF RIGHT THIRD AND FO URTH FINGERS- WENT TO LIFT UP WHIE IT WAS RUNNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT CHANGING THE BLADE ON A POWER LAWN MOWER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO R IGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT LAC RT RING FINGER ON BLADE OF POWER LAWNMOWER, LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 53 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 lawn mowers |
| FINGER LACERATION - 53 YOM CUT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER ON THE INSIDE OF T HE MOTOR OF A LAWN MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| CLEARING WET GRASS FROM MOWER BLADES MOWER STARTED ,CAUGHT FINGERS IN B LADES/ FX LT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT TRYING TO PULL START A LAWNMOWER AT HOME SUSTAINMED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| DX LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER: PULLING LAWNMOWER CORD, IT HIT FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT USING A POWER LAWN MOWER AT HOME TRYING TO GET GRASS OUT OF THE CHUT E SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| CAUGHT HAND IN LAWN MOWER. CUT OFF 3-5 DIGITS LT. DX; AMPUTATED 3-4 FINGERS (DISTAL PHALANX) ON LT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| 52 Y.O. B MALE W/FX FINGER. PT WAS TRYING TO CRANK A LAWN MOWER & THE C ORD SLIPPED & STRUCK PT ON FINGER @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| 81 Y M CAUGHT HAND IN LAWM MOWER BLADE.DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT IND EX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| BURNS LEFT 3-4 FINGERS- BURNED FINGER ON HOT MUFFLE OF A LAWN MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 52 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: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| LACERATIONIGHT INDEX FINGER, INJURED FINGER REMOVING GRASS CATCHERFROM A LAWN MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 54 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 |
| 54YOM-FRACTURE RIGHT 3RD FINGER-CORD KICKED BACK -STARTING LAWNMOWER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PATIENT PUT HIS FINGER UNDER THE LAWNMOWER TO ADJUST THE BLADE WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. FRACTURE/LACERATION LEFT DISTAL RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT WORKING ON MOWER WHEN PULL CORD SNAPPED BACK & INJURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| CAUGHT FINGERS LT HAND IN BLADE OF RUNNING LAWN MOWER . DX: CRUSHED INJ URY 3,4,5 LT FINGERS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| 74 Y.O. W MALE W/LACS TO FINGERS. PT SLIPPED DOWN & STUCK FINGERS UNDER A LAWN MOWER & CUT SELF WHILE WORKING ON A LAWNMOWER. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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