Accidents - Power lawn mowers - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,084
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,639	Hand:	493
Lower Trunk:	368	Lower Arm:	306
Face:	189	Upper Trunk:	163
Lower Leg:	154	Elbow:	146
Shoulder:	133	Eyeball:	127
Head:	77	Toe:	72
Foot:	69	Upper Arm:	68
Wrist:	39	Knee:	16
Neck:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/22/2003	Age: 52 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
CUT R MIDDLE FINGER ON A RUNNING LAWN MOWER BLADE. DX. LAC L MIDDLE FI NGER, FX L 3RD DISTAL TUFT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT RYING TO START HIS LAWNMOWER GOT HAND CAUGHT IN PULL CORD NOW C/O PA IN FRACTURE HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
LIFTING LAWNMOWER MOTOR HURT BACK DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 71 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 INJURED FINGERS WHEN HE WENT TO PICK UP A RUNNING LAWMMOWER AMPUTATING TIP OF MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS ON THE BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
CAUGHT R FOOT UNDER LAWNMOWER, SELLING/REDNESS TO R GREAT TOE DX: L TUFT FX 1ST TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 87 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
HAND INJURY, AMPUTAION RING FINGER, PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO ALL OTHERS FROM LAWN MOWER - DX AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
BLURRED VISION, HIT IN R EYE W/FLYING ROCK FROM MOWER DX: CORNEAL ABRASION, BLUNT TRAUMA R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
RT KNEE PAIN, MOWING LAWN THIS AM, SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL DX: ACUTE DEG ARTHRITIS R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers, Gasoline
PT PUT GASOLINE IN LAWN MOWER CAUGHT IN FIRE, BOTH HANDS BURNED, NO FIR E DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
HIT IN EYE WHILE MOWING LAST SAT, EYE RED DX CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 87 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 MOWING LAWN AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN LAWN MOWER BLADE. DX LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS *** (MOWING) AND SWARM OF YELLOW JACKETS ATTACKED STINGING HIS F ACE, LIP, CHEEK, BACK, NECK, ARMS-FACE SWOLLEN;BEE STINGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 56 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
FINGER FX-FIXING A GAS LEAK ON LAWN MOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS CLEANING WEEDS FROM MOWER WHILE MOWER WAS RUNNING AND AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
67YOM-CONTUSION LEFT HAND-STARTING UP LAWN MOWER-AT HOME-CORD SNAPPED H IT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
BURN TO R HAND X 3 DAYS ON LAWNMOWER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN R FA, HEALING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT STATES HE WAS MOWING THE LAWN AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
LOW BACK PAIN AFTER TRYING TO START LAWNMOWER/ LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 57 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
CUT FINGER ON POWER MOWER BLADE DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
STATES STARTING LAWNMOER, IT KICKED BACK JERKING L WRIST. DX. FX COLLE S FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers, Windowsills or frames
HIT ARM ON METAL WINDOW CASING WHILE PULLING STARTER CORD ON LAWN MOWER FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM POWER MOWER DX. FACIAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
TRYING TO START LAWN MOWER AND PUULED CORD - FELL SOMETHING POP IN CHES T - CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power lawn mowers
PUT HAND UNDER LAWN MOWER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING RIGHT INDEX FINGER PARTIAL AMPUTATION 2 1/2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
STRAINED RT ELBOW WHILE STARTING A LAWNMOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	Age: 51 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. WAS WORKING ON HIS LAWN MOWER, CUT HIS FINGER ON THE FLY WHEEL 2 CM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power lawn mowers
INSECT BITES WHILE CUTTING GRASS INSECT BITES LEFT FOOT SECONDARY TO CELLULITS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT USING UNSPECIFIED POWER LAWN MOWER AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 60 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A POWER LAWNMOWER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
MOWING LAWN AT HOME WHEN MOWER FLIPPED ROCK THAT HIT HER IN LOWER ABD DX ABD WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers, House repair or construction materials
INJURY TO RIGHT ELBOW AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, WENT TO START MOWER, ARM CAME BACK & HIT A BOARD. DX SUPERFICIAL LAC W/CONTUSION/CELLULITIS RT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 71 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 REACHED UNDER A RUNNING LAWN MOWER AND CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER DX: LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 59 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
CLEANING LAWN MOWER BLADE-MOWER NOT ON AT TIME OF INJURY FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power lawn mowers
SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM POWER MOWER DX. FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power lawn mowers
MOWING LAWN - BEE STINGS MULTIPLE BEE STINGS FOREARMS ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 51 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
STUCK HAND IN MOWER CHUTE AND CUT W/LAWNMOWER BLADE. DX. LAC L DISTAL AMPUTATION W/OPEN FX OF L 3/4 DISTAL PHALANX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 57 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
RT 3RD FINGER LAC-CUT ON RUNNING LAWN MOWER BLADE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
BACK PAIN, R HEEL PAIN, PICKED UP LAWN MOWER DX: BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power lawn mowers
REMOVING GRASS FROM LAWN MOWER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING PARTIAL AVULSION MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
RT LOWER LEG SPRAIN.PT WAS MOWING AND WENT TO BRING MOWER UNDER CONTROL AND PUT LEG DOWN ON WHEELPAD AND HAD LEG FORCIBLY HYPEREXTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
LAWNMOWER GOT AWAY FROM PATIENT AND CAUSED PAIN IN UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
LOW BACK PAIN-WHILE BENDING OVER TO PULL LAWN MOWER CORD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT. WAS PULLING CORD TO START LAWNMOWER. DX. SPRAIN L SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
ATTEMPT TO START LAWNMOVER SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
LT FOREARM CT-@ HOME-HIT W/ HANDLE OF PULL STRING ON LAWN MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
PAIN TO R SIDE OF NECK, COLLAR BONE. "I THINK I HAVE PULLED TOO MANY LAWN MOWER PULLS". DX; CERV, TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
79 YO M INJURY TO SHOULDER PULLING LAWNMOWER. DX PECTORAL TEAR WITH EXT ENSIVE ECHYMOSIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
PULLED LAWN MOWER ROPE AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND AGGRAVATED OLD UN-UNITED RIB FRACTURES FROM 1 1/2 YRS AGO. DX STRAIN LT RIBS, EXAC OLD RIB FX PA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2003	Age: 55 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
PATIENT CUT THUMB WITH LAWN MOWER BLADE, LAWN MOWER NOT RUNNING. DX: 2.5 CM LACERATION TO THUMB, LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 54 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. CAUGHT FINGER IN PULLEY OF RIDING LAWNMOWER FRACTURING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT STUCK FINGERS UNDER LAWNMOWER; PARTIAL AMPTATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 66 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
66 YOM WAS PLACING BLADES ON A POWER LAWN MOWER; CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER. LACERATION, LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 56 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: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS MOWING THE GRASS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OVER THE MOWER AND LACERATED HER LT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 52 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
52 YOM SEEN FOR RT PINKY LAC AFTER CUTTING ON THE CORD FROM A LAWN MOWE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 52 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
52 Y.O. W MALE W/PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO FINGER. PT WAS MOWING THE LAWN & SOME DEBRIS GOT UNDER THE LAWN MOWER & PT REACHED UNDER IT TO PULL IT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT TRIED TO CLEAR LAWN MOWER BLADE WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. DX: AVULSION LAC R MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT.INJ.L.EYE AREA AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER LAWN MOWER TO CUT LAWN & H IT A PIPE COVER WHICH KICKED UP & HIT PT. DX; F.X./CONTUSION L. ORBIT.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
RIGHT SOULDER CONT. PT STARTED LAWN MOWER AND THE MOWER BACKED UP INTOP T'S RIGHT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 74 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, Tools
PATIENT WAS SHARPENING LAWN MOWER AND CUT HIMSELF ON GRASS GRINDER DX; LACERATION OF L 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 76 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
FINGER LACERATION STARTING MOWER, HAND WNET IN TOP OF MOWER PART THAT SPINS, CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
PATIENT HURT WHILE TRYING TO START A LAWN MOWER.DX: FRACTURE LOWER ARM (LEFT RADIUS)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
BURN LEFT HAND. PLACED HAND ON HOT PART OF A LAWN MOWER AFTER IT WAS SHUT OFF 2 WEEKS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON LAWNMOWER. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
RIGHT HAND UNDER LAWNMOWER DECK MEASURING HEIGHT WHEN SOMEONESTARTED LA WNMOWER DX: FRACTURED RIGHT THUMB AND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/09/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT STATES HE WAS STARTING THE LAWN MOWER USING THE PULL AND INJURED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers, Lubricants
PT WAS WORKING W/LAWN MOWER & OIL CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS FACE/NECK 2% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers, Gasoline
PATIENT WAS REPAIRING LAWMOWER, SPILLED GASOLINE AND SPARK CAUSED FIRE. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT FOREARM, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE FD UNK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT BURNED HIS HAND AS A RESULT OF TOUCHING THE EXHAUST OF HIS POWER LAW N MOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT STATES HE WAS MOWING THE LAWN WHEN SOMETHING FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT TRYING TO JUMP START LAWN MOWER WHEN MOWER FLY WHEEL BLADE BROKE AND HIT HAND AND CHEST. D: HAND LACERATION, CHEST CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
FRACTURE FINGER WITH LACERATION - 60 YOM PUT HIS LEFT HAND UNDERNEATH A RUNNING LAWN MOWER, RING FINGER FX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGER LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
SWELLING AND ITCHING OF HANDS AFTER MULCHING GRASS THIS EVENING/ ALLER GIC REACTION, HAND EDEMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2003	Age: 59 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
CUT FINGER ON POWER MOWER DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	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
CUT ON STRING OF LAWN MOWER - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
HAND BRUSING; S/P LAC REPAIR. PT WAS PULLING LAWNMOWER CORD AND IT SNAP PED BACK HITTING HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
RT GREAT TOE FX-AT HOME-DROPPED LAWN MOWER DECK ON TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
LUMBAR STRAIN-AT HOME-LIFTING LAWN MOWER DECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
LUMBAR STRAIN - 64 YOM PULLED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET A LAWNMOWER STARTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power lawn mowers
MOWING YARD NAD WENT OVER R FOOT BY PUSH LAWN MOWER. DX. AMPUTATION OF L GREAT TOE AND SECOND TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
CUT ON LAWN MOWER. DX. 3 CM LACERATION AND FX. DISTAL 4TH DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT USING A POWER LAWN MOWER AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE LAWN MOWER STRIKING RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
62 Y/O M INJURED L THUMB WHEN PULLING CORD ON POWER MOWER AT HOME. DX; L THUMB SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 67 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
MOWING LAWN AND WHILE LAWN MOWER WAS STILL RUNNING, PT. PUT HAND UNDER RUNNING LAWNMOWER AND LAC AND FX. FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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