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Accidents - Power lawn mowers - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 579
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Date: 12/24/2006Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
PAIN TRYING TO START LAWN MOWER/HAND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2006Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers, Tool sheds
65YOM LAC L HAND PULLING END OF STARTER ROPE WHEN HE GOT TO END OF STA RTER HIT HAND ON METAL EDGE OF SHELF IN SHED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WENT TO CLEAR THE GRASS FROM A MOWER CHUTE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNN ING AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2006Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT CUT HAND ON LAWNMOWER WHILE CHANGING BELT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2006Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers, Fences or fence posts
SLIPPED WHILE MOWING, GRABBED CHAIN LINK FENCE. DX. LAC, CONT L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
LEFT HAND FRACTURE.PT WAS WORKING ON A LAWN MOWER AND PULLED CORD AND IT SNAPPED BACK ON HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
LAWMOWER POWER CORD SANPPED BACK AND HIT HAND DX: LT HAND INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power lawn mowers
TRIPPED AND HAND WENT UNDER LAWN MOWER PARTIALLY AMPUTATING HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/16/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PUT HAND THRU LAWN MOWER WHILE MOWING THE LAWN TODAY " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT INJURED HAND ON A LAWN MOWER.DX: 2ND DEGREE PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN O N PALMER AREA. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2006Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS WORKING ON LAWN MOWER AND LACERATED HAND ON A NUT UNDER MOWER DX: LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
HAND SPRAIN-PULLED ON LAWN MOWER CORD-FELT PAIN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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