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Accidents - Manual push mowers - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 495
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:136Foot:69
Lower Arm:68Face:68
Upper Leg:68Hand:68
Eyeball:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/22/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual push mowers
PT WAS MOWING , SOMETHING FLEW UP AND HIT PT ON THE LEFT FOREARM. BRUSING AND SWELLING. CONTUSION TO LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2003Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual push mowers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS OF HIS HAND AS A RESULT OF TRIPPING AN FALLIN G UNDER THE LAWN MOWER WHILE PUTTING AWAY AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual push mowers, Wire
WHILE CUTTING GRASS WITH PUSH MOWER HIT A PIECE OF WIRE AND PUNCTURED L EG WIRE WAS IMBEDDED IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual push mowers
PERSON GOT HAND IN LAWN MOWER,FINGERS LACERATED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/31/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual push mowers
CONT TO NOSE/52YOF ST AT HOME WAS TIPPING UP HAND LAWN MOWER & HAND SLI PPED. HANDLE STRUCK PT ON BRIDGE OF NOSE. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual push mowers
LACERATED FINGER WHILE TRYING TO CRANK LAWN MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual push mowers
TRAUMATIC IRITIS WITH HYPHEMA. PT WAS USING A PUSH LAWN MOWER WHEN A RO CK FLEW OUT HITTING PT IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual push mowers
73 Y/O M C/O POSS BROKEN FOOT. PT DROPPED MOWER(BRUSH HOG) ON FOOT.PT W AS LIFTING MOWER @ HURT HIS BACK. DX CONT TO FOOT @SPRAIN TO HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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