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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 447
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RT 2ND DIGIT SPRAIN-SUS INJ TO RT 2ND DIGIT AFTER DIGGING A HOLE IN YAR D YESTERDAY. C/O PN & INABILITY TO PERFORM ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CUT FINGER ON SHOVEL DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS CUT W/SICKLE WHILE CUTTING WEEDS. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LAC TO RT THUMB FROM SICKLE + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| THUMB FX-HIT THUMB W/A PICKAXE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HE CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB ON A SHOVEL AT HOME.DX AVULSION RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HURT FINGER CUT WITH PRUNING SHEARS DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS AT LOCAL GOLF COURSE PICKED UP A RAKE AND GOT PUNCTUREWOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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