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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 577
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 76 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| WAS RAKING LEAVES&ACCIDENTALLY FORCED A STICK INTO HER LOWER LEG >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WITH FRACTURED LEG FROM FALL WHILE RAKING LEAVES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 88 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LACERATION RT.LEG.PT.REFERS WHILE CLEANING GARDEN CUT LEG WITH GARDEN T OOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT SCRAPED GARDEN HOE AGAINST LEG. DX: R LEG LAC V SHAPED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DX STRAIN R LE/HEMATOMA R LEG: PT RAKING, BACKING UP AND GOT HEEL CAUGHT IN ROCK GARDEN/CAUSED R LEG TO HYPEREXTEND NOW W PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 71 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| L LOWER LEG AVULSION/71YOF AT 7P LAST EVENING, WAS WEEDING HER GARDEN A ND METAL WEEDER WENT INTO L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 80 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT CUT LOWER LEG WITH PITCHFORK LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON METAL YARD RAKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHILE RAKING LEAVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT C/O FELL INTO RAKE. DX PUNCTURE WOUND RLE LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT LAC LT LOWER LEG WHILE USING GARDENING TOOL TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG ON A RAKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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