Accidents - Other power garden tools - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 86
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Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power garden tools
HAND HELD POST HOLE DIGGER - JAMMED BAR INTO GROUND, PULLED BACK, HIT S ELF IN HEAD. DX; LACERATION SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Other power garden tools
PATIENT CAUGHT HER FINGER IN ELECTRIC GARDENING SHEARS SUFFERING A PARTIAL FINGERTIP AMPUTAITION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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