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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,474
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| 53YOM HIT HEAD ON POSTHOLE DIGGER/ FACIAL BONE FX, LT ORBITAL FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 65 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| 65YOM WAS AT HOME USING A POWER POST HOLE DIGGER, IT FELL OVER CAUSING A HEMATOMA WITH CONTUISON TO RT LWR LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| USING A POST HOLE DIGGER AND WAS TAKING IT OFF OF ITS TRACTORE WHEN IT STRUCKE HER ON SIDE OF HEAD DX- CONCUSSION LAC JAW SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH A METAL POST HOLE DRIVER, DX. PUNCTURE WOUN D TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| DOING YARD WORK LIFTING AN EDGER TOOL ABRASION LFET CORNEAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| DX SUPERFICIAL SKIN AVULSION, L RING FINGER: AERIATING LAWN & WT FROM MACHINE DROPPED ON HIS L HAND WHILE ADJUSTING AERIATING MACHINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| CUT FINGERS WITH POWERED WOOD CUTTER/FINGER LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/17/2007 | Age: 75 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| ATT TO STARTED A YARD TOOL&PIECE OF IT STRUCK SHIN >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON POST HOLE POUNDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| CUT THUMB WITH HEDGE TRIMMER THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| 54YMC HIT IN LOWER RIBS WITH GAS POWERED POST HOLE DIGGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| BURNED FOREARM ON MUFFLER OF POLE HOLE DIGGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| LAC R LOWER LEG; USING GARDEN TILLER & CUT SELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER USING MOTORIZED YARD SWEEPER AND IT PULLED HIM;/ LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| PT FRACTURED HER FINGER FROM A HAY MOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power garden tools, Fences or fence posts |
| INJURED PUTTING UP FENCE USING POWER POST HOLE DIGGER DX. HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| 57 Y/O M INJURED L FOOT WHEN DROPPED TRENCHER ON IT AT HOME. DX; CONTUSION L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other power garden tools, Tables |
| 79 Y/O W/F TRIPPED OVER GARDEN PLOW HIT HEAD ON WASH TABLE SUSTAIN ING A CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/07/2001 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2000 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2000 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/1999 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/1999 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/1999 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/1998 | Age: 58 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/1998 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/1998 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/1998 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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