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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 271
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A LEAF MULCHER AT HOME DX: FRACTURED LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A CHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME DX// LAC RIGHT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT WAS USING LEAF SHREDDER AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT AT HOME DX LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| LAC TO L INDEX FINGER W/WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME DX; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 51 YOM WAS USING A WOOD CHIPPER AND SUSTAINED AMPUTATION OF FINGERS RIG HT THUMB AND INDEX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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