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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 396
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| DEEP LACERATIONS TO FINGERS ON HAND USING A WOOD CHIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| HELPING FRIEND MOVE CHIPPER SHREDDER AND BECAME SYNCOPAL,MED FLITE IN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| AVULSION//AMPUTATION OF FINGER IN WOOD CHIPPER ACCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| LEFT SCAPULA FX. PT WAS USING A CHIPPER AND A TREE BRANCH FELL ON SHOUL DER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 71 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 |
| CHIPPER/SHREDDER BECAME CLOGGED PUT FINGER IN TO UNCLOG WHILE RUNNING I NJURY TO FINGER ..OPEN FX R IF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 64 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 |
| PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX: TRAUMATIC PARTIAL AMPUTATION ALL 5 DIGITS W/TRAUMATIC VOLAR LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| R MID FING FX;LAC/57YOM CRUSHED FINGER HOOKING TRACTOR TO WOOD CHIPPER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Business and office machines |
| ACC CUT HAND ON A SHREDDER @ HOME, ?MECH, +BLEEDING CONTROLLED >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| TRANSEFERRED TO HOSP BY A HELICOPTER AS FTR S/P RUN OVER BY A WOOD CHIP PER, INTUBATED FOR AIRWAY PORTECTION>>MULTI FACIAL BONE FX/LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 75 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 INJURED FINGER ON A LEAF MULCHER MACHINE AT HOME DX// RIGHT 3RD FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 52 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON A LOG CHIPPER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT USING A STUMP GRINDER AT HOME AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO IT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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