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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 225
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 68 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 |
| OPEN COMMINUTED FX DISTAL TUFT L RING FINGER W/ SUTURE REPAIR: 68YOM CAUGHT TIP L 3RD FINGER @ END OF WOOD CHIPPER, TRYING TO UNPLUG END |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 68 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 |
| 68 YOM INJURED ON WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME. LACERATION, LT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 63 YO M USING WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME, PIECE OF WOOD FLEW IN ARM. DX FB AR M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| 52 YOM SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIGHT HAND WHILE USING WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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