Accidents - Power leaf mulchers and grinders - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,664
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	645
Year 1998:	520
Year 1999:	157
Year 2000:	444
Year 2001:	289
Year 2002:	313
Year 2003:	324
Year 2004:	151
Year 2005:	425
Year 2006:	182
Year 2007:	146
Year 2008:	440
Year 2009:	396
Year 2010:	225

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	3,076	Hand:	459
Eyeball:	422	Lower Leg:	107
Face:	106	Upper Trunk:	94
Lower Arm:	89	Lower Trunk:	84
All Of Body:	82	Knee:	70
Head:	53	Shoulder:	15

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

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

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: 11/29/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT STANDING ON THE SIDE OF A WOOD SHREDDER AND A PIECE THE SIZE OF A BA SEBALL STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
YESTERDAY WAS RAKING LEAVES, TODAY AWOKE WITH SHARP LEFT SIDED CHEST WA LL PAIN >>MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS OUTSIDE YEST GRINDING IN HIS YARD, LAST NIGHT WHEN HE WENT TO BE D HE RUBBED HIS EYES AND FELT PARTICLE FALL IN EYE. DX. FB EYE.
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: 08/02/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
62 YO MALE FELL AGAINST WOOD CHIPPER FRACTURE RIB
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: 06/06/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
HAND LAC, PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME WHEN WORKING IN YARD
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

Date: 11/28/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
LEFT HAND AND FINGERS LACERATION.PT WAS MULCHING LEAVES IN A MULCHING M ACHINE AND INJURED HAND AND FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
CAUGHT THUMB IN WOOD CHIPPER AND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 73 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 SMASHED THUMB IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX: OPEN FX L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT WAS USING WOOD CHIPPER AND A PC FLEW INTO EYE, DX: REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 78 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 CAUGHT HAND IN RUNNING MULCHER AT HOME DX; AMPUTATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 53 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: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO 2ND FINGER WHILE WORKING WITH A CHIPPED/ SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 62 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
62 YOM LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE USING A WOOD CHIPPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
61 YOM AVULSES FINGER IN A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
FINGER THRUE WOOD CHIPPER " OPEN FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PATIENT HURT FINGER WITH A LEAF MULCHER WHILE ON JOBDX: FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2005	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
56 YOM GOT FIGNER CAUGHT IN CHIPPER AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
70 YOM CUT FINGER ON A SHREDDER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT USING A WOODCHIPPER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	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
PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING WOODCHIPPER DX: PARTIAL FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PATIENT WAS MULCHING LEAVES AT HOME WHEN FOREIGN BODY GOT INTO EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/15/2004	Age: 76 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 CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A WOODEN CHIPPER, SUSTAINED " LT HAND LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 82 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 CAUGHT HAND IN YARD SHREDDER. DX: L 2-5 DIGIT AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
RT LONG FINGER AVULSION.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A CHIPPER/SHREDDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
65 YOM FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD CHIPPER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
LUMBAR STR. PT WAS BENT OVER WHEN PUTTING VEGETABLES IN A CHIPPER AND STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	Age: 67 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 STATES HE LACERATED THUMB ON A CHIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 77 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 STATES CAUGHT FINGER IN A CHIPPER/SHREDDER AMPUTATING TIPS OF FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 58 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 CHIPPER. DX: FINGERTIP AVULSION/FX L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 59 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
PATIENT CUT HER FINGER WHILE WORKING IN THE YARD WITH A GARDEN CHIPPER. LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	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
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN WOOD CHIPPER. DX: FX/DISLOCATION L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
57YOF USING USED CHIPPER AT HOME FB EYE DX/TRAUMATIC CONJUNCTIVTIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT WAS MULCHING LEAVES 3-4 DAYS AGO & GOT SOMETHING IN RT EYE. CORNEAL AB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Eye protection devices
LT CORNEAL AB-USING A "CHIPPER-SHREDDER" W/O SAFETY GLASSES-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Eye protection devices
FACIAL LAC, PT WAS USING A WOOD CHIPPER WHEN WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND WAS HIT IN THE FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
61-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
FINGER CAUGHT IN CHIPPER; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 56 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, Manual filing or sanding tools
PT WAS SHARPENING A MULCHER BLADE WITH A FILE, FILE SLIPPED HE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2001	Age: 54 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: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2001	Age: 55 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2001	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2001	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2001	Age: 54 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2001	Age: 70 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2000	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2000	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2000	Age: 57 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2000	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2000	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders, Clothing accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1999	Age: 69 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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1999	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/1999	Age: 76 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: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/1998	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/30/1998	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/1998	Age: 74 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
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/13/1998	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/1998	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/1998	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/1998	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/1998	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/1997	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: Crushing
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/1997	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: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/1997	Age: 63 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/1997	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1997	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/1997	Age: 68 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: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1997	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/03/1997	Age: 69 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/1997	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1997	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/1997	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/28/1997	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/1997	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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