Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Rotary power lawn mowers - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 856
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:223Lower Leg:205
Ankle:136Lower Arm:69
Toe:69Face:68
All Of Body:68Lower Trunk:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/11/2003Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
MOWING LAWN, MOWER "ACTED UP", WITHOUT THINKING, HE REACHED UNDER MOWER WHILE BLADES WERE RUNNING DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION L3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
MOWING LAWN - OBJECT FLEW OUT OF MOWER LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2003Age: 94 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
94 YO F INJURY TO ARM BY PULLING LAWNMOWER CORD. DX ARM CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT LAST EVENING WAS USING A POWER WALK BEHIND LAWN MOWER STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
61 YO M FELL, FOOT SLIPPED UNDER POWER MOWER AT HOME. DX L GREAT TOE AM PUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2003Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
CAUGHT FINGER IN MOWER-LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
67 YO F MOWING YARD WITH PUCH MOWER, FELL, INJURY TO LEG. DX DISTAL FIB ULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2003Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
WAS PUSH MOWING EMBANKMENT LEG STARTED HURTING DX BROKEN TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
LACERATION FINGER - 64 YOM WAS MOWING YARD TODAY AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT PI NKY FINGER IN THE MOWER, LAWNMOWER WAS A WALK BEHIND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT STATES WAS USING PUSH MOWER WHEN HE STOPPED AND NOTICED HE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK FOR 20 MINUTES; POSSIBLE TIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT TWISTED ANKLE WHILE MOWING GRASS DX: ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT INJURED HAND WITH A LAWN MOWER DX: RIGHT MIDDLE FINGERTIP AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
CUTTING LAWN WITH POWERED PUSH MOWER AND BRANCH HIT LEFT EYE AREA DX: LEFT PERIORBITAL BRUISING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
60 YOWF INJURED ANKLE WHEN SHE STEPPED IN A HOLE WHILE PUSHING A WALK BEHID LAWN MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.