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Accidents - Rotary power lawn mowers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 410
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Date: 11/07/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT WAS AT HOME SHARPENING A LAWNMOWER BLADE CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT MOWING THE LAWN WHEN THE CORD GOT CAUGHT AROUND PT'S RIGHT RING FING ER DX; OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2008Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
77 YO M 2ND DEGREE BURNS O FINGERS FROM LAWN MOWER PIPE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2008Age: 52 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 WAS AT HOME USING A LAWN MOWER, REACHED DOWN TO CLEAR THE SHOOT AND HIT THE BLADE CAUSING A FINGER TIP AMPUTATION,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
STARTING LAWN MOWER LAC TO FINGER FROM ROPE ON LAWN MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT WAS AT HOME ADJUSTING A LAWN MOWER BLADE WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING CAUSING AN AVULSION TO LT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS WITH A FX TO LT 3D FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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