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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,240
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:410Hand:295
Lower Leg:278Lower Trunk:205
Shoulder:173Ankle:161
Foot:143Wrist:86
Toe:86Upper Trunk:80
All Of Body:73Lower Arm:71
Face:71Eyeball:71
Knee:14Head:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


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: 10/03/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT MOWING-SOMETHING HIT ANKLE-PUNCTURE WOUND ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
WAS MOWING GRASS AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN, ACUTE PAIN IN LEFT LOWER LEG. STRAIN, LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
TWISTED ANKLE WHILE MOWING GRASS ANKLE SPRIAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
WRIST CT-HIT PLASTIC HANDLE WHILE PULLING LAWN MOWER CORD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
55 YO STRUCK IN HEAD BY GRASS CATCHER ON LAWN MOWER LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Alcohol
PT WAS MOWING THE GRASS WITH A SELF PROPELLED LAWN MOWER AFTER DRINKIN G A FEW BEERS FAMILY FOUND HIM FACE DOWN DX SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/01/2008Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
L1 COMPRESSION FX/81YOM STS MOWING LAWN WED. AND FELL BACKWARDS ON BOTT OM. GOT UP AND CONTINUED. YEST.STARTED W/SEVERE BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
MOWING LAWN AT HOME GREAT TOE CUT BY LWAN MOWER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
51Y/O,F,HAND PAIN TODAY, USED LAWN MOWER YESTERDAY, L HAND PAIN
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: 07/21/2008Age: 96 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LACERATED RIGHT PALM ON DUMPSTER AS HE EMPTIED GRASS CATCHER FROM LAWN MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
POSS. ROTATOR CUFF TEAR: MOWING GRASS,PUSHING HIS SELF-PROPELLED *** MO WER, FALLING ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND INJURING SHOULDER, LAST NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
MOWING YARD, ROCK FLEW OUT HIT LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT WAS PUSHING A LAWN MOWER AT HOME, STRAINED LWR BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT USING A PUSH POWERED LAWN MOWER AT HOME AND STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2008Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
72YFC MOWING WITH A SELF PROPELLED WALK BEHIND MOWER C/O WRIST PAIN POSSIBLE FRACTURE
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: 06/30/2008Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
75YOM WAS HOME PULLING CORD ON LAWN MOWER DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN;BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
56 YO M CONTUSION TO RIBS WHILE MOWING THE LAWN ON A BANK MOWER FLIPPED CAUSING PT TO FALL BACKWARDS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Insect induced injuries
HYMENOPTERA STING LT HAND: CUTTING GRASS NEAR WOOD LINE, PUSH MOWER, FELT BITE, SAW LONG BROWN INSECT ON HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
WAS ACCIDENTALLY ELBOWED IN THE EYE BY HUSBAND WHILE HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO START LAWN MOWER. RIGHT PERIORBITAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2008Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
RAN OVER FOOT WITH PUSH LAWNMOWER. DX OPEN FOOT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


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: 05/20/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT WAS MOWING THE LAWN, FELL OVER A SPRINKLER HEAD CAUSING A STRAIN TO LT FOREARM.
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: 05/07/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers, Footwear
LAWNMOWER RAN OVER FOOT WITH SHOES ON FRACTURE TOES #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT MOWING-HURT ANKLE-SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
MOWING LAWN, SLIPPED FELL HURT LEG. DX FIBULA FRACTURE
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


Date: 05/02/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PULLING ON LAWNMOWER PREVIOUS DAY TENDINITIS SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
MOWING YARD TODAY, FELL TWISTED FOOT, DX FOOT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
UNABLE TO USE ARM AFTER USING PUSH MOWER BURSITIS SHOULDER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
SCRAPED LEG ON FRONT END OF ELECTRIC LAWN MOWER/ SUPERFICIAL ABRASION R LE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT CUTTING HIS GRASS PUSHING LAWNMOWER AND PIVOTED WRONG STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2008Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO START THE LAWN MOWER, THE PULL CORD SNAPPED BA CK HIT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rotary power lawn mowers
PT STATES EYE PAIN FROM DEBRIS WHILE MOWING THE LAWN AT HOME CORNEAL ABRASION RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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