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Accidents - Manual lawn trimmers or edgers - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 177
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:106Lower Trunk:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/26/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
CUT L 5TH FINGER WITH HAND HEDGE CLIPPERS WHILE PRUNING BUSHES DX: L 5TH FINGER TIP AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
BENDING OVER USING HAND TRIMMERS TO TRIM GRASS HAVING LOW BACK PAIN...B ACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers
PT SLICED MIDDLE FINGER RT HAND USING HAND CLIPPERS TIP PAD SLICED OFF C/O PAIN AVULSION LACERATION RT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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