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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 541
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2008 | 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 pruning or trimming equipment |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON POWER TRIMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 60YO BLACK MALE STS HELPED DO YARDWORK WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER,CUT L MIDDLE FINGER, DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 57 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 pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| R CORNEAL ABRAS/57YOF WAS TRIMMING PLANTS AT HOME ON FRIDAY WITH ELECTR IC TRIMMERS AND FELT SOMETHING GO INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 64 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 pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX AVULSION TIPE OF L 3RD DIGIT: CUT DORSAL SURFACE OF L 3RD NAIL 3D AGO W GARDEN SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT PRUNED TOP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX: LACERATION LE FT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | 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 pruning or trimming equipment |
| 62YOM USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 58YOF WHILE USING HIS AUTOMATIC GRASS TRIMMER,ACCIDENTLY HIT THE LEFT THUMB;THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS PRUNING TREES AT HOME YESTERDAY, PRUNING HOOK FELL OFF STICK 8 FT UP & FELL ONTO PT'S RT FOREARM. DX - CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 67 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 pruning or trimming equipment |
| 67 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON BATTERY OPERATED HEDGE TRIMMERS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | 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: Amputation |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Brushcutters, powered |
| ACCIDENALLY CUT MULIT FINGERS WHILE CUTTING THE HEDGES VERSUS CUT'EM ON TO *** >> AMPUATAION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 60YOM WAS TRIMMING A TREE WITH TRIMMERS,FELL 7 FOOT,INJURING SHOULDER, FINGER;FINGER DISLOCATION,SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS TRIMMING TREES WITH A POWER TRIMMER; ONE OF THE TREE BRANCHES FELL AND STRUCK PT. ON THE HEAD. LACERATION OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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