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Accidents - Power pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 541
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:381Eyeball:73
Head:71Lower Arm:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/28/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 10/25/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 09/27/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 08/24/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 08/13/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 08/06/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 07/31/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 07/24/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 06/27/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 04/22/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 04/06/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 03/17/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 01/25/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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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