Accidents - Power pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,523
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	35
Year 2001:	93
Year 2003:	180
Year 2004:	141
Year 2005:	447
Year 2006:	276
Year 2007:	185
Year 2008:	381
Year 2009:	568
Year 2010:	111

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
82YOM CUT L5TH FINGER ON PRUNING SHEERS AT HOME DX- AVULSION INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2010	Age: 52 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
52YO WHITE MALE USING POWER TRIMMER AT HOME CUT R INDEX FINGER DX R LONG FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 59 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
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC.59YOM WAS USING PRUNING SHEARS AND LACERATED FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
55YOM,1CM LACERATION TO LEFT 5TH FINGER S/P CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS,LACERATION REPAIRED WITH 2 SUTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2009	Age: 70 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
PT CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
64 YOF WAS USING A POWER TRIMMER IN HER YARD; SUSTAINED INJURY TO FINGE R. AVULSION, TIP OF LEFT RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 62 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
PT WAS PRUNING BUSHES AT HOME AND CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 61 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
61YOM USING ELECTRIC CLIPPER OUTSIDE WHILE STILL RUNNING TRANSFERRED INTO OTHER HAND,CUT THUMB;LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 52 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
DX LAC, L THUMB: APPROX 2CM LACT OT BASE OF THUMB CAUGHT IN PRUN'G SHEARS AS HE WAS CUT'G PLANTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 72 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-ELECTRIC TRIMMER CUT FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT HAND ON WEED TRIMMER AT HOME. DX-NAIILBED LAC, FINGER AVULSION PARTIAL. DX-FX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 51 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
TRIMMING BUSHES & LACERATED R 4TH FINGER W/HEDGE TRIMMER DX L FINGER LAC *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 51 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
WAS USING A ELECTRIC TRIMMER AND CUT HIS RT RING AND RT MIDDLE FINGERS DX: LACERATION TO RT RING AND MIDDLE FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING ELECTRIC PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L THIRD FINGER PARTIAL AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2009	Age: 68 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
68YOM USING PRUNING SHEARS IN GARDEN ACCIDENTLY CUT TIP OF LT FINGER; LT INDEX FINGER LACERATION,1.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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: 08/17/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO FINGER FROM ELECTRIC YARD CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 63 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
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	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
C/O CUT TO FINGER WHILE PRUNING, DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
WAS TRIMMING PLANTS WITH PRUNING SHEARS AND CUT (L) RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 56 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
CUT THUMB WHILE DOING YARD WORK WITH PRUNER LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 67 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
LACERATED MIDDLE FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARERS#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 65 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
65 YOM LACERATED LEFT 5TH FINGER ON TREE TRIMMER BLADE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	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
LAC LEFT 2ND FINGER - CUT FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2006	Age: 61 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
61 YOM LACERATES FINGER ON A PRUNER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2006	Age: 56 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
LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING PRUNING SHE ARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2006	Age: 51 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
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 55 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
PT CUT FINGER W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L DISTAL FIFTH DIGIT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 56 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
PT. CUT R. THUMB WHILE USING PRUNNING SHEARS. DX. R. THUMB LAC. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
55 YO CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC SHEARS LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
L 4TH FING LAC/58YOM CUT FINGER ON PRUNING SHEERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2005	Age: 72 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
72 YOF LACERATES FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 67 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
CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMERS LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/10/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER ON CUTTING SHEARS THE CUTTING SHEARS WERE NOT MOVING AT THE TIME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 76 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
CUT FINGER WHILE PRUNNING USING SHEARS LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT LT. INDEX FINGER W/ PRUNING SHEARS DX: SPRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS DX: LACERATION LT. INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	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
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEAD TRIMMERS LACERATION LEFT 2ND DIGIT 2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
WAS CUTTING SHRUBS WITH TRIMMER AND CUT TOP OF FINGER DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 64 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
RT FINGER LAC-CUT WHILE USING ELECTRIC TRIMMER ON BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 73 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
CUT FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC CLIPPER DX: R 4TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	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
LT 4TH FINGER LAC-USING BATTERY OPERATED SHEARS ON GRASS-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2001	Age: 68 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2001	Age: 51 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2000	Age: 52 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1998	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/1997	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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