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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 265
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered, Tractors |
| DEATH S/P TRACTOR *** ACCIDENT, ROLLED OVER ON PT.. DX-NEAR AMPUTATION FEMUR, OPEN FX-LOWER LEG, MULTIPLE LACERATIONS. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BRUSH CUTTER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| PATIENT WAS CUT ON EQUIPMENT "MESSING" WITH A ***. DX-RIGHT HAND PUNCTU RE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 73 YOM CUT L HAND 1ST DIGIT ON *** DX;LAC TO L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| MASHED FINGER ON ***DX LACERATION RIGHT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 69 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FB REMOVAL TO EYE. PT WAS USING A *** & GOT SOMETHIN G IN HER EYE @ HOME. E914 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Brushcutters, powered |
| 76 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO EYE. PT GOT GRASS IN EYES WHILE USING A* ** @ HOME. E914 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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