Accidents - Brushcutters, powered - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,369
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	86
Year 1999:	235
Year 2000:	436
Year 2001:	235
Year 2002:	265
Year 2003:	86
Year 2004:	159
Year 2005:	286
Year 2008:	249
Year 2010:	261

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	724	Hand:	315
Eyeball:	302	Lower Leg:	262
Upper Leg:	102	Upper Trunk:	101
Wrist:	85	Toe:	85
Foot:	83	Lower Arm:	82
Unkown:	68	Head:	66
Lower Trunk:	18	Ankle:	17
Neck:	17	Knee:	17
Upper Arm:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
DX LAC HAND UNCOMPLICATED: 56YOM C/O LAC TO L HAND AFTER ELEC TREE TRIMMER BOUNCED ONTO HAND W TRIMMING TREES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
67 YOM BRUSH CUTTING;HIT BOULDER & BLADE FLEW OFF, HITTING LT LOWER LEG DX: LAC/HEMATOMA LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
54 YOM-@ HOME TRIMMING TREES W/BRUSH KNIFE(BRUSH CUTTERS) & ACCIDENTALL Y LAC LLE DX LAC LLL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
79YOM LAC FINGER ON ELECTRIC EDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Brushcutters, powered
54 Y/O BM CAUGHT FINGER IN TREE CUTTER AND SUSTAINED CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN BRUSH MOWER AND A TREE 4 CM HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered, Day wear
58YOM WAS HOME USING A ***,RAN INTO IT WHILE,WHILE WEARING LONG PANTS,C UT RIGHT LOWER LEG;LEG LACERATION,1.5-CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 51 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: Brushcutters, powered
PT WAS AT HOME USING POWER TRIMMERS ON A HEDGE, LACERATED LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Brushcutters, powered
PT TRIPPED OVER BUSHHOG AT HOME AND FELL ON HIS R FEMUR IN BACK OF FEMU R. DX. HEMATOMA R POSTERIOR THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Brushcutters, powered
SPRAIN WRIST - PATIENT REPORTS CUTTING BRUSH AND FELL - CAUGHT SELF WIT H RIGHT HAND - PRESENTS WITH SWOLLEN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Brushcutters, powered
WAS CUTTING WEEDS WITH A WEED TRIMMER AND WAS EXPOSED TO POISON IVY.DER MATITIS, GENERALIZED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Brushcutters, powered, Tractors
PT. WAS ***GING, GOT OFF TRACTOR AND WAS RUN OVER ON B LEGS W/FRONT WHE ELS. DX. FX. THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
TONGUE OF BUSHHOG (BRUSHCUTTER) FELL ON THUMB. DX. INCOMPLETE AMPUTATI ON R THUMB. (SEVERE LACERATION)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/15/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	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 A THE SHARP BLADE OF A BRUSHCUTTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Brushcutters, powered
A *** FELL ON PATIENT'S RIGHT FOOT, CRUSHING HIS BIG TOE, NAILBED LACER ATION, FRACTURE RIGHT GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
PT WEED EATING AND GLASS FLEW UP AND HIT HIM. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
R HAND LAC/52YOM AT HOME TODAY AT 4:15P CUT HAND ON GASOLINE WEED TRIMM ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
SHARPENING A BRUSH CUTTER THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
PATIENT WAS ***GING AT HOME WHEN A TREE LIMB CAUGHT IN HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX-MULTIPLE LACERATIONS RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/15/2001	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: Brushcutters, powered, Tractors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2001	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2001	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2001	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2001	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: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2000	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2000	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2000	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/1999	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/1999	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/1999	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/1999	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/1999	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/1998	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/11/1998	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/1997	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Brushcutters, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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