Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,359
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	1,550	Lower Leg:	584
Lower Trunk:	508	Finger:	356
Knee:	245	Face:	229
Ankle:	177	Upper Trunk:	156
Foot:	112	Lower Arm:	102
Head:	87	Wrist:	87
Shoulder:	74	All Of Body:	71
Hand:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS USING A *** AT HOME AND STRUCK SELF IN THE LOWER LEG A FEW DAYS AGO SUSTAINED AN ABRASION THAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WITH FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT LONG FINGER AFTER GETTING SPRING FROM *** IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT CUT 3RD-5TH FINGERS WITH LAWN EDGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO 3-5TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A WEEDWHACKER AND STRUCK RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH THE MACHINE ABRA SION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Eye protection devices
PT STATES WHILE TRIMMING BRUSHES YESTERDAY POSSIBLE GOT A PIECE OF WOOD IN HIS LEFT EYE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT STATES SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE WHILE *** ATHOMEDX: SMALL LEFT EYE CO RNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Doors
REPORTS DEVELOPING EYE FOREING BODY SENSATION WHILE ***, SUSPECTS METAL FROM A DOOR>>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS IN EYE WHILE ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS WHILE USING ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
78 Y/O WAS *** AT HOME HAD ONSET KNEE PAIN. DX-SPRAIN RIGHT KNEE. .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WITHI FRACTURED ANKLE, TRIPPED OVER ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE: RUNNING ***, STONE FLEW OFF THE LINE STRUCK EY E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
STATES HE WAS USING A WEED TRIMMER ALL DAY YESTERDAY HAS PAIN TO (L) S HOULDER DX- PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WEED WACKING AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE. DX EYE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CORNEAL ABR- DEBRIS FROM ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WITH SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE AFTER UNKNOWN OBJECT HIT PT IN RIGHT EYE WHILE ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT "***", SOMETHING HIT LEFT EYE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC LUMBAR BACK PAIN: PULLING ON *** CORD, PAIN BAC K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT CUT LEG WITH POWERED *** AT HOME TODAY DX/ LAC LEFT LOWER LEG DX/ LAC LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A POWER TRIMMER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CHEST CT-FELL IN YARD W/A ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
INJURED WITH HIS *** AT HOM.E MULTIPLE ABRASIONS, RT. ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WEEDWACKING - SOMTHING FLEW INTO EYE - C/O DULL PAIN. EMBEDDED FB R EY E.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS WEED WACKING IN YARD FOUR DAYS AGO AND DEVELOPED A RASH CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
C/O LOWER LUMBAR PAIN AFTER *** AT HOME. DX-LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT HURT BACK ***, MOVED TRASH. FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK.DX: ACUTE MY OFASCIAL STRAIN,DORSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN WITH SPASM: TRIMMING GRASS WITH 30# *** OVER PAST C OUPLE OF DAYS, LOWER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS OF A LOWER LEG FROM A WEEDWAKER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT INJURED EYE WHILE USING A ***. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION, LEFT EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION, LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT SLICED THROUGH BOOT LEFT PROXIMAL HEEL @ ACHILLES W/***. DX: LACERAT ION LEFT HEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING ***, FELL DOWN HILL, HURT HIP. DX HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WITH SPRAINED WRIST FROM USING A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS USING A *** YESTERDAY, WHEN GOT A PIECE OF GRASS IN EYE DX: FORE IGN BODY TO EYE, WITH CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
EARLY CELLULITIS L LEG, 59 YOM, CUT LOWER LEG YESTERDAY WITH *** TRIMM ER, NOW AREA IS RED & TENDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING ***, STRING HIT ARM. DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RADIUS FX-FELL WHILE USING ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
BACK STR. PT WAS USING A *** AND ROLLED DOWN A HILL INJURING BACK K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT (L) THUMB ON ELECTRIC LAWN TRIMMERS DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING ***, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS USING A "WEED WHIPPER" AND STRUCK SELF IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG LAC ERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
AT HOME WEED EATING GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE DX CONJUCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT WAS GARDENING, WAS USING HER ***, SUSTAINED INJURYTO THE LEFT A NKLE. DX-LEFT ANKLE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT AT HOME USING A *** AND A PIECE OF DIRT WENT INTO RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 53 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** WHEN SMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY WITH PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DX HEMATOMA R RING FINGER: PT RECALLS USING A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS *** & SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE AT HOMEDX; RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRAS ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
STEPPED IN HOLE, HURT ANKLE WHILE ***. DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT STATES WAS USING A *** AND GOT A SHOCKING TYPE PAIN IN LEFT FOOT DX ABRASION TO LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT STATES WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER TO TRIM HIS BUSHES WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGERS DX 1.5 CM LACERATION TO LEFT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
SPR ARM USING ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CORNEAL AB-HIT W/A ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
AT HOME USING *** STICK HIT HIM IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS WORKIGN IN HIS YARD WITH A *** AND SOMETHING WENT INTO RIGHT EYE FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING *** SOMETHING GOT IN EYE ABRASION LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT CORNEAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
BACK PAIN AFTER USING WEED WHACKER LUMBAR STRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DXACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR PT STRAINED BACK WHILE *** YARDX 2 WKS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WITH FB TO EYE FROM USING A ***
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT (R) 3RD FINGER ON A *** DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WEED WACKING - NO SAFETY GOGGLES MULT FB'S TO EYE WITH CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT WAS *** AND SLIPPED DOWN A HILL, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE,C/O ANKLE PAIN. DX-SPRAIN RIGHT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT STATES USED A * TWO WEEKS AGO AND STARTED HAVE MUSCLE PAIN THEN US ED THE * AGAIN NOW HAS PAIN DX FX RIGHT 5TH & 6TH RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS USING *** LAST PM. DX: THORACIC STRAIN. DX: THORACIC STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPERS LACERATION LFET MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING *** SPRAIN RIGHT SHOULDER ROTATER CUFF INJURY SPRAIN RIGHT SHOULDER ROTATER CUFF INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
55 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN SINCE USING *** EARLIER IN WEEK, DX:LUMBAR S TRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
EYE FB-USING A *** WHEN DEBRIS HIT EYE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT RECEIVED ABRASION AND CELLULITIS TO LOWER LEG WHEN FELL ON ***THAT W AS ON HIS BACK DECK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
BACK PAIN: *** YESTERDAY, LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HIP FX-*** IN YARD-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
73YOM WAS AT HOME USING WEED TRIMMER ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON,SOMETHING WENT INTO EYES CAUSING IRRITATION;CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE USING *** AT HOME. DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS USING LAWN TRIMMER TO TRIM YARD; LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND. S PRAIN, RIGHT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM ELECTRIC TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HURT BACK TWISTING USING *** AT HOME. DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	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: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
53Y/O,M,STONE TO EYE WHILE ***, R EYE CONJUNCTIVAL IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS "***" AN EMBANKMENT AT HOME WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. DX.KNEE SP RAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
59YOM WAS HOME WEED WACKING,ACCIDENTLY FELL 3 FEET OFF RETAINING WALL; NASAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT TRIPPED OVER CORD OF *** AT HOME AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON GROUND DX : LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** YESTERDAY, FB SENSATION R EYE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
GOT HIT IN EYE WITH A ROCK WHILE USING *** AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
57YOM WAS HOME USING A ***, WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE; SUBCONJ UNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
SUFFERED HEAT EXHAUSTION WHILE USING A *** AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Day wear
CORNEAL ABRASION, FB, WORKING @ HOME WITH ***, WHEN TOOK OFF SHIRT TO S HOWER AFTER, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
81 Y/O M INJURED L KNEE WHEN TWISTED WRONG WHILE *** AT HOME.DX; L KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT USING A PAIR OF POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME AND THEY BOUNCED OFF A TREE INTO RIGHT KNEE LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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