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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 106
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| DX SKIN INF/WD CHECK: BILAT LEG CUTS POSS INF (*** ACC) STRUCK BIL LEGS W *** LINET LAST MONDAY W WEAR'G SHORTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 69 YO M FRACTURED FIBULA SLIPPED IN GRASS WHILE USING THE **** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 CUTTING THE LAWN WITH A ***, BECAME DISTRACTED AND CUT THE BACK OF HIS LEG. DX CALF LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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