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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,018
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 70 YO F FELL WHILE GARDENING. TRIPPED OVER A FOOT HIGH PLANTER. DX:PROX IMAL HUMERUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 68YOM TRIPPED OVER A PLANTER. HE FELL FORWARD. HE LANDED ON HIS OUTSTRETCHED ARM DX: HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 46YOF, FELL ONTO WOODEN GARDEN STAKE SUSTAINED A SPLINTER TO UPPER ARM >>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 54 YOM LIFTED HEAVY PLANTER. DX: BICEP TENDON RUPTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 87YOF TRIPPED OVER A FLOWER POT AND FELL ONTO UPPER ARM CONTUSION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 50 YO M TRIPPED OVER A PLANTER AT HOME SUSTAINING A FRACTURE TO HIS RT HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| FX UPR ARM- TRIPPED ON FLOWER POT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | 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: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 56 YOM TORN BICEP MUSCLE, LIFTED HEAVY BAG OF TOP SOIL 3 DAYS AGO WITHP AIN TO UPPER ARM AND BRUISING NOTED, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT FELL HITTING ARM ON FLOWER POT. DX: HUMERAL NECK FX, R ARM ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| LEFT HUM FX. PT FELL OVER FLOWER POT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PLANTER IN YARD AND LANED ON LT SHOULDER DX: FX LT HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PICKING UP HEAVY FLOWER POT INJURED ARM FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING FLOWER BED DX: FRACTURE HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| WAS CLEANING SNOW OFF OF HER PORCH SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING UPPER ARM ON A PLANTER HAS LAC TO UPPER L ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT WITH FRACTURE TO RIGHT UPPER ARM AFTER TRIPPING OVER FLOWER POT AND FALLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| INJURED SHOULDER LIFTING HANGING PLANTER/ LT BICEPS STRAIN, SHOULDER P AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| TRIPPED FELL ON A FLOWER POT FRACTURE LEFT HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| LEFT UPPER EXT CONT. PT FELL HITTING ARM ON A FLOWER POT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| FELL WHILE PUTTING OUT TOMATOE STAKES AND FRACTURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| HUMERUS FX-TRIPPED ON GARDEN EDGING-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/24/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| LIFTING A SPIDER FLOWER IN POT AND FELT POP IN ARM UPPER ARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT PLANTING TOMATOES AT HOME WHEN THE GARDENING STAKE WENT INTO UPPER A RM WHICH CAUSED A PW WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| UPPER ARM PAIN ONSET AFTER LIFTING FLOWER POT @ HOME DX PPER ARM MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT WAS IN THE BACKYARD, TRIPPED OVER A FLOWER POT&FELL ONTO SHOULDER SU STAINED " HUMERUS FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PATIENT FELLL ON HER SHOULDER AS SHE WAS MOVING A FLOWER POT AT HOME. DX-CLOSED NON-DISPLACED FRACTURE HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ONSET OF PAIN IN THE ARM WHILE LIFTING A POTTED P LANT, SUSTAINED" ACUTE RT UPPER ARM ABRASION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER A FLOWER POT AND FELL ON UPPER A RM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A POTTED PLANT AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OVER TO TH E FLOOR FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| LIFTING POTS WHILE GARDENING, FELT POP , PT IS ALSO ON ***/ RUPTBICEPS TENDON, COAGULOPATHY 2ND TO *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A FLOWER POT AND FELL DX: LT HUMERAL NECK FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT STATES SHE TRIPPED OVER FLOWER POT AND INJURED UPPER ARM (LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT) |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/07/2001 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2001 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2001 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2000 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2000 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2000 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/1999 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/1999 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/1998 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/1997 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/1997 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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