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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 281
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC TO LEG FROM PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUTTING WEEDS TODAY W/ METAL CUTTERS & CUT RT CALF. ACUTE LAC RT LOW ER LEG@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RT CALF LAC - CUT CLAF WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE LAC TO BILATERAL LEGS FROM *** + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LT LOWER LEG LAC-CUT WHEN SHE DROPPED A TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME ***, PUT THE SAW BLADE ON ***, ITCAME OFF. D X-4.5CM LACERATION RT. LOWER LEG, & 1.5CM LAC. RT. LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGES WITH A SAW LIKE HEDGE TR IMMER AND DROPPED IT AND HANDLE STRUCK SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT LOWER LEG WITH TREE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 63 YOF HURT BY *** AT HOME.DX: LOWER LEG ABRASIONS & CONTUSIONS. INFECT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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