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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 771
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| AT 0800 AT HOME FELL ONTO TREE LIMB AS HE WAS HELPING FAMILY MEMBER CUT TREES. DX LEFT RIB CAGE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Wheelbarrows or lawn carts |
| 46 YOF WAS TRIMMING TREES AT HOME; PULLED ON A BRANCH WHICH GAVE WAY AN D SHE FELL ON TO A WHEELBARROW FULL OF ROCKS. CONTUSION, LEFT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PLANT CONTACT DERMATITIS, TRIMMING HEDGES FOR FRIENDS ON SATURDAY RASH STARTED ON SUNDAY, GOT INTO POISON IVY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2003 | Age: 23 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHEST WALL CT-TRIMMING TREES & PUT TRIMMER AGAINST HIS CHEST & PULLED ON TRIMMER-FELT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHEST WALL CT-FELL INSIDE A CHERRY PICKER-WHILE TRIMMING TREES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 72 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OUTSIDE WEEDWACKING WEDNESDAY, ACUTE R ANTERIOR CHE ST WALL INJURY SECONDARY TO CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Other unpowered garden tools |
| 69 YOM WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND RAKING TRIMMINGS; SHORTLY THEREAFTER DEV ELOPED CHEST PAIN. CHEST WALL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS USING A PAIR OF MANUAL LIMB CUTTERS ON A LARGE TREE LIMB USED CH EST AS A BASE OF RESISTANCE TO PULL THE HANDLE CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 87 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| INJURED CHEST WHILE CUTTING HEDGE AND LEANED ON SOMETHING / CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ONE HR PTA WHILE *** EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN. DX. ACUTE CHEST PA IN, PRECORDIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT FELL FROM TREE WHILE PRUNING IT. LANDED ON HIS BACK SIDE AND RI IGHT ARM. DX: BACK PAIN AND SCRAPES TORIGHT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 20 YOM C/O BACK PAIN SINCE WEEDING WEDNESDAY. DX THORACIC BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PRUNING TREES AT HOME DX: INTERMITTANT BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 77 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: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT PRUNING AROUND A VALVE AND FELL ON OPEN PRUNING SHEARS DX; PUNCTURE WOUND RT CHEST 2.7 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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