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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 119
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 34 YOM WAS TRIMMING TREES AND FELL LANDING ON RT. WRIST. SPRAIN, RIGHT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RT WRIST SPRAIN.PT WAS TRIMMING THE HEDGES AND WRIST BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC LT. WRIST WITH A TREE TRIMMER AT HOME. DX. 2 CM LAC TO LT. WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS TRIMMING THE HEDGE WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS AND CUT HIS WRIST. DX-LACERATION RIGHT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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