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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 623
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS TRIMMING TREES WITH A TREE TRIMMER; A BRANCH FELL ON RIGHT LOWER LEG. CONTUSION, RIGHT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 10 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 |
| LACERATION TO THE LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER CUTTING IT ON A PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT TRIMMER TREES AT HOME WHEN A BRANCH FELL ONTO LEFT SHIN CONTUSION LO WER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING TREES AT HOME WHEN A TREE LIMB FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER LE G OPEN FRACTURE TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME WHEN A LARGE BRANCH CAME DOWN STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG FRACTURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING PALM TREES AND THINKS HE MAY HAVE GOTTEN A THORN IN HIS CALF DX PUNCTURE TO CALF W/ POSS. FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 48 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 |
| CUT LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT LEG ON A PRUNING TOOL HELPINF SISTER TO CUT TREES AND SHRUBS PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 34 YOM DROPPED PRUNING SHEARS LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2004 | Age: 36 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 |
| CUT TO LEG WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS WHILE GARDENING DX: LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 30 YO F TRIMMING TREES HIT ON LEG W/TRIMMER ABRASIONS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING TREES AT HOME, FELL ONTO TREE BRANCH. DX PUNCTURE WOUND L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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