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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2004 - Lower Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 548
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:69
26-50 years old:133
50+ years old:344

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/22/2004Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HIP FX-TRIPPED OVER TRIMMER IN YARD-FELL-TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER HOSPITA L
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 11/13/2004Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT HIP AND LEFT ELBOW INJ. PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AND FELL OVER CLIPP ERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2004Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HIP CT-@ HOME-TRIMMING BUSHES-TRIPPED-FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2004Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
18YOM AT UNKNOWN LOCALE TRIPPED OVER TREE TRIMMER BACK PAIN DX/LUMBAR SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME WHEN THE TREE LIMB STRUCK HIM IN THE RIG HT HIP CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2004Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING HEDGES AND INJ BACK RESULTING IN M ULTIPLE COMPRESSION FX'S OF SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2004Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LUMBAR STR. PT INJURED BACK WHEN TRIMMING TREES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2004Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
70YOM AT HOME TRIMMING TREE WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS BACK PAIN DX/ACUTE BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2004Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2004Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE LIMB WHEN THE BRANCH FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK CONTUSION BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES YESTERDAY AT HOME WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2004Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PICKING UP HEDGE CLIPPERS, WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES, AND FELT HIP GO OUT AND CAUSED PATIENT TO FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2004Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
75 YOF WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND SHRUBS WITH TRIMMER; THEN PULLED CUT BRA NCHES. STRAINED BACK. LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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