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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 414
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/29/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 WHEN USING SHEARS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2006 | Age: 38 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 |
| CUTTING PIECE OF WOOD WITH TRIMMER, CUT LEG DX LLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT CUT LEG W/HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: L LEG LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 10 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 |
| DROPPED HEDGE TRIMMER ONTO LEG " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 22 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 |
| PATIENT CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LACERATIONS TO LOWER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 17 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, Day wear |
| LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG WHEN USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND IT GOT AWAY FROM HIM AND CUT THROUGH LEG OF *** JEANS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| USING A HEDGE TRIMMER LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2006 | Age: 63 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 |
| DX LEFT SHIN LACERATION: TRIPPED WHILE USING HEDGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUTTING TREES TWO DAYS AGO AND SUSTAINED SCRAPES TO BOTH LOWER L EGS WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 40 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, Ladders |
| PT ON A LADDER AT HOME TRIMMING A TREE WHEN THE BRANCH FELL ONTO HIS LO WER LEG FRACTURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | Age: 43 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 |
| USING HEDGE CLIPPERS LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING PALM TREES AT HOME WHEN HE GOT A PALM FRON IN RIGHT LOWER L EG GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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