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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 782
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| PT TRIMMING TREES AND FELL OFF A LADDER ABOUT 15 FEET ONTO PELVIS FRACT URED PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| PT WAS ON A LADDER TRIMMING A TREE AND FELL OFF CONTUSION TO PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT FELL FROM ROOFWHILE TRIMMING A TREE PT STATES BACK PAIN - FRACTURE L OWER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN TRIMMING TREES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN TRIMMING TREES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS PULLING UP AND CUTTING SUNFLOWERS WHEN SHE INJURIED LOWER BACK. DX. LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING SOME LIMBS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK. DX: LOW BACK STRA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN: TRIMMING HEDGES AT HOME, LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| BACK STR. PT WAS TRIMMING TREES WITH A PRUNER AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FELL OFF THE ROOF OF THE GARAGE, UNKNOWN HIGHT OFF THE GROUND, WHILE TR IMMING BRANCHES @ HIS MOM'S HOUSE, C/O LOWER BACK PAIN>>MUSCLE STRAIN/C |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 79 YO MALE HAS BACK PAIN AFTER TRIMMING HEDGES BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 27 YO MALE HAS BACK PAIN AFTER TRIMMING HEDGES LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUTTING HEDGES GARDENING STRAIN LUMBAR SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT RECEIVED LOWER BACK PAIN WHEN TRIMMING HEDGES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| LUMBAR STR. PT FELL OFF A LADDER WHEN TRIMMING A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT AT HOME TRIPPED AND FELL ON PRUING SHEARS INJ ABDOMIN/ DX LAC R ABDOMINAL WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIPPED USING EDGER, FELL/HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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