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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 412
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 72YOM TRIMMING TREE AT HOME AND A BIG BRANCH FELL ONTO HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A DEAD LIMB OFF A MULBERRY BUSH & FELL OVER STRIKING HEAD ON GROUND. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, HAND ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE WHEN THE TREE BRANCH FELL OTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSE D HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHI. PT WAS TRIMMING TREES AND WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A BRANCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE BRANCH AND THE BRANCE FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SK ULL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHI. PT WAS TRIMMING HIS TREE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING BRANCH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMED HEDGES, FULLY FUNCTIONING, THEN TOOK A NAP&WOKE UP CONFUSED >>ALTERED MENTAL STATUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 39YO HISP MALE STS AT HOME CUTTING A TREE WITH CUTTING INSTRUMENT BOUNCED BACK-CUT SCALP,NLOC, DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| SUST SCALP LAC WHEN HEDGE TRIMMER FELL AT HOME STRIKING HIM DX 5MM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| PT TRIMMING TREES AND FELL ABOUT 6 FEET OFF A LADDER ONTO HEAD SUSTAI NED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Doors |
| HE THREW A WEEDING TOOL AT THE DOOR, AT HOME, IT BOUNCED OFF, & HIT HIM IN THE HEAD- NO LOC. DX; HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE BRANCH AT HOME AND IT FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLO SED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SCALP LAC, PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WHEN A PAIR OF SHEARS FELL OFF A SHELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHI-HIT W/A BRANCH FROM 20 FEET WHILE TRIMMING A TREE-+LOC-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE AND THE TREE BRANCH FELL ONTOP OF HEAD SUSTAINED A S CALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME WHEN A TREE LIMB STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD SUSTA INED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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