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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 617
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 25YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 51 YO STATES WAS TRIMMING A TREE AND IT FELL ON HIM DX CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 34YO HISP MALE STS 3 WEEKS AGO WAS TRIMMING TREES,A BRANCH FELL ON PT'S CHEST,C/O PAIN, DX CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Other unpowered garden tools |
| PRUNING TREES 10DAYS AGO,LATER *** TIRES,3 DAYS AGO USED SHOVEL TO BREA K UP SODIUM EACH TIME THORACIC PAIN DX: BACK SPRAIN/SPASMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREE LIMBS WHEN ONE FELL ONTO CHEST SUSTAINED A CONTUSION T O RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO CLIPPERS. BLADES FELL TO GOUND & PT LANDED ON HANDLE. CHEST CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO CHEST AFTER HITTING SELF WITH PRUNERS. DX CHEST CO NTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| INTOXICATED AND WAS WEED WACKING AND FELL OFF 30FT EMBANKMENT CAUSING L IGAMENTOUS INJ TO C SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| T USING A HEDGE TRIMMER ON PALM TREE AND DEVELOPED PAIN ACROSS SHOULDER AND CHEST ADMIYTTED FOR CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| CHEST WALL CONT. PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND FELL INTO A CONCRETE WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT ON HIS ROOF TRIMMING TREES WHEN HE FELL OFF THE ROOF SUSTAINED A FRA CTURE TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ON A TREE TRIMMING THE BUSHES, FELL OFF 10-12FT LANDING ONTO BACK >>T12 TRANSVERS PROCESS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| BACK STRAIN-SINCE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS IN THE YARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RIB FX. PT FELL WHEN USING TRIMMERS ON LAWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHEST CT-HIT CHEST W/ HANDLE OF PRUNING SHEARS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| GOT HIT WHILE PRUNNING A TREE CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FELL, WHILE TRIMMING TREE DX: FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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