Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,745
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	54
16-25 years old:	127
26-50 years old:	731
50+ years old:	832

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
41YOM TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND GOT A PALM FRON EMBEDDED IN HAND PW HAND
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
40 YOF C/O HAND PAIN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-HAND PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
41YOM CUT HAND WHILE USING HEDGE CLIPPPER DX: HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
86YOM, C/O RT HAND PAIN AFTER DOING LOTS OF PRUNING HIS BUSHES ON MON >>TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
47YOM WITH LAC TO HAND FROM GARDENING SHEARS/TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
22YOF, ACC CUT LT HAND ON A MECHANICAL PRUNING SHEARS >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
53YOF,SLIPPED WHILE PRUNING&FELL PUNCTURING BACK OF HAND >>PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
77YOM TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME AND STUNG BY A BEE IN THE HAND RED AND SW OLLEN ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HAND LAC, 56 YOF CUT HAND WHEN TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
13YOM HAS LAC TO (L) MIDDLE & RING FINGER FROM HEDGE TRIMMER DX;# LAC (L) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
44YOM ACC CUT HAND ON PRUNING SHEARS, +BLD CTRL'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
43 YOM INSECT BITE HAND, CUTTING HIS GRASS WHEN HE WAS BIT BY AN INSECT TO HIS HAND, + PAIN AND SWELLING TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
6 Y MALE CUT HAND ON TREE TRIMMER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
24YOM LAC HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
46YOM LACERATION TO HAND CUT TRIMMING TREE AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62YOM TRIMMING HEDGES & HIT (L) HAND WITH SHEARS DX;* (L) HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
19YOM WITH LAC TO HAND FROM HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
37YOM LACERATION TO HAND USING PRUNING SHEARS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
27 YOM CUT HAND W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L HAND LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
43 Y/O/M CUT HAND ON HEDGE CLIPPER AT HOME DX/ R HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT HAND LAC, 49 YOF INJURED HAND WHEN PRUNING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
43YOM TRIMMING TREE LIMBS WHEN ONE FELL ONTO RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
66YOM TRIMMING TREES AND SUSTAINED A HAND LACERATION ON THE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
63YOF LAC HAND ON EDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61 YOM TRIMMING A TREE, STRUCK BY BRANCH SUSTAINING LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
33YOF-HAND LAC-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
48 Y/O/M CUT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
23 Y/O/M CUT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
67 Y/O/M CUT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT HAND LAC.30YOM WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND LACERATED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62YOM WITH LAC TO HAND CLIPPING TREE BRANCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
60YOM TRIMMING TREES AT HOME AND FELL OFF THE LADDER STRUCK RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51 YOM CUT HAND ON LAWN EDGER. DX: R HAND LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
73YOM LAC LT HAND WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HAND LAC-55YOF-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
23YOM, REPROTEDLY WAS TRIMMING A BUSH&ACC CUT HAND >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
50 YOM CUT HAND W/PRUNING TOOL. DX: R HAND LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Fences or fence posts
62 YOM TRIMMING VINE AND LACERATED RIGHT HAND ON BARBED WIRE FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT HAND LAC.71YOM LACERATED HAND WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
66YOM TRIMMING HIS TREES AT HOME AND GOT A SPLINTER IN HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
71YOM USING PRUNERS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT HAND WITH THE HANDLE; HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HAND LAC, 56 YOM CUT HAND WHEN USING TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
69YOM TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND SUSTAINED A PW TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
48 YR OLD MALE WITH OPEN FX OF HAND USING HEDGE CLIPPERS RETURNS FROM Y ESTERDAY BECAUSE OF PAIN AND BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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