Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 769
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	92
26-50 years old:	337
50+ years old:	340

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/06/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
30 YOM LAC TO LEG WHEN USING A TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2010	Age: 57 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, Tool sheds
3 CM LAC LLE: 57YOF PUTTING *** PRUNNER BACK IN THE SHED, CUT L LOWER L EG BEHIND KNEE, 3 CM LAC. @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX:LEG LAC,LEG PAIN-42YOM-CHANGING A BLADE ON HIS EDGER IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
41YOM, REPORTS WAS CUTTING BRUSHES WITH HEDGE CUTTER VS HOT MACHINE&ACC HIT LEG>>LAC/BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT LEG STR. 51 YOM CUT LEG ON TRIMMER WHENCUTTING WEEDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
52YO WHITE MALE FOUND IN ALLEY-WAS TRIMMING TRESS,2ND DEGREE BURNS TO R SCAPULA,R CALF,BACK,LEGS,SCALP,DX HYPERTHERMIA,COMA,RENAL INSUFFICIEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 61 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
61 YOM DROPPED HEDGE CLIOPPERS ON LT CALF. DX**: LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 68 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
68 Y/O MALE CUT LEG ON PRUNING SHEARS WHILE PRUNNING BUSHES AT HOME DX; LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2010	Age: 44 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
44 YOM-@ HOME LACERATED LOWER LEG W/HEDGE TRIMMERS DX LEG LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	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
72YOF, ACC CUT LEG ON HEDGESHEARS THAT WAS STANDING BEHIND ORNMENTAL GR ASSES>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
60 YOM CUT LOWER LEG WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 50 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
50YOF HIT SELF IN LEG WITH WEED TRIMMER AT HOME LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 18 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
LEG LAC, 18 YOM WAS TRIMMING A TREE AND CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
39 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT CUT LEG WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME. DX; 6 C M LACERATION TO RIGHT LEG WITH MUSCLE INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 79 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
79YOM TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME WHEN THE TRIMMER STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
42YO MALE HIT LOWER LEG WITH GRASS CUTTERS CONTUSION LOWER LEG #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 57 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
LT TIBIAL FX 57 YOM WAS TRIMMING BRANCHES AND MISSED LAST 2 STEPS OF LA DDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2010	Age: 20 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
20YOM CUT LEFT KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMER WHILE DOING YARDWORK AT HOME LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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