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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 810
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | 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. 81 YOF FELL WHEN TRIMMING BUSHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 32 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 |
| P32YOM HAS BACK PAIN AFTER BENDING OVER TO TRIM HEDGES & COULDN'T STAND BACK UP DX;# THORACIC BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2010 | Age: 34 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 34YOM TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND THE PALM FRON FELL ONTO UPPER TRUNK A NE EDLE WENT UNDER SKIN FB BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 59YOF WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND RESTED SHEARS UNDER ARMPIT FOR EASIER CUT TING, NOW HAS PAIN. DX. CHEST WALL PAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 30YOM WAS CUTTING A TREE AND BRANCH SNAPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST DX: AB TO CHEST, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 56YOM UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 38YOF HIT SELF WITH CLIPPERS WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES DX: LT RIBCAGE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 37YOF TRIMMING HEDGES AT HOME AND STRAINED CHEST WALL MUSCLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YOM-BACK PAIN-FELL 12 FEET FROM A TREE WHILE TRIMMING BRANCHES LANDED ON THE GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 76 YOF, DEVELOP CHEST PRESSURE WHILE GARDENING & PRUNING ROSES. DX: CH EST PAIN, R/O ACS, VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 82YOM STATES HE WAS PRUNING TREES 3 DAYS AGO AND FELL LANDING ON L SHOU LDER C/O DULL PAIN TO L SIDE OF CHEST DX- CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 54YO WHITE MALE TRIMMING TREES, BRANCH BROKE HIT PT IN L RIBS DX L RIB CONTUSION, ABDOMINAL WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| 39YOM WAS TRIMMING TREE AND FELL FROM LADDER APPROX 15 FT DX:LIVER CONTUSION, NASAL FX, RENAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | Age: 45 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 |
| LEFT CHEST WALL CONT. 45 YOM FELL WHEN TRIMMING BRANCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 YOM FELL WHILE TRIMMING TREES DX: CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| BACK PAIN-81YOM-AFTER TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RIB FX-39YOM-FELL WHILE TRIMMING A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2010 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50YOM OUTSIDE TRIMMING BUSHES AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN ADMITTED FOR C HEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 75 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 |
| 75YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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