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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2010 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 502
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:15
26-50 years old:32
50+ years old:454

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/21/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57YOM TRIMMING BUSHES AND THE TRIMMER FELL ONTO LEFT WRIST LACERATION W RIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX TENDONITIS, L WRIST/HTN: 66YOM W/ H/O USING TREE TRIMMER 6D AGO W/ ONSET L WRIST PN, W/ ASSOCIATED SWELL'. STATES PN SHARP W/ FINGER MV'MT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2010Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
18YOM WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND ACCIDENTLY CUT WRIST LT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
67YOF FRACTURED WRIST FELL WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
53YOF HAS RIGHT WRIST PAIN AFTER USING HEDGE TRIMMER WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61 YOM LACO TO L WRIST ON TREE SHEARS DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
64YOM LT HAND AND WRIST PAIN AFTER USING HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LT WRIST COMPRESSION NEUROPATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Tools
55YOM-CUT THE LEFT WRIST BETWEEN LAWN MOWER TRIMMERS AND TOOLS WHILE LOADING IT IN THE TRUCK. DX: LAC TO LEFT WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2010Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
43YOF, YEST, SUSTAINED A PW TO WRIST ON GARDENING SHEARS&TODAY WITH SWE LLING/REDNESS>>CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2010Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
45YOF LAC WRIST ON PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
78YOF FELL WHILE TRIMMING FLOWERS DX: RT WRIST INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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