Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,296
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1998:	273
Year 1999:	106
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	50
Year 2002:	98
Year 2003:	146
Year 2005:	148
Year 2006:	14
Year 2008:	74
Year 2009:	246
Year 2010:	98

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	62
16-25 years old:	17
26-50 years old:	475
50+ years old:	741

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
13YOM TRIMMING TREES AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SOMETHING DEVELOPED A RASH TO UPPER ARMS AND FACE CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIPPED OVER YARD EDGER. FRACTURE HUMERUS, PROXIMAL, LEFT, CLOSED. 84 Y OM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX BICEPS TENDONITIS: 58YOF L SH PN START' DAY AFTER USE HEDGE CLIPPERS TO PRUNE TREEE @ HOME. PN DULL, WORSE W/ MOTION INTO UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
64YOM FELL 8 FT OUT OF A TRACTOR BUCKET WHILE TRIMMING A TREE DX- HUME RUS, WRIST AND NASAL FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
79 YR OLD FEMALE PRUNING BUSHES IN A SLIPPERY ROCK GARDEN AND FELL FX H UMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/03/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX L POSTERIOR ARM PN: 74YOF 3D OF TRICEP AREA PN ON L AFTER TRIM' BUSHES @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
84 YOF WAS WORKING IN HER YARD PRUNING THE TREE CLOSING THE HATCHBACK O F HER CAR AND HEARD A POP INJURING UPPER ARM DX UPPER ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
48YOM TRIMMING TREES AT HOME DOING HEAVY LIGTING AND FELT A POP IN RI GHT BICEPS STRAINED BICEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRANSVERSE FX PROX HUMERUS, PT WAS TRIMMING BRANCHES AND WENT TO PULL A LARGER ONE AND FELT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT DX WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AND THEN BROKE INTO RASH RT UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
MUSCULOSKELETAL R UPPER ARM PAIN: CUTTING HEDGES SATURDAY, PAIN UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUTTING FLOWERS IN GARDEN AND FELL DX: MID SHAFT RT HUMERAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX LWBS: SPIDER BIT UPPER R ARM W TREE TRIMMING LAST NOC PLUS REDNESS/ EDEMA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/03/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
USING HEDGE CLIPPERS LAC UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT FELL ONTO LAWN EDGING, & CUT RT. UPPER ARMDX: RT. ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
SWELLING R U ARM 2WKS USING TRIMMERS IN YRD FLT PULL & PAIN R SHO 2DAY TRPD IN YRD CAUGHT SELF W R ARM INTENSE PN D DVT R UP ARM ? BICEPS RPT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/03/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING SHRUBS AT HOME AND FELL INTO THE SHRUBS SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CONTACT DERMATITS OR POISON IVY, BEGAN FRIDAY , HAS RASH ON INNER ARMS AND RIBS, STATES TRIMMING HEDGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CRANKING ***, FELT POP AT HOME. DX. FX. R ACROMION. (UPPER ARM)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LACERATED L UPPER ARM ON HEDGE CLIPPERS AT FRIENDS, ACUTE L ARM LACE RATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT UPPER ARM BEE STING-WHILE TRIMMING HIS BUSHES-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT BICEP STRAIN.PT WAS CLIPPING TREES AND INJURED BICEP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WORKING IN YARD USING PRUNING SHEERS & FELL. HAD FALLEN 1 WK.AGONOT SEEN IN ER FOR PREV. FALL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/16/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2001	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2000	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1999	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/15/1998	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1998	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/16/1998	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1998	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/1998	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/1997	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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