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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 771
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUTTING TREES WITH TREE TRIMMER, CUT TIP OF FINGERS, DX L RING FINGER F X |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS WORKING IN HER YARD YESTERDAY TRIMMING HER TREES WITH A LARGE PO WERED TRIMMER STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A PRUNING SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING A POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT LACERATED FINGER WITH AUTOMATIC TREE TRIMMMER. SEEN FIRST AT A CLINI C. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE FACE FROM POWER TREE TRIMMER KICKBACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 46 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER TREE TRIMMER, HELD IT WRONG CAUISNG A SUBLUXATIN TO THE RIBS WITH CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG WITH AN ELECTRIC TRIMMER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| GARDENING CUT FINGER ON GARDEN SHEARS SOFT TISSUE AVULSION LEFT 2ND DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER TO TRIM SHRUBS. DERMATITIS, GENERALIZED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATES FINGER ON PAIR OF GARDENING SHEARS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT IS A LANDSCAPER, WAS USING A BUSH TRIMMING MACHINE WHICH SLIP- PED CUTTING 3 FINGERS. DX-FINGER LACERATIONS, AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| FINGER AMPUTATION-INJURED ON BLADES OF TREE TRIMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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