Accidents - Other power pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 660
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	73
16-25 years old:	71
26-50 years old:	361
50+ years old:	153

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:

588

Knee:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES, DX; FINGER LAC. TUFT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 33 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 CUT FINGER W/ELECTRIC PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
50 YOF CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC CLIPPERS FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 7 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
CUT FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS/ LAC LT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 51 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
51YFC USING ELECTRIC TRIMMING SHEARS AND CUT FINGER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 43 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
CUT FINGER W/ ELECTRIC SHEARS TRIMMING GRASS LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 36 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
36YOM WAS TRIMMING USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME,ACCIDENTLY NIPPED RIGHT INDEX FINGER;LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 17 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 USING A POWER TREE TRIMMER AND SUSTRAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER WITH GARDENING SHEARS AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT RING FINGER SKIN AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE ON A HEDGE TRIMMER- WAS NOT TUR NED ON AT THE TIME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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