Accidents - Manual pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,365
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	80
26-50 years old:	526
50+ years old:	758

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	887	Hand:	142
Lower Arm:	86	Elbow:	76
Lower Leg:	76	Face:	63
Upper Trunk:	15	Eyeball:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
58YOM CUT LEG DROPPED CLIPPPERS DX: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
40 YOF CUT HER 3 FINGERS ACCIDENTALLY WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME. DX-LAC FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC.85YOF LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING PRUNING SHEARS .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
60 YOM, CUT FINGERS WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
59 YOM CUT L INDEX FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPERS DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
75Y/O WF USING HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME AND CUT TIP ON 2ND DIGIT LEFT HAN D, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, DX WITH LACERATION TIP OF INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
67 Y/O MALE CUT FINGER WITH A NON ELECTRIC TRIMMING SHEAR AT HOME DX: LEFT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
FOREARM LAC-56YOM USING PRUNING SHEARS IN THE GARDEN,SWUNG ARM AND SOMEHOW CAUGHT IT ON THE SHEARS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2010	Age: 16 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: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
16YOM,LACERATION TO HIS LEFT 4TH & 5TH FINGER S/P CUT FINGER WHILE TRIMMING THE HEDGES W/ HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
71 Y/O/M CUT FINGER ON CLIPPERS WHILE WORKING IN THE GARDEN DX/ L INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
88YOF HAD A GROUND LEVEL FALL WHILE TRIMMING TREES, FELL ONTO PAVEMENT LANDING ON RT SIDE, +S.O.B. DX - INTRACTABLE BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
82YOF CUT LT INDEX FINGER WHILE USING CLIPPERS GARDENING DX - FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
S 44 Y/O B/M CUT HAND WHEN TRYING TO START UP ***WHEN PULLED IT BACK TO CRANK IT HIS HAND HIT THE SHED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
37 YOM, CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER, FINGER LACERATIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
61 YOF, USING HEDGETRIMMER, FELL FRACTURE ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
54YOF WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM GARDEN SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 68 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: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
68YOM USING A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
47YOF, CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON HAND HELD PRUNING SHEARS >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
39 YOM CUT FINGERS WITH GARDEN SHEARS. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 45 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: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
45YOM USING A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNIONG SHEARS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A FI NGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
34 Y/O W/FM CUT FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
46 Y/O W/M CUT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
49YOM,2CM LACERATION TO FACE/LIP S/PACCIDENTALLY CUT ON SHARP EDGE OF TREE PRUNER LAC REPAIRED WITH 11 SUTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
60YOF CUT FINGER WHILE PRUNING FLOWERS. DX .FINGER SKIN AVULSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
41YOF INJURED LT LITTLE FINGER WITH GARDEN SHEARS WHILE GARDENING AT HOME. DX - LT 5TH DIGIT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
STRAINING WITH CLIPPERS ON A LIMB,FELT POP IN FOREARM LT FOREARM HEMAT OMA * 69 Y/O W/M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
70 YOF SUS LAC TO FINGER WHILE USING HEDGE CLIPPERS%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
34 YOF WAS PRUNING BUSHES AND GOT STUCK BY A THORN SUSTAINING PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
24 YOM LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING PRUNING TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
38YOF WAS PRUNING A TREE TODAY WHEN SAP FELL INTO RT EYE. DX - FOREIGN SUBSTANCE, IRRITATION, RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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