Accidents - Power pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 789
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	77
26-50 years old:	508
50+ years old:	197

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	617	Lower Leg:	69
Eyeball:	69	Pubic Region:	16
Lower Trunk:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEAD TRIMMERS LACERATION LEFT 2ND DIGIT 2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS USING ELECTRIC CLIPPERS AND NICKED HIS SCROTAL REGION. DX SCROTAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
43 YO MALE HURT BACK WHILE PRUNING TREE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 30 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: Power pruning or trimming equipment
SUPERFICIAL LAC R RING FING/30YOF AT 1P AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE CUT FINGE R ON ELECTRIC PRUNING DEVICE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT LEG WITH WEED WACKER-LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 62 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: Power pruning or trimming equipment
WAS CUTTING SHRUBS WITH TRIMMER AND CUT TOP OF FINGER DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 27 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: Power pruning or trimming equipment
USING ELECTRIC SHEERS LAC FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
RT FINGER LAC-CUT WHILE USING ELECTRIC TRIMMER ON BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LACERATION--CAUGHT IN ELECTRIC TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT STATES SHE LACERATED FINGER WITH ELECTRIC SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
LT INDEX FINGER LAC-CUT ON AN ELECTRIC TRIMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON ELECTRIC SHEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT STATES HE LACERATED FINGER ON A POWER TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT ON ELECTRIC TRIMMER FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC CLIPPER DX: R 4TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
33 YO M HIT IN EYE BY ROCK WHILE *** AT HOME. DX CORNEAL ABRASIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
LT 4TH FINGER LAC-USING BATTERY OPERATED SHEARS ON GRASS-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUTTING BUSHES WITH ELECTRIC SHEARS AND CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. D: LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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