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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 118
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS STANDING ON A HILL USING A TRIMMER TO TRIM TREES - FEEL BACKWARDS A ND TWISTED ANKLE. FRACTURE, LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| ROCK POPPED OFF TREE TRIMMER HITTING PT'S ANKLE WHEN WORKING AT HOME.....DX:ANKLE CONTUSIOIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE, A BRANCH FELL ON HIS ANKLE SUSTAINED " RT MEDIAL ALLEOLAUS FRACTURE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS ON ANKLES-AFTER USING A "STRING TRIMMER" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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