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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PAIN TO CHEST AFTER PRUNING HEDGES DX: CHEST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| FELL ON STICK IN YARD TRIMMING HEDGES CHEST WALL PAIN/ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING A POWER TREE TRIMMER AT HOME WHEN IT KICKED BACK INTO CHEST CO NTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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