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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 420
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 24 Y/O FEMALE STATES WAS BENDING OVER CLIPPED GRASS WITH HEDGE TRIMMER & HAD SUDDEN BACK PAIN DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| PT WAS ON A LADDER TRIMMING A TREE AND FELL OFF CONTUSION TO PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 18 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 18YOM AT UNKNOWN LOCALE TRIPPED OVER TREE TRIMMER BACK PAIN DX/LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Golf carts |
| BLUNT ABD TRAUMA. PT WAS STRUCK BY A *** BLADE WHEN RIDING A GOLF CART. LF CART. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| PT WAS PRUNING SOME BUSHES ON A LADDER, WHEN HE FELL OFF LANDING ONA ST ICK WHICH CAUSED THE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT FELL ONTO PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L BUTTOCK CONT/LAC 11 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2000 | Age: 18 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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