Accidents - Manual pruning or trimming equipment - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,267
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	72
Year 1999:	152
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	376
Year 2004:	162
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	230
Year 2008:	75
Year 2009:	86
Year 2010:	80

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	638	Hand:	143
Face:	103	Wrist:	95
Upper Leg:	77	Lower Arm:	68
Elbow:	66	Foot:	58
Lower Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 09/14/2009	Age: 16 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
LACERATION FINGER - 16 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CUT TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER - CUT ON GARDEN SHEARS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
WHILE " ***" WITH MANUAL TOOL, BLADE BOUNCED&STRUCK LOWER LEG>>LAC >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION HAND - 23 YO MALE CUT HIS LEFT HAND WHEN TRYING TO CATCH A PAIR OF LIMBING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 20 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
CUT FINGER ON A GARDENING SHEAR " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION FINGER - 17 YOM LACERATED RIGHT PINKY FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMME RS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2006	Age: 20 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: Avulsion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH A BRUSH TRIMMER SKIN AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2006	Age: 19 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
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIMMING PALM TREES WITH MANUAL TRIMMER AT HOME, C/O PAIN RT WRIST, RT WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2005	Age: 19 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
PT CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER SUSTAINED " FINGER LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME WHEN A BRANCH FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE F OREHEAD LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FOOT ON GARDEN SHEARS RIGHT FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT RIGHT UPPER LEG WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL CLIPPERS LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/12/2003	Age: 17 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
CUT FINGER WITH MANUAL PRUNERS DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT L HAND WITH TREE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2003	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
FINGER LACERATION REPAIRED, LT RING FINGER, CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 23 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
PT AT HOME USING A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
USING FLORAL CUTTING SHEARS FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
DX LACERATION LEFT WRIST: CUT WRIST WITH CLEAN PRUNERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/1999	Age: 23 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/1999	Age: 22 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/1998	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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