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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,211
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	150
Year 1998:	66
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	35
Year 2001:	83
Year 2002:	46
Year 2004:	103
Year 2005:	68
Year 2006:	175
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	92
Year 2010:	296

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	701	Hand:	145
Head:	138	Lower Leg:	73
All Of Body:	70	Wrist:	52
Lower Trunk:	15	Eyeball:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/01/2010	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: Power pruning or trimming equipment
23 YOM HAND LAC, USING PRUNING SHEERS AND CUT HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
17YOM HIT HEAD ON TREE LIMB WHILE TRIMMING TREE AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
22YOM WAS PRUNING A TREE, BRANCH BROKE TRAPPING HIM BETWEEN TREE TRUNK & BRANCH (100 LBS) C/O LOWER ABD PAIN. DX - CRUSH INJURY ABD/BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/22/2010	Age: 25 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
25 YOM WAS USING A YARD TRIMMER AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT THUMB. LAC ERATION, LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
A 17 YOM WAS ELECTROCUTED IN THE HAND WHILE PRUNING BRANCHES. DX: ELECTROCUTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT HAND ATTEMPTING TO CATCH SOME TRIMMERS THAT WERE FALLING AT HOME. DX-LAC LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
DX LWOBS: CUT PAD OF L THUMB (LAC) F PRUN'G SHEERS W @ SCHOOL
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
IN A TREE TRIMMING IT AND PT FELL OUT OF IT ONTO GROUND. DX CLOSED HEA D INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 20 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
20YOM AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE ACCIDENTLY NICKED HIMSELF WITH PRUNING SHEARS;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 24 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: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIMMING TREE WITH GAS TRIMMER,CABLE GOT IN WAY,BLADES STRUCK R RING MIDDLE,INDEX FINGER,DX R MULT FINGER LACERATION,R RING FINGERTIP FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2006	Age: 18 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 INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING PRUNING SHEARS AND LACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT OUTSIDE HOME TRIMMING TREE,FELT SOMETHING LODGE INTO RIGHT EYE, DX RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 19 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 ELECTRICAL TRIMMER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT C/O CUT ON LEG.PT CUT LEG ON TRIMMERS. DX CELLULITIS LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 24 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
PT USING A POWER TRIMMER AT HOME AND CAUGHT RIGHT FOURTH FINGER L ACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 22 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
CUT WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER LAC. FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 23 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 WAS CUT ON ELECTRIC TRIMMER. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 18 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
;AC FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/1999	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: Power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1997	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/1997	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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