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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,228
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Floors or flooring materials |
| INTRACTABLE LOW BACK PAIN, S/P FALL: INABILITY TO AMBULATE: PICKING UP A PLANT OFF FLOOR, FELL BACKWARDS ONTO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER CUTTING SHRUBS/ LOW BACK PAIN WITH RT RADICULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Trampolines |
| PT FELL OUT OF A TREE 2 WEEKS PTA , IT TRAMPOLINE ON WAY DOWN DX: BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| PT TRIMMING TREE,FELL OFF 20FT LADDER,LANDED ON BUTT,NLOC,C/O LOW BACK PAIN,HIP PAIN,DX 20 FT FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tree stands |
| PT WAS BUILDING A TREE STAND AND FELL FROM TREE DX: LOW BACK INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| NOT WORK RELATED CUTTING DOWN A TREE FELL ON LOWR BACK CONTUSION WAS USING A CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Track and field |
| PT FELL/SCRAPED BOTH KNEES & THEN FELL/LANDED ON HIP HITTING TREE STUMP OR ROOT DURING CROSS COUNTRY RACE, HIP/KNEE PAIN; HIP/KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other unpowered garden tools |
| OUTSIDE DIGGING POTATOES, C/O BACK PAIN, DX; BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WORKING IN YARD STANDING ON TREE STUMP CUTTING TREE FELL AND INJURED BACK DX// ACUTE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| MOVING PLANT IN POTS @ HOME & INJURED LOW BACK DX LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, All-terrain vehicles |
| ABD PW-RIDING ON ATV THROUGH TREES-HIT A TREE-NO HELMET-+ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CUTTING A TREE DOWN AND PUSHED HARD NOW ABDOMIN HURTS ABDOMIN STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 26 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ball sports |
| PT UP IN A TREE TRYING TO RETRIEVE HIS SONS BALL AND FELLM OUT ONTO BUT TOCKS CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 69 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| LOW BACK STRAIN-C/O SEVERE BACK PAIN AFTER STRENOUS ACTIVITY OF CUTTING TREES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT FELL ONTO RT SIDE. PAIN/ DEFORMITY. WAS CUTTING HIGH UP IN A TREE WH EN FELL 8-10 FEET. D: PELVIC FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws |
| TREE LIMB FELL ON SHOULDER WHEN PT. CUT DOWN WITH A SAW. DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT FELL 20 FEET WHEN TRIMMING TREES. LANDE DON FEET. NO LOC. D: LUMBAR SPINE FXS, POSSIBLE THORACIC FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fireworks |
| LBP, FELL OUT OF TREE LIGHTING FIREWORKS DX; LUMBAR STRAIN TYE -R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT WAS HANGING FROM GUTTER @ HOME FELL 6-7 FEET THEN HIT BACK ON A TREE BRANCH. DX BACK LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| PT ON LADDER TRIMMING TREE,FELL 6-7 FT TO GROUND,STRUCK PRIVACY WALL ON WAY DOWN,C/O R HIP,PELVIS,R ELBOW PAIN,DX MULTIPLE ABRASION/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 79 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ABD CT-FELL FROM A TREE HE WAS TRIMMING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Kites or kite string |
| LUMBAR SPINE FX-TRYING TO GET KITE OUT OF A TREE-FELL-@ A PARK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE, WENT TO PICK UP A LOG AND FELL TO GROUNDDX: LOW BACK INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PATIENT HAD ONSET LOW BACK PAIN AFTER CUTTING TREES YESTERDAY. DX-LOW BACK PAIN WITH MUSCLE SPASMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Decorative yard equipment |
| L HIP FX/77YOF WAS WOUTSIDE TRIMMING ROSE BUSHES AT HOME AND TRIPPED OV ER BRICK EDGING. STS NEIGHBOR PUSHED LIFELINE TO CALL EMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
| PT WAS RUNNING THIS MORNING AND TRIPPED OVER VINES FALLING DOWN AN INC LINE. PT C/O RT HIP AND LEG PAIN. PT SUSTAINED FRACTURED PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| BACK PAIN: TOOK DOWN A TREE 4 DAYS AGO, BACK PAIN RADIATING DOWN LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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