Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,982
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	122
Year 1998:	150
Year 1999:	258
Year 2000:	295
Year 2001:	127
Year 2002:	134
Year 2003:	395
Year 2004:	157
Year 2005:	224
Year 2006:	193
Year 2007:	277
Year 2008:	193
Year 2009:	224
Year 2010:	227

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
38 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO R KNEE. WAS EDGING YARD, KNEE GAVE OUT AND PT FELL. R KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
26YOM BENT OVER USING TRIMMERS ON HEDGES STOOD UP LOST BALANCE FELL, INJURED LT KNEE;KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
46YOM, C/O KNEE PAIN FOR 3D, HEARD A CRACK IN THE KNEE WHILE TRIMMING T HE HEDGES>>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
27YOF CUT LEFT KNEE WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER C/O LACERATION. DX: LPTMS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/13/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
31YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO KNEE WHILE USING A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT KNEE WITH HEDGECLIPPER. DX-LACERATION R KNEE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT LEG ON A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT L KNEE W/PAIR OF CLIPPERS. DX. LAC L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT KNE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY D// RIGHT KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT KNEE WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS/ LAC LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUT KNEE ON A TRIMMER -TRIMMING BUSHES RIGHT KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT KNEE ON A HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
30 YOM WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT KNEE SPR. PT WAS PULLING WEEDS AND USING A WEED TRIMMER AND STRAIN ED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
KNEE LAC-CUT ON PRUNING SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT KNEE WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER DX: R KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT WAS TRIMMING PALM TREES AT HOME AND GOT A PALM FRON NUMB EMBEDDED IN LEFT KNEE TWO WEEKS AGO GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME WHEN ONE LIMB FELL ONTO HIS LEFT KNE E LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT W/HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: 2 CM L KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
2CM KNEE LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
#1 CUT L KNEE W/ HEDGE TRIMMERS @ HOME LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT BY HEDGE CLIPPERS; LAC KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LACERATED KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
44 YOWM ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS KNEE W/ TRIMMING SHEARS WHILE TRIMMING BUS HES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT KNEE WITH A HEADGE TRIMMER DX: KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
KNEE LACERATION - 41 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT HURT WHEN CUTTING WITH PRUNING BLADE SOME BUSHES AT HOME. DX; LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT KNEE WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER DX: KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF KNEE, RT, FELL APPROXIMATELY 20 FT OUT OF TREE WHILE TRIMMING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT W/EDGE TRIMMER. DX: L KNEE LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A GRASS TRIMMER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Industrial		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
45 YOWM WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS L KNEE NOT A WORK RELATED CASE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2001	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2000	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2000	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2000	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2000	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2000	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/1999	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/1999	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/1998	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/1997	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/1997	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/1997	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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