Accidents - Other power pruning or trimming equipment - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,257
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	313
Year 1998:	208
Year 1999:	198
Year 2000:	151
Year 2001:	66
Year 2002:	30
Year 2003:	51
Year 2004:	156
Year 2005:	106
Year 2006:	59
Year 2007:	240
Year 2008:	361
Year 2009:	159
Year 2010:	152

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,375	Wrist:	182
Knee:	146	Eyeball:	88
Head:	86	25 - 50% Body:	77
Upper Trunk:	70	Lower Leg:	70
Hand:	56	Lower Arm:	38
Upper Leg:	30	Foot:	17
Lower Trunk:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
40YOF USING A POWER TRIMMER AT HOME ON THE BUSHES AND SUSTAINED A LACE RATION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
DX LAC, DISTAL PAD OF THE 3RD L FINGER: 28YOF STATES OUTSIDE PRUNING WHEN SHEARS SLIP' CAUSING CUT TIP L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
38 Y/O/F CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX/ LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRONIC GARDENING SHEARS DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
WAS TRIMMING TREES WITH A TREE TRIMMER - BRANCH FELL ON WRIST CAUSING I NJURY. CONTUSION, RIGHT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
48YO HISP MALE AT HOME CUT FINGERS X3 USING ELECTRIC TREE TRIMMER DX FINGER LACERATION -
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER W/ELECTRIC PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
50 YOF CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC CLIPPERS FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER W/ ELECTRIC SHEARS TRIMMING GRASS LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
36YOM WAS TRIMMING USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME,ACCIDENTLY NIPPED RIGHT INDEX FINGER;LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER WITH GARDENING SHEARS AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT RING FINGER SKIN AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 39 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE ON A HEDGE TRIMMER- WAS NOT TUR NED ON AT THE TIME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER TREE TRIMMER, HELD IT WRONG CAUISNG A SUBLUXATIN TO THE RIBS WITH CHEST WALL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG WITH AN ELECTRIC TRIMMER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATES FINGER ON PAIR OF GARDENING SHEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT IS A LANDSCAPER, WAS USING A BUSH TRIMMING MACHINE WHICH SLIP- PED CUTTING 3 FINGERS. DX-FINGER LACERATIONS, AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER AMPUTATION-INJURED ON BLADES OF TREE TRIMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/14/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT. CUT L WRIST ON PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME. DX. LAC L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION TO WRIST WITH PRUNING SAW,CUTTING LIMBS LACERATION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 29 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
29 YOF CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT USING POWER SHEARS. DX: L THIGH LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment, Ceilings and walls
PT AT HOME WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A POWER TRIMMER THAT WAS HANGING ON THE WALL OF HIS GARAGE LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
49 YOF LACERATED R THUMB WHILE SHARPENING GARDEN SHEARS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT W/ELECTRIC SHEARS.DX: LAC L MIDDLE FINGER 1 X 1 CM & RING F INGER 1 X 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
TRIPPED OVER *** AT STORE DX. LS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
LT WRIST TENDONITIS-SINCE HE USED A MECHANICAL TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LACERATION - LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A PAIR OF HEDGE TRIM MERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2000	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2000	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/1999	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1999	Age: 31 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/1999	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/1999	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1998	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment, Eyeglasses
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1998	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1998	Age: 37 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/1998	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1997	Age: 29 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: Fracture
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1997	Age: 33 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/1997	Age: 40 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1997	Age: 36 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/1997	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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