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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 778
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/26/2008 | 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CONTUSION KNEE - 31 YO MALE REPORTS HE WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE AND THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK HIT HIS LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN PART OF THE TREE ROLLED ONTO KNEE. UNKNOWN T YPE OF CUTTING TOOL. NOT WORK RELATED- DISABLED. DX. KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 29 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| 29Y/O,M,TRIMMING HEDGES AND SLIPPED, TWISTED L KNEE, L KNEE & ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS ON ROOF OF MOBILE HOME CUTTING TREE BRANCHES AND FELL OFF ROOF ONTO KNEE, DX: SPRAINED LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT CUTTING TREE BRANCHES OFF TREE AT HOME AND A BRANCH FELL ON HIS LEG ABRASION NOTED ON KNEE PT LEFT BEFORE BEING TREATED DX// LEFT KNEE ABRA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PT CUTTING A TREE DOWN WITH A CHAIN SAW AND IT KICKED BACK INTO LEFT KN EE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| CUTTING TREES WITH CHAINSAW, SAW KICKED BACK, CUT TO KNEE, DX; KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| CUTTING A TREE WITH CHAIN SAW, SLIPPED & CUT L KNEE @ HOME DX L KNEE LACERATON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
| FELL OVER A LIMB WHILE MOWING, C/O KNEE PAIN, DX; KNEE SPRAIN/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| PT JUMPED OFF LADDER TO AVOID BEING HIT BY A TREE, FELL LANDING ON KNEE DX: RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| CUTTING DOWN A FALLING TREE W/ A CHAIN SAW LEFT KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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