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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,447
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fishing |
| 30 YOF WAS STANDING ON OLD TREE FISHING, FELL SUSTAINING CONTUSION TO U PPER BACK AND ALONGSIDE RIGHT HIP AND UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| 38 YOM HAD LIMB OF TREE FALL ON CHEST WHILE CUTTING DOWN TREE; SPLENIC INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CUTTING TREE AT HOME,, HURT UPPER BACK. DX THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT INJURED BACK 4 DAYS AGO CUTTING DOWN A TREE AT HOME DX// THORACIC SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WITH CHEST WALL CONTUSION, WAS CUTTING TREES, A PART OF TREE STRUCK PT IN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT CUTTING BRANCHES UP IN A TREE AT HOM AND FELL OUT ABOUT 15 FEET SUST AINED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| WAS UP IN TREE CUTTING LIMBS WITH A CHAIN SAW, FELL AND INJURED HIS RIB AREA. LEFT 9TH AND 10TH RIB FX'S* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CUTTING DOWN TREE AND IT FELL ONTO HIM HURTING RIBS # FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| STRUCK BY FALLING TREE LIMB WHILE CUTTING WOOD/ CHEST CONTUSION ABRASIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stairs or steps |
| PT STATES THAT HE WAS GETTING A TREE OUT OF HIS ATTIC WHEN HE MISSED TH E STEPS & FELL C/O CHEST, BACK, & SOB. D: CHEST PAIN, RENAL INSUFFICIEN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tree stands |
| FELL 30 - 40 FT OUT OF DEER STAND IN TREE WHILE HUNTING IN WOODS DX PNUEMOTHROAX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CUTTING TREES, STRUCK BY BRANCH/ CHES TCONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other ball sports |
| FELL 10 FT FROM TREE WHILE TRYING TO RETREIVE BALL SUST INJ TO R RIBS DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| WAS CUTTING TREES, BRANCH HIT PT DX ABRASION L SIDE OF BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CHEST PAIN AFTER CUTTING DOWN TREES DX CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles |
| 26 YO M CONTUSION TO RIBS RIDING MOTORCROSS HIT TREE BRANCH* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREE 20 FEET OFF GROUND, LOST BALANCE & FELL. +LOC. D:RIB F XS, PTX/HTX, PULMONARY CONTUSION, MAMMARY ARTERY TRANSECTION, ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT FELL 40FT FROM TREE WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES, CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| 29 YOM CUTTING TREES, SLIPPED, TWISTED - STRAINED UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, All-terrain vehicles |
| PT RIDING A FOUR WHEELED ATV AND CRASHED INTO A TREE SUSTAINED A CONTUS ION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING TREE WITH TREE TRIMMER, PUSED TREE, FELT POP DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING TREE AND TREE FELL ON HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories |
| HELMETED BICYCLIST RIDING IN *** NATIONAL PARK WHEN LOST CONTROL AND ST RUCK A TREE. D: T-12 FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WITH DIZZINESS AND CHEST PAIN. WAS TRIMMING A PALM TREE YESTERDAY WH EN SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. D: CHEST WALL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2006 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Floors or flooring materials |
| UPPER MID BACK PAIN AFTER PICKING UP PLANTS FROM FLOOR ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN, BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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