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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,582
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 88 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT FELL YESTERDAY WHILE RAKING LEAVES. DX: R HIP CONT. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING IN YARD. DX: RECURRENT LUMBAR PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LIFTED A SHOVEL LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 52 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT SHOVELING ROCKS ON MONDAY, NOW C/O GROIN PAIN, STRAINED GROIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT STRAINED LOWRE BACK WHEN FELL WHEN RAKING LEAVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2004 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| WAS RAKING LEAVES AT HOME AND STARTED HAVING RIGHT HIP PAIN. RIGHT HIP PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKING THE LEAVES LUMBAR STRAIN RADICULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT INJURED BACK WHILE RAKING LEAVES AT HOME ONSET OF BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2004 | Age: 68 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF RAKING LEAVES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING SHOVEL DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DIGGING W/ SHOVEL IN GARDEN & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. LUMBAR MUSCLE ST RAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| BACK PAIN/STRAIN; RAKING LEAVES LAST SUN, INCREASED PAIN FRI PM - HAS B EEEN SITTING A LOT, DRIVING & FLYING FROM *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| BACK PAIN 4 DAYS AFTER DIGGING WITH SHOVEL AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK STRAI N.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HURT BACK USING HOLE DIGGER - ACUTE BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 63 Y/O W/M PRESENTED TO ED WITH BACK PAIN ONSET AFTER MOVING FLOWERS AND HOE WITH SHOVEL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN DIGGING A HOLE WITH SHOVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| TRYING TO SHOVEL DOG MANURE IN YARD, LOST BALANCE AND FELL. DX. R HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 89 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| L1 COMPRESSION FX, OUT IN YARD RAKING, CAUGHT RAKE, LOST BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT INJURED SWINGING A PICK AXE; LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS SHOVELING DIRT AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 57 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF LOW BACK PAIN SINCE RAKING YARD - PAIN UPON MOVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER SHOVELING/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT RAKING AND STOMPING LEAVES SOWN WITH RT LEG UPPER GROIN HAMSTRING ST RAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT FRACTURED HER PUBIS AS A RESULT OF FALLING WHILE RAKING AT HOME. (PT WAS TRANSFERED TO A NURSING HOME FOR RECOVERY) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 53YOFC RAKING LAWN AND C/O LOW BACK PAIN/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2004 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRYING TO WALK WITH WALKER AND CARRY SHOVEL, FELL DX. HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DIGGING AND SHOVELING REMOVING TREE ROOTS LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT CLEANING OUT HOUSE MOVING BRICKS WITH SHOVEL C/O BACK PAIN DX:LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LUMBAR SPASM-C/O BACK AND LEFT HIP PAIN WHICH STARTED WHEN RAKING LEAVE S IN HER YARD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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