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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,032
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 71YOM FELL BACKWARDS WHILE TRIMMING TREES AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE FRACT URED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 57YOM WAS USING TRIMMERS TO TRIM FRIEND S TREE WHEN TREE BRANCH BROKE A ND HE FELL TO GROUND SUST INJ TO L ANKLE DX L MEDIAL MALLEOLAR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRIMMING A TREE WHEN A LIMB BROKE LOOSE. PT WAS SUSPENDE D IN AIR BY ANKLE FROM A VINE. TYPE OF TRIMMING EQUIP.? DX. ANKLE CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| PT TRIMMING TREES WHEN LADDER BROKE AT HOME HURT ANKLE SPRAIN RT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A DEP LACERATION TO RIGHT ANKL E |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT ON ANKLE USING A GRASS TRIMMER. DX: L ANKLE SUPERFICIAL LACS, R ANKLE ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RT ANKLE SPRAIN: RT FOOT CONTUSION: CUTTING WEEDS, SLIPPED, ANKLE TWISTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE AND FELL OUT OF THE TREE FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Extension or straight ladders |
| TRIMMING TREE ON 28 FT EXTENSION LADDER & LADDER SLIPPED & PATIENT FEL L ABOUT 14 FEET ON HIS FEET BILATERAL ANKLE FRACTURE ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A PALM TRE AT HOME GOT A PALM FRON EMBEDDED IN RIGHT ANKLE FOREIGN BODY ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AT HOME WHEN THE TREE LIMB FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT ANKLE CONTUSION ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2001 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/28/2001 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2001 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2000 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/1998 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/1998 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/1997 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/1997 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/1997 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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