Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,115
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	142
Year 1998:	94
Year 1999:	82
Year 2000:	204
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	93
Year 2003:	162
Year 2004:	162
Year 2005:	220
Year 2006:	43
Year 2007:	365
Year 2008:	265
Year 2009:	108
Year 2010:	153

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
63YOM LACERATION TO KNEE CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
58 YOM INJURED KNEE CUTTING WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-RIGHT KNEE LACERATION 6 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE WHEN THE BRANCH FELL ONTO KNEE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
KNEE STRAIN-FELT PAIN WHILE TRIMMING SHRUBS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51 YOM WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCHES WHEN ONE STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
USING HEDGE TRIMMER AND HIT KNEE ...LAC TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A PAIR OF HEDGE TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT KN EE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING IN THE YARD, FELL AND HIT R KNEE ON TRIMMER BLADE CUTTI NG R LEG JUST BELOW KNEE. DX. LAC PATELLAR TENDON R KNEE, POSS JT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 73 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT STANDING ON A WALL TRIMMING A TREE AND FELL OFF STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
KNEE CT-FELL WHILE USING TRIMMERS ON BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATES KNEE WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61 YOM, SOMES IN WITGH KNEE PAIN, WAS ON KNEES TRIMMING BUSHES YESTER- DAY, KNEELING. DX: STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT AT HOME USING A SHRUB TRIMMER LAC R KNEE / DX LAC R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
POSS. INTERNAL DERANGEMENT L KNEE; ANKLE SPRAIN: TRIMMING TREES, CLIMBED DOWN FROM TREE, SLIPPED, INJURING L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
BUSHWACKING IN WOODS NEAR HOME 6 DAYS PRIOR - ? SCRAPED BY THORNS INFECTED WOUNDS TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT. WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME AND CUT L KNEE, DX. LAC L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING PALM FRONS AT HOME AND ONE FELL ONTO RIGHT KNEE SUSTAIN ED A PW TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LACERATED KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO KNEE FROM A HEDGE CLIPPER TODAY AT 20:00 PM. DX. LAC L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RIGHT KNEE WHILE USING LAWN HEDGERS. DX - KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT PRUNING PALM TREE WHEN TWISTED KNEE. D: LCL STRAIN, KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS; KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION KNEE - 63 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT KNEE ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT PRUNING BUSHES AT HOME WHEN HE DROPPED THE TRIMMER SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 53 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT SLICED LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LAC RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
63 Y/O M C/O CUT LFT KNEE. PT CUT LFT KNEE WITH METAL EDGER.DX LAC TO L FT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS-LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2001	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2000	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2000	Age: 56 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2000	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2000	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2000	Age: 67 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/1999	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1998	Age: 54 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/1998	Age: 64 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/1997	Age: 63 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1997	Age: 56 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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