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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,813
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 61 YOF LOST BALANCE WHILE TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AND FELL DOWN HILL SUS TAINING A SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 89YOM CO LT SHOULDER PAIN, POSSIBLE OVERUSE, HAS BEEN TRIMMING YARD/LT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 56YOM SHOULDER PAIN HAD ARM RAISED WHILE USING A TREE TRIMMER TO CUT BR ANCHES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 60YOF WAS TRIMMING A TREE YESTERDAY C/O L SHOULDER PAIN DX- PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 62YOF HAS PAIN IN SHOULDER WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMER SHOULDER INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 56YOM STRAINED SHOULDER WHILE TRIMMING TREES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT C/O RT UPPER ARM/SHOULDER PAIN AFTER USING A HEDGE CLIPPER TO TAKE LIMBS OFF BUSH 2 DAYS AGO. DX - RT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 66 Y O F WEEDING IN THE GARDENING FELT SHOULDER "POP"TENDONITIS LEFT SH OULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRIMMING THE SHRUBS WITH A HEDGE TIMMER, STRAINED RT SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX R SH PAIN: PT HAS BEEN DO'G A LOT OF GARDEN'G IN LAST COUPLE OF DAYS & US'G SHEARS MORE THAN USUAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING HEDGES ON A LADDER FELL SPRAIN RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| SHOULDER/ BACK CTS PRUNING A TREE-FELL OFF A LADDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT KNEE CONT. PT WAS CUTTING BRANCHES WITH A TRIMME R AND FELL DOWN A HILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| SHOULDER STRAIN-AFTER USING WEED TRIMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| C/O SHOULDER PAIN S/P TRIMMING THE HEDGES THIS WKEND "MS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT INJURED LT SHOULDER 2 WKS AGO WITH TREE CUTTING POLE, INJURED AGAIN TODAY CUTTING CACTUS & LIFTING ROCK. DX-SHOULDER SPRAIN/HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| SHOULDER PAIN WORKING IN YARD WITH CLIPPERS SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT WAS TRIMMING TREES AT HOME SUFFERED PAIN IN SHOULDER HAD DIIFFICULTY WALKING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 84YMC PRUNING BRANCHES WITH A LARGE PRUNER C/O SHOULDER PAIN STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FELL WHILE CLIPPING HEDGES. FX RT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| 68 YO USING HEDGE TRIMMER FELL OFF LADDER DISLOCATON SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| USING HEDGE TRIMMER AND DEVELOPED TRAPEZIUS PAIN STRAIN TRAPEZIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CLAVICLE FX-FELL FROM SONEWALL WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN AFTER CLIPPING THE HEDGES TODAY, SUSTAINED " SHOULDER MS STRAIN" Z |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 87 YOM DEVELOPED TENDONITIS WHILE TRIMMING SHRUBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 69 YOWF C/O SHOULDER PAIN WHILE TRIMMING TREE LIMBS. DX. L SHOULDER STR AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT BRUISED SHOULDER AND ARM WHEN COMING AT GARAGE AND TRIPPED OVER A ** * AND FELL ON ARM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| STRAIN LT SHOULDER-PAIN WHILE HE WAS TRIMMING HEDGE @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS - BRANCH FELL AND STRUCK SHOULDER WHEN TRIMMING TRE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2001 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2001 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2001 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2001 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/1999 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/1998 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/1998 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/1998 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/1998 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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