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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,805
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1998:	359
Year 1999:	369
Year 2000:	85
Year 2001:	282
Year 2002:	320
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	242
Year 2005:	82
Year 2006:	134
Year 2007:	31
Year 2008:	194
Year 2009:	210
Year 2010:	454

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/21/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57YOM TRIMMING BUSHES AND THE TRIMMER FELL ONTO LEFT WRIST LACERATION W RIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX TENDONITIS, L WRIST/HTN: 66YOM W/ H/O USING TREE TRIMMER 6D AGO W/ ONSET L WRIST PN, W/ ASSOCIATED SWELL'. STATES PN SHARP W/ FINGER MV'MT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
67YOF FRACTURED WRIST FELL WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
53YOF HAS RIGHT WRIST PAIN AFTER USING HEDGE TRIMMER WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61 YOM LACO TO L WRIST ON TREE SHEARS DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
64YOM LT HAND AND WRIST PAIN AFTER USING HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LT WRIST COMPRESSION NEUROPATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Tools
55YOM-CUT THE LEFT WRIST BETWEEN LAWN MOWER TRIMMERS AND TOOLS WHILE LOADING IT IN THE TRUCK. DX: LAC TO LEFT WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
78YOF FELL WHILE TRIMMING FLOWERS DX: RT WRIST INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT LT WRIST ONTO HEDGE CLIPPER, ?MECH, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
BURN TO LT WRIST FROM EDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT WRIST ON A PRUNNER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGES YESTERDAY AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN WRIST STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT W/PRUNING SHEARS WHILE TRIMMING BRANCHES. DX: L WRIST LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT USING TREE SHEARS WHILE CUTTING OLEANDER BUSHES. FELT PAIN, SWELLING IN WRIST. D: WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
60YOF WAS UP ON A LADDER USING PRUNNING SHEARS TO TRIM HER DOGWOOD TREE FELL OFF LADDER INJURED RT WRIST;WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS WORKING IN YARD USING HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX: R CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
81 YO USING PRUNING SHEARS DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WAS TRIMMING A TREE BRANCH FLIPPED AND PT FOOSH HAS PAIN TO (R) WRIST DX- WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT WRIST STR. PT LOST CONTROL WHEN USING A TREE TRIMMER INJURING WRIS T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WHILE CUTTING WEEDS, PT C/O OF WRIST PAIN, DX STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Stepladders
PT. STATES WAS CUTTING HEDGES W/CLIPPERS WHILE STANDING ON STEPLADDER WHEN FELL SIDEWAYS. DX. FX R DISTAL RADIUS (WRIST).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS WORKING AT HOME, STRUCK WRIST ON SHARP EDGE OF HEDGETRIMMER . DX-WRIST LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/22/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FELL IN DRIVEWAY WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES. DX. R HIP AND WRIST FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN USING PRUNERS TO CUT A BUSH WRIST TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
GOT TANGLED UP IN WIRES OF GARDEN CLIPPERS AND FELL AND FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT. WALKED INTO DARK GARAGE, FELL AND LANDED ONTO EDGER. DX. SPRAIN R WRIST, LAC TO NOSE, AND FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WITH WRIST PAIN X 2 WEEKS. HAS BEEN DOING REPETITIVE WORK TRIMMING P LANTS WITH RIGHT HAND. D: POSSIBLE ARTHRITIS, WRIST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Clothing accessories
PT TRIMMING TREE AT HOME WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE TREE LIMB AS IT FELL WRENCHED HIS RIGHT WRIST STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WAS TRIMMING TREES WHEN LOST BALANDE AND FELL WRIST PAIN...FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC LT. WRIST WITH A TREE TRIMMER AT HOME. DX. 2 CM LAC TO LT. WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FELL 10 FEET FROM TREE WHILE LIMBING IT/ FX RT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
82 YO BM - TENDONITIS L WRIST - PAIN IN WRIST - PAIN IN WRIST AFTER WOR KING IN YARD HOLDING A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PAIN TO WRIST AFTER TRIMMING ROSES DX: WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PAIN R WRIST, INJURED USING HEDGE CLIPPERS TODAY WHILE CUTTING SHRUBBER Y. DX. TENOSYNOVITIS RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT HIT WRIST WITH WEED TRIMMER DX:; FRACTURE RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2001	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2001	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2001	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2000	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2000	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1999	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1999	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/1999	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1999	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/1999	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/1998	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/19/1998	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/1998	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/1998	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1998	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/1998	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1997	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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