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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 63 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 power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS WORKING IN HER YARD YESTERDAY TRIMMING HER TREES WITH A LARGE PO WERED TRIMMER STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A PRUNING SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE FACE FROM POWER TREE TRIMMER KICKBACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| GARDENING CUT FINGER ON GARDEN SHEARS SOFT TISSUE AVULSION LEFT 2ND DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER TO TRIM SHRUBS. DERMATITIS, GENERALIZED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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