Accidents - Other power pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,882
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	88
Year 1998:	238
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	275
Year 2002:	92
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	58
Year 2005:	136
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	294
Year 2008:	153
Year 2009:	206
Year 2010:	149

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,072	Wrist:	202
Face:	137	Foot:	95
Lower Trunk:	87	Unkown:	70
Hand:	69	Lower Arm:	66
Knee:	63	Toe:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/16/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
59YOM CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC TREE TRIMMER/ OPEN FX LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
56 YO M INJURED FINGER USING PRUNING SHEARS LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
59YOM WAS TRIMMING BUSHES WITH ELECTRIC TREE TRIMMER,IT WAS TURNED OFF BUMPED UP AGAINST IT,INJURED KNEE;KNEE LACERATION,1CM SM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 54 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
CUT HIS LEFT 4TH FINGER WITH A CYCLE CUTTING THE WEEDS. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT 4TH FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 56 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
56 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 62 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 CUT FINGER WITH PRUNNING SHEARS AT HOME DX// RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES, DX; FINGER LAC. TUFT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	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
51YFC USING ELECTRIC TRIMMING SHEARS AND CUT FINGER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGE WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER AND PINCHED FINGER. DX: LA CERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CAUGHT FINGER IN A GAS POWER GRASS TRIMMER LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
DROP POWER TOOL ON FOOT (PRUNER) FX FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT ON ELECTRIC TRIMMERS - LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
DX RIGHT MIDDLE TOE LACERATION: DROPPED ROTARY CUTTER ONTO TOE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
CAUGHT HAND IN MACHINE BRUSH TRIMMER. 1 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT 2NDFINGE R; 1 CM LAC RIGHT 1ST FINGER; PARTIAL AMP RIGHT 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
USING ELECTRIC TREE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/08/2000	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2000	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2000	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2000	Age: 56 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1999	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment, Stationary power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/1999	Age: 76 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/1998	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1998	Age: 76 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/1998	Age: 79 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: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1998	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1997	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/1997	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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