Accidents - Plants, trees and shrubs - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,637
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	840	Lower Trunk:	537
Lower Arm:	528	Head:	498
Face:	448	Finger:	362
Hand:	304	Upper Trunk:	298
Foot:	199	Shoulder:	134
Lower Leg:	104	Knee:	103
Upper Arm:	86	Upper Leg:	73
Wrist:	71	Neck:	15
Elbow:	14	Ankle:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual scissors
CUTTING LIVE GREEN PLANT WITH SCISSORS AND CUT FINGER ...LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	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: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING A TREE&LARGE BRANCH FELL HITTING PT'S HEAD, ?LOC >>SCALP LAC/C1&2 SPINE FXS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ceilings and walls
PT FELL FROM 3 FT. WALL WHEN TRYING TO COVER UP LIME TREES LANDING ON A NKLE C/O ANKLE PAIN. DX: SUBTALAR DISLOCATION OF RIGHT FOOT.ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING HER MESQUITE TREE W/ A TRIMMER & STEPPED BACK TO LOOK A T HER TREE & HAS AN ONSET OF MID BACK PAIN.DX:THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING DEAD TREE LIMB DOWN&TREE BROKE&HIT HIM ON TOP OF HEAD, NO LOC >>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
WAS CUTTING A TREE DOWN WITH SON AND WAS HIT IN CHEST AS TREE FELL DX- RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise
SLIPPED ON LEAVES WHILE HIKING. DX FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS IN A TREE TRIMMING BRANCHES AND FELL ABOUT FIFTEEN FEET FRACTURE D PELVIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other manual workshop tools
PT WITH LAC TO FACE FROM CROWBAR WHILE PULLING UP ROOTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
REPORTS WAS CUTTING A TREE @ THE CHURCH&ACCIDENTALLY CUT UPPER ARM ON A CONCRETE CORNER>> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other toys
61 YOF STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A TREE BRANCH, WAS ATTENDING A BIRTHDAY PA RTY WHERE A *** WAS BEING HIT ALSO SUSTAINING A CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Scaffolding
54 Y/O FELL OFF A SCAFFOLD WHILE PRUNING A TREE. DX-LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
PT CUTTING TREES WITH A CHAIN SAW AND SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
TRAUMA BACK.PT.WAS BOUGHT TO THE ER,DUE TO A FELL OVER PLANTAIN PLANT I N PATIO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual pruning or trimming equipment
FB R IND FING/82YOM AT HOME WAS OUT TRIMMING TREE AND THORN GOT STUCK I N FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUTTING DOWN TREE IN YARD, TRIPPED ON BOLT ON GROUND RT SHOULDER INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PRESETNS WITH FOREARM PAIN STATUS POST HAVING HAD A TREE THAT WAS CUTTI NG FALLING ONTO FOREARM>> FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
HAD BEEN UP IN A TREE AND FELL APPROX 20 FT, LANDED HITTING A LAWN MOWE R, INJURED RT HIP AND RT FOREARM. FX DISTAL RT FEMUR*
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT PRESENTED TO ED WITH LBP AFTER TRIMMING TREES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PATIENT HURT WHILE CUTTING A TREE AT HOME DX: RASH WITH ITCHING ON BOTH ARMS AND ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING HIS PALM TREES AT HOME AND GOT POKED IN THE EYE ABRASION EY E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
CONTUSION/ABRASION L CHEST; WAS HIT BY A TREE BRANCH WHILE PRUNNING UP ON A LADDER, C/O L SIDE CHEST PAIN/RIB PAIN. *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING A TREE BRANCH, FELL & STRUCK IN CHEST DX; NONE STATED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
HIT BY TREE LIMB WHILE CUTTING WOOD LT KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
76 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN CUTTING DOWN TREES CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CLOSED HEAD INJURY W/O LOC - 80 YO MALE WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS AND A SA PLING HIT HIM IN THE FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
ABRSION LT.EYE.PT.REFERS WHILE CLEANING PATIO A TREE BRANCH .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
FB L EYE AFTER TRIMMING TREES DX; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT.INJ.FOREHEAD AT HOME WHEN CUTTING TREE LIMBS & LIMB FLIPPED UP & HIT FACE. DX; FOREHEAD LAC.1.5 CM./LIP LAC.1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws
AT HOME IN YARD,SAWING A CACUTS - ONE OF THE ARMS FELL AND HIT PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND R INDEX FINGER R/O FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power lawn mowers
ABRASION CORNEA - 54 YO MALE REPORTS MOWING LAWN AND WAS HIT IN THE RI GHT EYE BY A TREE BRANCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
EYES SWELLED AFTER TRIMMING BUSHES. DX CONJUNCTIVITIS R/L EYE ALLERGIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Hand saws
PT WITH CELLULITIS TO LEG, WAS CUTTING A TREE BRANCH WITH A HAND SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
LACERATION LT.HAND.PT.REFERS WHILE CUTTING TREE BRANCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws
R FOREARM & HAND LAC/79YOM WAS TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES W/SAW WHEN BRANCH FELL KNOCKING PT OUT OF TREE AND OFF LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUTTING PALM TREE WHEN BRANCH FELL AND STRUCK FOREARM. D: FOREARM PU NCTURE WOUND AND FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRYING TO TRIM A TREE WHEN A BRANCH BROKE AND PT EITHER FELL FROM TR EE OR FROM LADDER. D: ROTATOR CUFF INJURY, CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING A TREE BRANCH AT CHURCH & IT SPRUNG BACK HITTING PT IN EYE DX: RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PT.INJ.RT.ARM & ANKLE AT HOME WHEN OUTSIDE ON LADDER & FELL HITTING ARM ON TREE BRANCH ON WAY DOWN. DX; RT.UPPER ARM LAC,/ABRASION L.SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN FROM MANGO TREE(IN PATIO)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Footwear
PT WEARING SHOES AND TREE STUMP FELL ON FOOT AT HOME DX// LEFT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
MOWING LAWN AND HIT IN EYE WITH AN EVERGREEN TREE BRANCH. DX CORNEAL AB RASION L EYE#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
PT AT HOME MOWING LAWN HIT FACE BY A TREE BRANCH POSS FB R EYE/ DX FX R EYE (SPRUCE TREE BRANCH)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Metal containers
PT WAS INJURED PUTTING TREE LIMBS IN TRASH CAN DX RT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME & DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS USING HIS WALKER TODAY, HE FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON A TREE WITH LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Riding power lawn mowers
83 YO M ABRASION TO ARM WHILE ON RIDING MOWER PUSHED BRANCHES UNDER A TREE CUT ARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
SPRAIN RT.HAND.1ST.THUMB.PT.REFERS WHILE WORKING WITH PLANTS IN PATIO A T HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power leaf mulchers and grinders
A TREE BRANCH SHOT OUT OF A CHIPPER SHREDDER AND STRUCK HIS WRIST DX CONTUSION L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Footwear
PUNCTURE WD LEFT FOOT-STEPPED ON STALK OF AN OLD PLANT AND IT WENT THRO UGH BOTTOM OF SHOE, PUNCTURING LEFT FOOT. FOOT IS RED AND SWOLLEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PT STATES HE WAS STRUCK IN HEAD BY A FALLING LIMB & THEN FELL APPROX 6F T FROM A LADDER DX:2.5 CM LACERATION TO LEFT EYELID SUTURES PLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING DOWN TREE, PULLED GROIN MUSCLE. DX GROIN STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
GARDENING,REACHED FOR FALLING POT, SCRATCHED HAND ON ROSE BUSH THORN, IN TWICE TODAY,AMA THEN SNF DX: UPPER EXTREMITY CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/07/2008	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: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
WOKRING IN THE YARD, REPROTS BEING POKED SERVERAL TIMES BY PRICKER BUSH TO THE KNEE, NO WITH LOCALIZED SKIN SWELLING&REDNESS>>CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Rotary power lawn mowers
CUT FACE ON ROSE BUSHES WHILE MOWING LAWN AT HOME. LACERTION OF FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUTTING DOWN A TREE WHEN A LARGE BRANCH FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A C LOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING DOWN A TREE, FB SENSATION R EYE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
CUTTING TREE WITH CHAIN SAW, CUT HAND. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual pruning or trimming equipment
SCALP LAC.: YESTERDAY OUTSIDE HOUSE TRIMMING ROSE BUSH, LOST BALANCE, HITTING HEAD ON BRICK WALL, LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUTTING TREES AND REACHING OUT WHEN HAD TEMPORAL PRESSURE & JAW PAIN . CONFUSED. D:ALTERED LOC, CONFUSION, ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
TRAUMA RT.HAND.PT.REFERS WHILE IN THE PATIO,PLANTS FELL ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE AND THE LIMB FELL ONTO HER KNOCKED TO THE GROUND FRACTURED ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
TRAUMA LT.HAND.PT.REFERS WHILE WORKING WITH PLANTS IN PATIO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES YESTERDAY WHEN ONE STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
DOING LOT OF YARD WORK, 2 DAYS AGO WHILE CUTTING TREE BRANCHES, DEVELOP ED EYE PAIN>> CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING PALM TREES AT HOME AND GOT A PALM FRON EMBEDDED IN FINGER F B FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING HIS HEDGES AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING A TREE, FELL 15FEET OFF, HITTING CHEST ON A TREE BRANCH ON WAY DOWN >> PNEUMOTHORX/RIB FXS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS. LIMB HIT PT ON HEADDX: HEAD INJ WITH CONCUSS ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
NS: BACK PAIN, CUTTING DOWN TREE YESTERDAY LOWER BACK AND BOTH LEGS PAINFUL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power lawn mowers
YESTERDAY ACCIDENTALLY HIT HEAD ONTO A TREE BRANCH WHILE MOWING, WITH D IZZINESS SINCE>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Day wear
OUTSIDE CUTTING A TREE WITH LONG SLEEVES ON, LATERE NOTICED RASH ON BIL ATERAL FOREARM>> RASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
HEAD LAC/57YOM AT HOME WAS CUTTING DOWN TREES AND WAS STRUCK IN THE HEA D BY A BRANCH CAUSING LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Furniture
MOVING FURNITURE LAST PM, RAN INTO TREE BRANCH, HIT EYE. DX CORNEAL ABR ASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT, HIX OF STAPH INFECTION 3 YEARS AGO, WAS TRIMMING TREES & SCRATCHED BOTH FOREARMS. NOW WITH RAISED RASH ON FOREARMS. D: IMPETIGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
SON-IN-LAW CUTTING TREE, IT FELL HIT PT IN FACE. DX NASAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT CUTTING TREE DOWN, TREE FELL & BOUNCED BACK STRIKING PT IN FACE AND CHEST. LACERATION OF FOREHEAD, CONTUSIONS TO FACE, CHEST, ARMS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Horseback riding
PT WAS HIT UNDER KNEE WITH TREE BRANCH WHILE RIDING HORSE C/O PAIN & BRUISING TO LT LOWER LEG. DX - LT LEG CONTUSION, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING THE BRANCHES OF A TREE WHILE IN THE TREE AT HOME ABOUT 15 F EET UP AND FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT ONTOP OF HIS ROOF TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AND FELL OFF FRACTURED PEL VIS AND LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/06/2008	Age: 71 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: Dislocation
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES-FELL 15 FT LANDED ON L SHOULDER NLOC, L SHOULDER SUBLUXATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING A PALM TREE AT HOME WHEN A PALM FRON STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES IN HER YARD AT HOME AND A BRANCH STRUCK HER IN THE RI GHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
TIBIA FX-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-TREE FELL ON PT-PT PINNED UNDER TREE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/14/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
PATIENT SUSTAINED A CUT ACROSS THE KNEE WHILE CUTTING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX-LT KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Rugs or carpets
MOVING PLANT & FELL BACKWARD ONTO CARPETING DX L1 COMP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING DOWN SOME TREE BRANCHES WHEN ONE STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST FRACTURED RIBS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tractors
PATIENT FELL 10 FT. LANDING ON BACK AT HOME, TRYING TO CUT TREE LIMB USING BUCKET ON A TRACTOR TO ELEVATE HIM. DX-FX-LUMBAR VERTEBRA, LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING BRANCH OFF TREE & IT HIT LT EYE, FEELS LIKE SAWDUST IN EYE. DX - CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
LARGE TREE FELL ON HIM WHILE HE EAS CUTTING DOWN ANOTHER TREE/ FOREARM FX, CONTUSION F OREHEAD, MULT ABRASIONS,CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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