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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 328
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 07/26/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WITH FRACTURED WRIST IN FALL OUT OF A TREE SHE WAS PRUNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WITH SPRAINED WRIST IN FALL WHILE CUTTING A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| WRIST/ RIBS FXS-FELL FROM TREE HE WAS TRIMMING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 82 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 82 YO M LACERATION TO WRIST AND FOREARM CUTTING DOWN A LARGE BUSH IT FELL KNOCKING PT OVER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other power pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING TREE LIMB, HIT WRIST WITH LIMB DX R WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Paper products |
| FX L WRIST; FELL WHILE TRYING TO REACH OVER BUSHES FOR NEWSPAPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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