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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 546
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| TRIPPED ON METAL GARDEN STAKE;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| DX FX L DISTAL ULNA/ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE READ'G: FELL/FOREARM/WRIST PAIN OVER ULNAR AREAS; FELL & HIT ARM ON POT F POTTED PLANT W HAV'G SZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Decorative yard equipment |
| TRIOPPED OVER AN ALUMINUM STAKE WHICH WAS IN YARD; FELL OVER LANDSCAPE TIMBER. LACERATION, LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| TRIPPED IN GARDEN BIRD NETTING AT HOME INJURING FOREARM, HAS FRACTURE F OREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| FELL AGAINST A CONCRETE FLOWER POT ABRASION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 87 YOF FELL AT NURSING HOME HITTING BOTH FOREARMS ON A PLANTER SUSTAINI NG LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| FELL FROM TREE ON GROUND STAKE OF HOUSE;FX LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| FOREARM INJURY FROM BUILDING GREENHOUSE, CUT ARM. DX-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| ACCIDENTALLY WAS HIT WITH A MEAL STAKE THAT WAS THROWN LAST NIGHT. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT FELL STRUCK RIGHT LOWER ARM ON A PORCELAIN FLOWER POT LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT FELL AND TOMATO STAKE WENT ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH R LOWER ARM. D X. PW R L LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Wheelbarrows or lawn carts |
| 4-WHEELED GARDEN CART TIPPED OVER, HE HIT LEFT FOREARM ON SHEPHERDS HOOK PLANT HANGER DX: LACERATION TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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