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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 170
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT WITH LAC TO KNEE FROM A GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT CUT KNEE WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| 25YOM WAS HOME USING A GAS POWERED HEDGE CLIPPER,ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT KNEE;KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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