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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 280
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PELVIS FX-FELL-TRIMMING A TREE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LOW BACK PAIN-SINCE TRIMMING A TREE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Golf carts |
| BLUNT ABD TRAUMA. PT WAS STRUCK BY A *** BLADE WHEN RIDING A GOLF CART. LF CART. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT. HAD BEEN USING A *** A FEW DAYS AGO - NOW HAS LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX BACK CONTUSION: FELL ONTO GROUND WHILE PRUNING TREE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| BACK PAIN FROM EDGING LAWN DX: BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LBP SINCE YESTERDAY, DENIES INJURY. CUTTING GRASS YESTERDAY DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LUMBAR PAIN, PT WAS USING TRIMMERS ON HEDGES AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| L-3 FRACTURE. FELL OUT OF TREE WHILE PRUNING TREE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT INJURED USING ***; STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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