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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 460
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING PALM FRONS AT HOME AND ONE FELL ONTO RIGHT KNEE SUSTAIN ED A PW TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME WHEN ONE LIMB FELL ONTO HIS LEFT KNE E LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT LACERATED KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT W/HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: 2 CM L KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC TO KNEE FROM A HEDGE CLIPPER TODAY AT 20:00 PM. DX. LAC L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 2CM KNEE LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| #1 CUT L KNEE W/ HEDGE TRIMMERS @ HOME LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RIGHT KNEE WHILE USING LAWN HEDGERS. DX - KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT BY HEDGE CLIPPERS; LAC KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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