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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 930
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 49 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING TREES AT HOME AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE LIMB WHEN IT FELL STRIKING HER IN THE BACK CONTU SION LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 58 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 |
| PT TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AT HOME AND FELL OUT OF THE TREE LANDING ON LEFT HIP FRACTURE HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 55 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING LIMBS ON HIS TREES AT HOME GETTING READY FOR THE HURRICANE FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 58 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 |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - 58 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER PRUNING PROJECT YESTER DAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PTY WAS TRIMMING PALM TREES AT HOME AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAI NED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT. TWISTED LOWER BACK WHILE USING PRUNING SHEARS TO TRIM BUSH. DX. LOW ER BACK STRAIN.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF LOWER BACK PAIN SINCE A FALL OFF A WALL WHILE DOING EDGING & TRIMMING. DX - ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT REPORTS SHE FELT SOMTHING PULL IN LOW BACK WH EN TRIMMING BUSHES - MID LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 35 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. WAS USING A BRUSH TRIMMER AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Bicycles or accessories |
| PULLED SOMETHING TRIMMING A TREE THE OTHER DAY, NOW PAIN SEVERE AFTER R IDING BIKE X 30 MINUTES. DX. BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN PRUNNING HEDGES AT HOME WITH TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 79 YOF FELL WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 83 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: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX LOWER BACK PAIN: TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATION BUTTOCK - 63 YOM LOST BALANCE WHILE TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A STUMP LACERATING HIS RIGHT BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 20 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 TRIMMING TREES AT HOME AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 32 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: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HERNIATED DISC WITH RADICULOPATHY: CUTTING OFF TREE IN FRONT OF HOUSE FELT LIKE BACK LOCKED UP, PAIN, NUMBNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMING A TREE WHEN HIS SAFETY BELT BROKE FELL PAIN IN LOWER BAC K |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 56 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 |
| PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE WHILE IN THE TREE FELL ABOUT 18 FEET FRACTURED S HOULDER WRIST AND LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/08/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A CACTUS AT HOME GOT CACTUS NEEDLES IN LOWER ABDOMEN STARTE D TO ITCH AND TURN RED DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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