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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 565
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FELL 3-4 FT ON TO BACK, WHILE TRIMMING TREES DX: COMPRESSION FXS LOWER THORACIC SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN RIB WITH TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING TREES DX: RIGHT RIB CAGE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT FELL 20FT WHILE TRIMMING BRANCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS USING A "LOPPER" TO TRIM A TREE AT HOME AND IT FELL AGAINST HER CHEST CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 44YMC FELL ABOUT 20 FEET FROM A TREE WHILE TRIMMING IT C/O RIB PAIN FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| USING HEDGE TRIMMER AND FELL CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT HAD PX AFTER USING PRUNING SHEARS. DX: STRAIN R DORSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT DEVELOPED SUDDEN ONSET CP WHILE TRIMMING A TREE. " CHEST PAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A COCONUT TREE AT HOME WHEN A COCONUT FELL AGAINST HIS CHES T CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RIB FX'S (L) X 1: AT BROTHER'S TRIMMING TREE, FELL APPROXIMATELY 10 FT COUPLE OF TREE LIMBS STRUCK PT'S LT ANTERIOR RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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