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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 476
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LEFT CALF LAC, PT WAS TRIMMING BRANCHES AND CUT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LEG LAC, PT DROPPED A PAIR OF HEDGE CLIPPERS INJURING LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX SKIN LAC OF LOWER LEG: W TRIMMING HIS YARD & ACC RAN INTO TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO LOWER LEG, HIT LOWER LEG WITH HOOK HE WAS USING TO CUT WEEDS WITH AT HIS OWN HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING SHUBBERY AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 40YMC TRIMMING TREES WHENPRUNES FELL AND BLADE CUT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME AND STRUCK SELF IN THE LOWER LEG LACERA TION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT FELL WHILE TRIMMING A TREE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREES AND TRIPPED OVER A STUMP OR A STICK SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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