Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2009 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,441
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	84
16-25 years old:	162
26-50 years old:	469
50+ years old:	724

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/25/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
81YO M, CUT FINGER WHILE TRIMMING AVOCADO TREE DX: HAND INFECTION, DM, TENOSYNOVITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/10/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT PRESENT TO ER AFTER USING A PRUNNING BLADE WITH CHAIN INJURING RT HA ND- DX- RT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC PALM ON SHRUB TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
35 YR OLD PRUNNING TREE CUT HAND WITH CLIPPER DX/ LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HAND LAC-CUT ON TRIMMER SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO L HAND, PT WAS WORKING IN YARD AND CUT HAND WITH CLIPPERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO HAND FRO HEDGE TRIMMER LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC HAND WHILE CUTTING SCRUBS WITH A STRAIGHT RAZOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
21 YOM LACERATED LEFT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING TREE AT HOME WHEN TRIPPED OVER TREE BRANCH FALLING BACKWARD PU TTING L HAND OUT TO BREAK FALL DX NAVICULAR FX L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM PRUNING SHEERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO HAND FROM HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT HAND ONTO GARDEN SCISSORS WORKING IN THE YARD >>PW
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/13/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WORKING IN GARD YEST USING CLIPPERS; C/O RT HAND PAIN. DX: DEQUERVAIN 'S TENOSYNOVITIS RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT ON HANDON HEDGE TRIMMER WHILE HELPING MOTHER CUT BUSHES AT HER HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUTTING TRE LIMBS & CUT L HAND WITH PRUNING SHEARS DX L HAND LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX// LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT HAND WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ RIGHT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
72 YO M LACERATION TO HAND CUT WITH TREE BRANCH WHILE TRIMMING DEAD LIMBS OFF AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WITH HAND LAC FROM A TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT TO HAND WHILE USING PRUNING SHEARS DX: HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
28 YOM CUTTING A TREE BRANCH WHEN IT CAME BACK HITTING HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HAND LAC-CUT ON TRIMMING SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
68YOF WHILE USING PRUNING SHEERS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT HAND; HAND PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
GRABBED HEDGE CLIPPER ACCIDENTALLY BY BLADE. L HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RT HAND LAC.PT HAD SOME HEDGE TRIMMERS FALL OFF SHELF IN GARAGE AND LAC ERATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT HAND WHILE PRUNING IN HER GARDEN TODAY >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HAND LAC-CUT ON PRUNING SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN USING A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT C/O LAC TO L DORSAL HAND BY HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. LAC L DORSAL HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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