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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 629
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 77 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| 77YOM TRIMMING HEDGES ON A LADDER AND FELL OFF STRAINED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51YOM WAS TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AND ONE FELL ONTO HIS LOWER LEG AT HOME LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 62 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 LOWER LEG LAC.PT WAS USING PRUNING SHEARS AND LACERATED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 80 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, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| RIGHT LEG LAC, PT WAS TRIMMING YARD AND HIT LEG ON A SPRINKLING DEVICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIPPED AND HIT LEG ON EDGER IN GARAGE DX: LAC RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 9 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 |
| HELPING TRIMMING A TREE&DROPPED A TRIPPER, POINT FIRST ONTO CALF >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LEG CONT. PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND INJURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 51 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 |
| CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DX-LEFT LOWER LEG MULTIPLE LACERATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT LAC RT LOWER LEG ON HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 49 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 |
| STATES HE FELL AND HIS LEFT LOWER LEG HIT THE BLADES OF THE TREE TRIMMER. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREES THREE DAYS AGO WHEN A TREE BRANC FELL ONTO LOWER LEG GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 59 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 TRIMMING HEDGES, SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST A RECENTALLY TRIMMED HEDGE & CUT LOWER LEG. 8 CM LAC RLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE WHEN THE BRANCH FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG PW LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 80 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, Ladders |
| PT TRIMMING BUSHES AND FELL OFF THE LADDER INTO THE BUSHES SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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