Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Years 1997-2010 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,446
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	144
Year 1998:	237
Year 1999:	209
Year 2000:	136
Year 2001:	181
Year 2002:	67
Year 2003:	107
Year 2004:	206
Year 2005:	204
Year 2006:	144
Year 2007:	165
Year 2008:	176
Year 2009:	307
Year 2010:	158

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	35
6-15 years old:	75
16-25 years old:	121
26-50 years old:	1,182
50+ years old:	1,032

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/14/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
71YOM FELL BACKWARDS WHILE TRIMMING TREES AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE FRACT URED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57YOM WAS USING TRIMMERS TO TRIM FRIEND S TREE WHEN TREE BRANCH BROKE A ND HE FELL TO GROUND SUST INJ TO L ANKLE DX L MEDIAL MALLEOLAR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT ANKLE STR. 29 YOM STRAINED ANKLE WHEN TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
36YO HISP MALE STS CUTTING A TREE AND FELL OUT, C/O L FOOT SWELLING DX DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE L ACUTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS AT HOME TRIMMING A TREE WHEN A LIMB BROKE LOOSE. PT WAS SUSPENDE D IN AIR BY ANKLE FROM A VINE. TYPE OF TRIMMING EQUIP.? DX. ANKLE CONTU
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/10/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
PT TRIMMING TREES WHEN LADDER BROKE AT HOME HURT ANKLE SPRAIN RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIPPED OVER HEDGE TRIMMER AND INJURED ANKLE DX// RIGHT ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A DEP LACERATION TO RIGHT ANKL E
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT ON ANKLE USING A GRASS TRIMMER. DX: L ANKLE SUPERFICIAL LACS, R ANKLE ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT DROPPED A HEDGE TRIMMER ONTO LEFT ANKLE LACERATION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT ANKLE SPRAIN: RT FOOT CONTUSION: CUTTING WEEDS, SLIPPED, ANKLE TWISTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
ACCIDENTALLY SCRAPED ANKLE ON A TREE BRANCH WHILE TRIMMING THE HDGES,NO W PRESENT WITH SWELLING&PORGRESSIVE REDNESS>>CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS ANKLE ON A BRANCH PRUNER. DX-SUPERFICIAL LT ANKLE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Fences or fence posts
ANKLE SPRAIN: CUTTING TOPS OUT OF TREE,JUMPED APPROX 10 FT FROM TREE, LANDED ON 4 FT WOODEN FENCE,PAIN ANKLE, SHOULDER, THIGH, UNK LOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
48 YO F SPRAIN TO ANKLE INJURED WHEN PT FELL WHILE PRUNNING*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ANKLE LAC-CUT ON BLADE OF TRIMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE AND FELL OUT OF THE TREE FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE BRANCH AT HOME AND IT FELL ONTO LEFT ANKLE FRACTURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING THE LIMBS OFF A CACTUS WHEN ONE FELL ONTO LEFT ANKLE PW ANK LE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Extension or straight ladders
TRIMMING TREE ON 28 FT EXTENSION LADDER & LADDER SLIPPED & PATIENT FEL L ABOUT 14 FEET ON HIS FEET BILATERAL ANKLE FRACTURE ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/07/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT LEG, TRIMMING TREE LAC ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A PALM TRE AT HOME GOT A PALM FRON EMBEDDED IN RIGHT ANKLE FOREIGN BODY ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AT HOME WHEN THE TREE LIMB FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT ANKLE CONTUSION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT AT PARENTS HOUSE WAS UP ABOUT 7 FEET IN A TREE TRIMMING IT JUMPED OU T STRAINED LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
43 YO BM - BRUISED L ANKLE - SUSTAINED WHILE USING WEED-EATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT ANKLE W/***. DX. CONT L ANKLE. ABRA. L ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT FELL WHILE USING A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2001	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/28/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2001	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2000	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/01/1999	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/1999	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/1999	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1998	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/1998	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1998	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/1998	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/1997	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/02/1997	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/1997	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/1997	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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