Accidents - Manual pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,943
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	71
6-15 years old:	77
16-25 years old:	162
26-50 years old:	642
50+ years old:	988

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,243	Upper Trunk:	119
Lower Arm:	103	Face:	103
Foot:	74	Lower Leg:	71
Wrist:	69	Head:	69
Lower Trunk:	69	Hand:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
WHILE USING PRUNING SHEARS CUT LT. THUMB DX: LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT FINGER WAS PARTIAL AMPUTATION WHEN HER FINGER WAS STRUCK IN SOME TRI MMING SHEARS DX PARTIAL AMP. TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH A ROSE CLIPPER DX: L 5TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
R CP X5 DAYS, TRIMMING ROSES AND ALMOST FELL DX; FX R COSTAL CARTILAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS USING A PRUNNING SHEARS AND CUT HER FINGER/ LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
51 YOM LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH GARDEN SHEARS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
WAS USING PRUNING SHEERS AND SNIPPED A PIECE OF HIS THUMB OFF...L THUMB TIP SOFT TISSUE AMPUTATION S/P CAUTERIZATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
4TH FINGER LAC-CUT ON PRUNING SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
46 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment, Clothing accessories
PT WAS MANUALLY TRIMMING SOME BUSHES AT HOME WHILE WEARING GLOVES GOT A PALM FROM IN RIGHT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME WHEN A BRANCH FELL ONTO RIGHT LOWER ARM CONT USION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT MANUALLY TRIMMING BRANCHES AT HOEM WHEN ONE FELL ON HIS HEAD LACERAT ION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME WHEN A BRANCH FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE F OREHEAD LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME WITH A MANUAL TREE TRIMMER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A MANUAL TRIMMER ON A TREE AT HOME WHEN THE BRANCH FELL ONTO H IS RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
THUMB LAC-CUT ON GARDEN SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 62 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: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME A BRANCH HIT HIM IN THE CHEST, CONTUSION CHES T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
34 YOM WAS USING PRUNING SHEARS TO TRIM BUSHES AND LACERATED LEFT SMALL FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT 4TH DIGIT RT HAND WITH HEDGE CUTTER DX OPEN FRACTURE+LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT GARDENING AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT SECOND FINGER WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT PRUNING A TREE BRANCH AT HOME WITH MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT LT. INDEX FINGER W/ PRUNING SHEARS DX: AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT STATES DROPPED GARDEN SHEARS. DX: 3 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT LO WER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A [PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE LACERATED HER RT INDEX FINGER WITH A GARDEN SHE ARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FOOT ON GARDEN SHEARS RIGHT FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEF T HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH GARDENING SCISSOR DX: L THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS USING A MANUAL PRUNING SAW AT HOME WHEN HE WAS BUZZED BY A BEE J UMPED BACK AND CUT FINGER LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT SLIPPED WHILE USING PRUINING SHEARS AND LAC RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT REPORTS FELL OUT OF TREE WHILE PRUNING LAST NIGHT W/MANUAL PRUNER. DX. FX L DISTAL #5, LAC R HAND, L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
WAS TRIMMING HEDGES WITH CLIPPERS AND CUT HAND DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER USING GARDENING CLIPPERS SKIN AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
34 Y/O M INJURED R WRIST WHEN USING BRUSH CLIPPERS AT HOME. DX; R WRIST STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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