Accidents - Manual pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,196
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	21
16-25 years old:	75
26-50 years old:	439
50+ years old:	659

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	712	Hand:	104
Lower Arm:	73	Face:	73
Foot:	73	Upper Trunk:	71
Toe:	71	Shoulder:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2008	Age: 71 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
TRIMMING BOUGHS, CUT (L) INDEX FINGER----LAC (L) 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 23 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: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION HAND - 23 YO MALE CUT HIS LEFT HAND WHEN TRYING TO CATCH A PAIR OF LIMBING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
DROPPED SHEARS ON RT. FOOT. LACERATION, RIGHT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 10 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
LAC TO L THUMB ON GARDENING SHEARS DX; THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
DX DERMATITIS DUE TO PLANT: PT HERE W ITCHY REDDISH RASH ON FEET, ARMS, AND HANDS, STARTED SHORTLY AFTER DO'G YARD WORK & PRUN'G SHRUBBERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
NS:TRIMMING TREE, LG BRANCH FELL, STRUCK L FOREHEAD, EYE, SHOULDER - ABRASIONS L PERIORBITAL AREA, SHOULDER AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
POISON IVY: TRIMMING HEDGES, CAME IN CONTACT WITH POISON IVY B/L ARMS RED, SWOLLEN, OPEN SORES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 44 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 GARDEN SHEARS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO LEFT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 73 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
LACERATION TO TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER-CLIPPED WITH GARDEN SHEERS DX; LACE RATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 60 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
DX L 5TH FINGER LAC: ACC DCUT FINGER W GARDEN SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 59 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: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING PRUNING SHEARS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 40 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 CUT SELF WITH GARDEN SHEARS RESULTING IN LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 37 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
PATIENT WAS USING THE GARDEN SHEERS, ACCIDENTALLY CUT THE LEFT 2ND FINGER. DX-LT 2ND FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PLAYING WITH PRUNING SHEERS AND CUT OFF TIP OF FINGER. DX PARTIAL AMPU TATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
DX SH STRAIN: ONGING SINCE FRIDAY AM. DOING YOUR WORK PREVIOUS 3 DAY USING LARGE CLIPPERS; PAIN STEADILY INC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
DROPPED GARDENING SHEARERS ON 2ND TOE. DX LACERATION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 46 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 WITH LAC TO HAND FROM PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 68 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
LACERATED L INDEX FINGER WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES. DX LACERATION INDEX FIN GER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS PRUNING SOME ROSES YESTERDAY & INADVERTENTLY SNIPPED HER LT MIDDLE FINGER WITH THE SNIPS. DX - LT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	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
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 52 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 CUT FINGER ON GARDENING SHEARS AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	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 WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM "TRIM SHEARS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 49 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
USING HEDGE CLIPPERS, CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, 2 CM. LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
TRAUMA RT.SIDE OF CHEST.PT.REFERS WHILE USING TRIMMER FELL DOWN IN PATI O.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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