Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 16-25 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,410
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	808	Hand:	162
Lower Arm:	140	Upper Trunk:	90
Head:	84	Eyeball:	62
All Of Body:	30	Wrist:	15
Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
25YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-20 Y/O M-CUT ON RUSTY HEDGE CLIPPERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE WHEN THE TREE BRANCH FELL OTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSE D HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
18YOM WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS TONIGHT ACCIDENTLY CUT LT RING FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER DX: FINGER LAC / CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ITCHING ALL OVER AFTER TRIMMING MULBERRY BUSH DX: CONTACT DERMATITS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT ARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS DX: FINGER LAC
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: 08/03/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HAS LAC TO LT MIDDLE FINGER FROM HEDGE CLIPPERS. **
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES CUT LT THUMB, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
THIGH LAC, PT INJURED LEG WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 25 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: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ceilings and walls
CHEST WALL CONT. PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND FELL INTO A CONCRETE WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT ARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX// RIGHT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX// RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WRIST PAIN-SINCE USING A HEDGE TRIMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
C/O HAND PAIN, SWELLING, CHEST PAIN S/P STUNG BY BEE TO THE FINGER WHIE L TRIMMING HEDGES>>ALL RXN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC FINGER AT HOME ON GRASS CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT LT THUMB ON A HEDGE CLIPPER @ HOME, BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/01/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT MIIDLE FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS.
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: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-CUT ON CLIPPERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMERLACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING ON HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-LEFT 2ND FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND THEY SLIPPED OU T OF HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC, PT INJURED FINGER USING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE BRANCH AT HOME AND IT FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLO SED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS WORKING ON YARD & ACCIDENTALLY CUT RT 1ST & 2ND FINGERS WITH GARDEN TRIMMER. DX-RT 1ST & 2ND FINGER LACERATIONS
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: 05/16/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO FINGER FROM PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
20YOF TRIMMING BUSHES SOMETHING FLEW UNDER LT EYELID; FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGERS WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
INJURED FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
INJURED FINGER ON GRASS EDGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT TO FINGER WHILE TRIMMING HEDGE AT HOME DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIMSELF WITH CLIPPERS WHILE DOING YARD- WORK TODAY AT HOME. DX-LT FOREARM LACERATION
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

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