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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 536
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 50 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING TREE WITH TREE TRIMMER, PUSED TREE, FELT POP DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| RIB FXS-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-HIT W/ TREE LIMB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 19 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| RT CHEST CONTUSION: DIGGING UP TREE, TREE FELL, STRUCK LT CHEST, KNOCKED PT TO GROUND HURTING RT RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PNEUMOTHORAX-FELL 15 FEET FROM A TREE-LANDED ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING TREE AND TREE FELL ON HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts |
| WAS PULLING A LARGE TREE LIMB OFF A FENCE; LIMB BROKE LOSE AND STRUCK P ATIENT IN THE CHEST. FRACTURE, LEFT 8TH RIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2006 | Age: 84 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMB WITH A SAW AT HOME, LIMB FELL HITTING PT. ON SIDE. DX-PULMONARY CONTUSION, CONTUSION CHEST AND BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories |
| HELMETED BICYCLIST RIDING IN *** NATIONAL PARK WHEN LOST CONTROL AND ST RUCK A TREE. D: T-12 FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WITH DIZZINESS AND CHEST PAIN. WAS TRIMMING A PALM TREE YESTERDAY WH EN SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. D: CHEST WALL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Floors or flooring materials |
| UPPER MID BACK PAIN AFTER PICKING UP PLANTS FROM FLOOR ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN, BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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