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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,161
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stairs or steps |
| PT STATES THAT HE WAS GETTING A TREE OUT OF HIS ATTIC WHEN HE MISSED TH E STEPS & FELL C/O CHEST, BACK, & SOB. D: CHEST PAIN, RENAL INSUFFICIEN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 54 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, Tools |
| PT STS CRUSHING CHEST PAIN WHILE CUTTING BUSHES DX CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tree stands |
| FELL 30 - 40 FT OUT OF DEER STAND IN TREE WHILE HUNTING IN WOODS DX PNUEMOTHROAX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 57 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, Fences or fence posts |
| CONTUSION CHEST(RIB),PT.REFERS WHILE TAKING OUT PALM PLANT,ACCIDETALLY HITTING FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CUTTING TREES, STRUCK BY BRANCH/ CHES TCONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| HIT BY TREE HE WAS CUTTING/RIB FX X4, VERTEBRAL FX X 4 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 18 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, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles |
| RIDING DIRT BIKE, HIT TREE STUMP, THROWN FROM BIKE, C/O TROUBLE BREATHING, DX; CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 28 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, Other ball sports |
| FELL 10 FT FROM TREE WHILE TRYING TO RETREIVE BALL SUST INJ TO R RIBS DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHEST WALL STRAIN-DEVELOPED PAIN WHILE CUTTING A TREE & LIFTING BRANCHE S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 22 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT SUSTAINED 15 FT FALL FROM BALCONY WHEN CUTTING TREE BRANCH. HX OF T1 2 FX IN 2003. D:INTRACTABLE PAIN SECONDARY TO 15 FOOT FALL. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 26 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, Tools |
| WAS CUTTING TREES, BRANCH HIT PT DX ABRASION L SIDE OF BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CHEST PAIN AFTER CUTTING DOWN TREES DX CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles |
| 26 YO M CONTUSION TO RIBS RIDING MOTORCROSS HIT TREE BRANCH* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2007 | Age: 45 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: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREE 20 FEET OFF GROUND, LOST BALANCE & FELL. +LOC. D:RIB F XS, PTX/HTX, PULMONARY CONTUSION, MAMMARY ARTERY TRANSECTION, ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 49 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, Tools |
| PT FELL 40FT FROM TREE WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES, CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| 29 YOM CUTTING TREES, SLIPPED, TWISTED - STRAINED UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds |
| SLEDDING AND HIT A TREE. DX SPLEEN INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds |
| PAIN TO CHEST HIT TREE WHILE GOING DOWN HILL ON SLED DX: CONTUSION TO C HEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, All-terrain vehicles |
| PT RIDING A FOUR WHEELED ATV AND CRASHED INTO A TREE SUSTAINED A CONTUS ION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CUTTING TREE & TREE FELL ON PT CHESTDX RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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