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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,502
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | 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 |
PT WAS TRIMMING HER MESQUITE TREE W/ A TRIMMER & STEPPED BACK TO LOOK A T HER TREE & HAS AN ONSET OF MID BACK PAIN.DX:THORACIC STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 84 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 |
WAS CUTTING A TREE DOWN WITH SON AND WAS HIT IN CHEST AS TREE FELL DX- RIB FX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 30 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, Fishing |
30 YOF WAS STANDING ON OLD TREE FISHING, FELL SUSTAINING CONTUSION TO U PPER BACK AND ALONGSIDE RIGHT HIP AND UPPER LEG |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 11 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Football |
PT WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL WHEN HE WAS PUSHED AND ACCID. STRUCK A TREE. HI T HIS L CHEST OFF OF TREE. PAIN WORSE WHEN HE MOVES ARM. DX CHEST CONTU |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
38 YOM HAD LIMB OF TREE FALL ON CHEST WHILE CUTTING DOWN TREE; SPLENIC INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 70 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, Pruning or trimming equipment |
CONTUSION/ABRASION L CHEST; WAS HIT BY A TREE BRANCH WHILE PRUNNING UP ON A LADDER, C/O L SIDE CHEST PAIN/RIB PAIN. * |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
PT WAS CUTTING A TREE BRANCH, FELL & STRUCK IN CHEST DX; NONE STATED |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 76 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 |
76 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN CUTTING DOWN TREES CHEST PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
CUTTING TREE AT HOME,, HURT UPPER BACK. DX THORACIC STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
PT INJURED BACK 4 DAYS AGO CUTTING DOWN A TREE AT HOME DX// THORACIC SPRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
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, Bicycles or accessories |
PT WITH CHEST WALL CONTUSION, FELL OFF BIKE, HIT A TREE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 14 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Rope or string |
PT WAS SWINGING FROM A ROPE IN A TREE WHEN IT BROKE. PT FELL ON L SIDE OF CHEST ON A TREE STUMP. FELL 20 FT. NO LOC. DX CHEST CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 61 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, Tools |
CUTTING A TREE, FELL 15FEET OFF, HITTING CHEST ON A TREE BRANCH ON WAY DOWN >> PNEUMOTHORX/RIB FXS |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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, Tools |
PT WITH CHEST WALL CONTUSION, WAS CUTTING TREES, A PART OF TREE STRUCK PT IN CHEST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 9 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, Fences or fence posts |
WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A TREE, AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, & SLIPPED, LANDING ON A FENCE, HIT CHEST ON FENCE. DX: CHEST CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 37 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 CUTTING BRANCHES UP IN A TREE AT HOM AND FELL OUT ABOUT 15 FEET SUST AINED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO UPPER BACK |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 34 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, Chain saws |
WAS UP IN TREE CUTTING LIMBS WITH A CHAIN SAW, FELL AND INJURED HIS RIB AREA. LEFT 9TH AND 10TH RIB FX'S* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 69 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, Tools |
PT WAS CUTTING DOWN SOME TREE BRANCHES WHEN ONE STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST FRACTURED RIBS |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 39 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 |
CUTTING DOWN TREE AND IT FELL ONTO HIM HURTING RIBS # FRACTURED RIBS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 44 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 |
STRUCK BY FALLING TREE LIMB WHILE CUTTING WOOD/ CHEST CONTUSION ABRASIO N |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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) |
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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