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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 385
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING TREES AT HOME AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PTY WAS TRIMMING PALM TREES AT HOME AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAI NED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT REPORTS SHE FELT SOMTHING PULL IN LOW BACK WH EN TRIMMING BUSHES - MID LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT. WAS USING A BRUSH TRIMMER AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN PRUNNING HEDGES AT HOME WITH TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HERNIATED DISC WITH RADICULOPATHY: CUTTING OFF TREE IN FRONT OF HOUSE FELT LIKE BACK LOCKED UP, PAIN, NUMBNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMING A TREE WHEN HIS SAFETY BELT BROKE FELL PAIN IN LOWER BAC K |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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