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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 593
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT AT HOME USING A PRUNING SHEARS INJ L HAND/ DX 2CM SUPERFICIAL LAC L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CONT DERM, PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AND BROKE OUT IN RASH ON HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | 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 RIGHT HAND WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE USING THEM DX; LACERATED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT TRIMMING CANARY PALM TREES IN HIS YARD AND SUSTAINED A PW TO RIGHT HAND WITH THE PALM FRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HAND INJURY FROM GETTING CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-LACERATION RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 46 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 KNUCKLE WHILE USING PRUNING SAW. DX: L HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT C/O PAIN R HAND PRUNING A SHRUB THIS AM USING PLOGGERS, FELT POP IN R HAND. DX. FX HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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 WHILE CUTTING BUSHES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 41 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 |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 50 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 |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT INJURED HAND WHEN USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOMEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT HAND ON A PRUNING SCISSORS/SHEARS >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME YESTERDAY WHEN A PIECE OF THE BRANCH WENT I NTO RIGHT HAND PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 50 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 CUTTING SOME HEDGES AT HOME AND STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH THE TRIMMER LA CERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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