Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,696
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	160
Year 1998:	217
Year 1999:	226
Year 2000:	85
Year 2001:	336
Year 2002:	230
Year 2003:	357
Year 2004:	133
Year 2005:	210
Year 2006:	155
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	188
Year 2009:	257
Year 2010:	120

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
43YOM LACERATION TO LEFT EYEBROW - STATES HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING TREES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
34 YOF HIT FOREHEAD W/TIP OF PRUNING SHEARS. DX: FACIAL LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CORNEAL ABR. 26 YOM WAS TRIMMING A TREE WHEN A BRANCH FELL INTO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT. HIT BY BRANCH WHILE TRIMMING TREE ON STREET DX: FX L MAXILLARY SINUS, FX TOOTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FX NOSE WHEN STRUCK BY HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
32 YR OLD MALE TREE CUTTER FELL AND HIT PT IN THE FACE AT HOME TODAY DX// FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN BRANCH FELL OFF AND HIT PT IN EYE DX:PERIORBITAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FOREHEAD LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/ PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING THE HEDGES&ACC STRUCK SELF ONTO FOREHEAD WITH THE CLIPPERS >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CHIN LAC-LIMB HIT FACE WHILE TRIMMING TREES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT FELL AFTER TRIMMIMG A TREE EIGTH TO TEN FEET- LACERATION TO RIGHT UP PER EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
29 YOF STRUCK ON FOREHEAD BY HEDGE CLIPPED THAT FELL OFF ROOF SUSTAININ G A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
USING HEDGE TRIMMER STRUCK SELF ON FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT ABOVE EYE WITH PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
FOREHEAD LAC-A BRANCH HIT FACE WHILE TRIMMING A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING VINES IN HER YARD AND DEVELOPED RASH DERMATITIS FOREARMS/LEGS/ FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WHILE WEEDING SOMETHING HIT ABOVE EYE AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT CUTTING OLEANDER BUSH, DRIED STICK POKED PT IN THE BOTTOM LIP, PT C/ O SWELLING TO R SIDE OF FACE, LEFT AMA DX: FACIAL CELLULITIS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/28/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AT HOME WHEN ONE STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE FRACT URED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PLANT CONTACT DERMATITIS: CUTTING TREES FOR 3 DAYS, RASH FACE, NECK, ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Eye protection devices
PRUNING TREE WITH PRUNER WITH GOGGLES ON BRANCH FELL INTO CHEEK FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME WHEN THE BRANCH FELL STRIKING PT IN THE CHIN LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FRACTURE NOSE - 28 YOM TRIMMING TREES AND STRUCK ON THE NOSE BY A TREE BRANCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
STRUCK INFACE BY TREE BRANCH SHE WAS TRIMMING/ FX NASAL BONE,SUPERFICI AL LAC BRIDGE OF NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Extension or straight ladders
PRUNING SHEARS FELL OFF 12 FT EXTENSION LADDER ONTO PT'S FOREHEAD. DX: 1 CM R BROW LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CONTUSION LOWER EYELID - 48 YOM WAS TRIMMING HEDGES LAST NIGHT AND WAS STRUCK LEFT EYELID BY A BRANCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT SEEN FOR ALLERGIC REACTION AFTER SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS FACE WHILE TRIMMING THE GRASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
37 YOF WAS TRIMMING TREES AT HOME; WAS STRUCK IN FACE BY A FALLING BRAN CH OF THE TREE. LACERATION OF FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WAS USING ***, ROCK HIT L GLOBE. DX. LAC L UPPER EYELID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Extension cords
FOREHEAD LACERATION-HAS LACERATION TO FOREHEAD WHILE CUTTING HEDGES WHE N HE PULLED EXTENSION CORD & IT FLEW STRIKING HIM IN THE FH.HAS 3CM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Bags
ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A BAG WITH PRUNING SHEARS / CUT FACE DX: FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
STATES HE WAS TRIMMING WEEDS AND SOMETHING WENT IN HIS EYE DX F, O, B IN LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FACIAL LAC-HIT BY A TREE LIMB HE WAS PRUNING-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING HEDGES AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED FACE W/ TRIMMERS WHILE S WATTING AT HORNETS WAS STUNG ONE AND LACERATED FACE W/TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT. HELPING COUSIN TRIM A TREE. 5 IN. DIAMETER TREE LIMP FELL ON PT. FO REHEAD. DX FACIAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT HIT IN FACE WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS, ACUTE NASAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT EYELID CONTUSION.PT WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND A ROCK FROM A ** * HIT PT IN EYELID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
46 YO BF - 3 1/2 " LACERATION ON MIDDLE OF FOREHEAD -INJURED USING WEED - WACKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HIT IN FACE WHILE USING PRUNING SHEERS DX: LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2001	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2001	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2000	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1999	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1999	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1999	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/1998	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1998	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/1998	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1998	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1997	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1997	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1997	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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