Accidents - Power pruning or trimming equipment - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 157
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2002:	76
Year 2007:	80

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PAIN TO CHEST AFTER PRUNING HEDGES DX: CHEST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A POWER TREE TRIMMER AT HOME WHEN IT KICKED BACK INTO CHEST CO NTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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