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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 282
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 51 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 51 YO STATES WAS TRIMMING A TREE AND IT FELL ON HIM DX CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Other unpowered garden tools |
| PRUNING TREES 10DAYS AGO,LATER *** TIRES,3 DAYS AGO USED SHOVEL TO BREA K UP SODIUM EACH TIME THORACIC PAIN DX: BACK SPRAIN/SPASMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 63 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREE LIMBS WHEN ONE FELL ONTO CHEST SUSTAINED A CONTUSION T O RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 52 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO CLIPPERS. BLADES FELL TO GOUND & PT LANDED ON HANDLE. CHEST CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 53 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| INTOXICATED AND WAS WEED WACKING AND FELL OFF 30FT EMBANKMENT CAUSING L IGAMENTOUS INJ TO C SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 58 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: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| T USING A HEDGE TRIMMER ON PALM TREE AND DEVELOPED PAIN ACROSS SHOULDER AND CHEST ADMIYTTED FOR CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 78 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHEST CT-HIT CHEST W/ HANDLE OF PRUNING SHEARS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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