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Accidents - Power pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 570
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:18
Year 1999:17
Year 2001:77
Year 2002:67
Year 2004:17
Year 2006:86
Year 2007:15
Year 2010:269

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/17/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION HAND - 64 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CUT TO LEFT HAND - WAS PRUNI NG A TREE AT HOME AND THE POWER PRUINING SAW SLIPPED CUTTING HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
52 Y/O/F CUT HAND ON GARDENING SHEARS AT HOME DX/ RT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
56YOM,LACERATION TO LEFT HAND S/P ACCIDENTALLY CUT HAND W/ PRUNERS WHILE WORKING IN HIS YARD @ HOME,NO OTHER INJURIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2010Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
87 YOM-HAND INJURY FROM STRING TRIMMER @ HOME DX HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT STS PRUNING TREE,BRANCH FELL ON HAND 2-3 DAYS AGO DX CONTUSION R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A TRIMMER AT HOME POWERED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
59 YOF WAS LACERATED ON LEFT HAND BY PRUNER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2002Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
HOLDING POLE FOR TREE TRIMMING AND POLE SLID THROUGH HAND DX: RIGHT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2001Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/1999Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/1998Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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