Accidents - Plants, trees and shrubs - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,924
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	668	Finger:	663
Head:	547	Hand:	494
Lower Arm:	348	Shoulder:	173
Face:	150	Lower Leg:	146
Ankle:	146	Lower Trunk:	146
Wrist:	131	Upper Trunk:	117
Upper Leg:	86	Foot:	71
Knee:	30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/18/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PATIENT WAS CUTTING TREE FOR WOOD AT HOME. PEICE OF WOOD HIT HAND DX: LACERATION TO LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other unpowered garden tools
51 YO F WAS DIGGING CACTUS OUT OF POT AND HAND SLIPPED OFF SHOVEL INTO CACTUS. CACTUS NEEDLES IN HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other unpowered garden tools
ACC POKED INTO EYE BY A TREE BRANCH WHILE RAKING LEAVES " CORNEAL ABRS "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION HEAD - 90 YOM WAS OUTSIDE TRIMMING THE TREE AND FELL BACKWAR DS HITTING HEAD ON SIDEWALK SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER ON A SHRUB PRUNERS " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION HAND - 52 YOF WAS CUTTING FLOWERS AND LACERATED PALM OF LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT LAC LT SIDE OF FOREHEAD WHILE CUTTING A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Electric Christmas decorations
PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OVER BUSH AND FELL ON FACE DX// NASAL BONE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
R CORNEAL ABRAS/63YOM STS LAST NIGHT WAS TRIMMING BRUSH WHEN BRANCH HIT HIM IN R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other unpowered garden tools
PT WAS RAKING LEAVES AT HER FATHER'S HOME S/P 1DY AND WOKE WITH SEVERE LOWER BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
71 YOM, WHO WAS CUTTING TREES DOWN, SOMEHOW A LIMB ROLLED OVER AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. DX: CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts
PT WRKING IN GARDEN AT HOME,STUCK THUMB ON ROSE THORNE,BANGED HAND ON METAL GATE, DX CONTUSION HAND,PUNCTURE WOUND,POSS CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE AT HOME AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO LEFT HAND ON THE TREE GOT INFECTED CAME TO THE ED FOR CELLULITIS TREATMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
RIB FXS-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-HIT W/ TREE LIMB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/25/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
7 1/2 CM LAYERED SCALP LACERATION WITH REPAIR: CUTTING DOWN CHERRY TREE, HIT IN TOP OF HEAD WITH BRANCH, HEMATOMA , UNK TOOL USED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
CONCUSSION - 65 YOM WAS TRIMMING A TREE AND A LIMB FELL ONTO HEAD CAUSI NG A CONCUSSION AND A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories
RIDING BIKE WHEN A TREE BRANCH HIT PT HEAD SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
FLL 20' WHILE CUTTING TREES DX PELVIS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Clothing accessories
PT DOING YARD WORK, CACTUS NEEDLE STUCK THROUGH LEATHER GLOVE DX: FB R RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual hedge trimmers
TRIMMING HEDGES FB WENT INTO EYE USING MANUAL HEDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AT HOME WITH A TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT TO FINGER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING AND CLIPPING BAMBOO WHEN FOREIGN BODY GOT INTO EYE. D: CORN EAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Horseback riding
L CORNEAL ABRASION; HIT IN EYE BY TREE BRANCH WHILE RIDING HORSES EARLI ER THIS EVENING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual pruning or trimming equipment
FLAP LAC L 4TH FING/82YOF CUT FINGER WHILE PRUNNING HER ROSES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE 'TRIMMING IVY' IN YARD DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT CUTTING EGGPLANT OFF VINE WITH A RAZOR AND CUT HAND DX// LAC LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
PT USING CHAIN SAW CUTTING TREES AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PELVIC FX: ACETABULAR FX: FELL: FELL OUT OF TREE WHILE CUTTING LIMBS AT HOME, HIT L SIDE, BUTTOCKS, LANDED ON GRASS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
PNEUMOTHORAX-FELL 15 FEET FROM A TREE-LANDED ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT WITH SHEARS WHILE PRUNING BUSHES, LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Hand saws
71 Y/O M INJURED R FOREARM WHEN FELL OUT OF TREE WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES WITH HAND SAW AT HOME. DX; LAC R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
FINGER AB-HIT A TREE LIMB WHILE MOWING YARD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts
CUT FINGER BETWEEN TREE BRANCH & FENCE POST @ HOME DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
FACE, HAND, & KNEE CTS-FELL OVER SHRUBS SHE WAS PRUNING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts
WAS PULLING A LARGE TREE LIMB OFF A FENCE; LIMB BROKE LOSE AND STRUCK P ATIENT IN THE CHEST. FRACTURE, LEFT 8TH RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stairs or steps
STANDING ON STEPS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A TREE FELL FX CLAVICLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
CORNEAL ABRASION - 80 YOM STATES WAS CUTTING A HOLLY BUSH AND SOMETHING GOT INTO RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other power pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING TREE LIMB, HIT WRIST WITH LIMB DX R WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws
PT CUT HAND WITH A SAW WHILE CUTTING A TREE AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PT WAS PICKING PEACHES FROM A TREE AND FELL DOWN 2 STEPS OF LADDER DX: ACUTE TIB / FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual pruning or trimming equipment
62 Y/O F INJURED L EYE WHEN PIECE OF JUNIPTER GOT INTO EYE WHILE PRUNI NG AT HOME. DX; L EYE FOREIGN BODY, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STAIRS TWISTING ANKLE WHILE WATERING THE PLANTS " SPRAIN "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
GOT FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN TREE AND LAWNMOWER, DX; FINGER CONTUSIONS;/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
SCAPULAR FX-FELL AGAINST A TREE WHILE USING CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
TRIMMING TREE BRANCHED, FELL OFF LADDER, LANDED ON LEFT ARM DX: FRACTURED LOWER ARM HELD FOR OBSERV FOR PAIN CONTROL
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
C/O R EYE PAIN, HIT IN EYE WITH STICK WHILE MOWING, DX; CORNEAL ABRASION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
SCALP LAC-@ HOME-HIT W/ TREE LIMB HE WAS CUTTING DOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
CUTTING TREE WITH CHAIN SAW SLIPPED / CUT FINGERS DX: L 2ND & 3RD DIGIT PARTIAL AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
TRIMMING A TREE FELL FROM LADDER TO GROUND LEFT FOREARM AVULSION LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Hand saws
LAC L INDEX FINGER; PT TRIMMING TREES @ HOME ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON TREE SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
FELL WHILE WATERING PLANTS, FELL, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HUGE FLOWERPOT, D X; CLOSED HEAD INJURY/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2006	Age: 84 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws
PATIENT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMB WITH A SAW AT HOME, LIMB FELL HITTING PT. ON SIDE. DX-PULMONARY CONTUSION, CONTUSION CHEST AND BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Riding power lawn mowers
PT STRUCK RIGHT HAND AGAINST A TREE WHILE RIDING ON RIDING MOWER AT HOME DX: FRACTURED RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING HEDGE TRIMMER TO TRIM A TREE, TRIMMER GOT STUCK, PT CUT 3RD/4T H DIGITS GETTING TRIMMER UNSTUCK DX: OPEN FX LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
LOWER LEG LAC-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-HIT LEG W/A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
SKIN TEAR R FOREARM; CAUGHT ON LILAC BUSH WHILE PUTTING AWAY MOWER & TR IMMING SUPPLIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT IN YARD AT HOME TRIMMING TREE WITH SPOUSE, LARGE BRANCH FELL HITTING PT IN HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
R LEG LAC/55YOM BACKED INTO A BUSH WITH LAWN MOWER AND SUSTAINED LAC R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT BENDING OVER TO CUT SOME ROSES AND FELL FORWARD STRIKING SHOULDER ON SIDE OF HOUSE DX: AC SEPARATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
TRIMMING BRANCH ON TREE, FELL APPROX. 15 FEET TO GROUND DX: CONTUSION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
SCALP LAC-CUT DOWN TREE-LIMB HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts
FINGER CT-INJURED ON ROSE BUSH & FENCE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS AND WAS HIT IN BACK OF HEAD WITH A FALLING LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Rope or string
PT TYING UP A PENCIL CACTUS, GOT SAP ON FINGERS AND THEN RUBBED EYE DXL: ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING TREES CAUGHT FINGER IN HEDGE CLIPPER DX: R 5TH FINGER FX. / LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Doors
R SHOULD CONT;TOENAIL AVUL/53YOM STS AT HM THIS AM A 15' BRANCH FELL 70 ' STRIKING R SHOULD.ALSO STRUCK FOOT AGAINST SLIDING DOOR INJ.TOENAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws
PATIENT WAS CUTTING A TREE WITH A SAW, FELL ON PIECE OF WOOD, CUT KNEE. DX-LACERATION KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Paper products
FX L WRIST; FELL WHILE TRYING TO REACH OVER BUSHES FOR NEWSPAPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
ACUTE LT DISTAL RADIUS FX: FACIAL CONTUSION: S/P FALL: COMING OFF PORCH, TRIPPED AND FELL INTO A CACTUS BUSH AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS TRYING TO TRIM SOME TREES & FELL SUSTAINING A FEMUR FRACTURE, RT INFERIOR RAMI FRACTURE & PELVIS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/27/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleeping bags
PATIENT STATES HE TRIPPED & FELL INTO BUSHES WHILE TRYING TO GET HIS SLEEPING BACK SUSTAINING A CUT UNDERNEATH HIS LT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PT TRIMMING A TREE ON AN 8 FOOT LADDER AND THE TREE LIMB FELL ACROSS TH E LADDER KNOCKING IT OUT FROM UNDER HER FELL ONTO LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE AND A BRANCH FELL ON HIS HEAD CONTUSION SCALP AND S TRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CLACANEAL FX (L): CUTTING DOWN A TREE AT HOME, TREE "KICKED BACK" AND HIT HIM IN L ANKLE-FOOT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/28/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stools
PT STANDING ON A STOOL PICKING LEMONS OFF CITRUS TREE WHEN FELL AND HEA RD POP IN ANKLE. D: ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
PT AT A YARD SALE WHEN LIFTED CACTUS IN A POT. DROPPED IT AND POT BROKE . PT W/ FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EYE. D:CORNEAL ABRASION, KERATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
67 YOM WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH A CHAINSAW WHEN HE FELL FROM THE TR EE APROX 10-12 FEET #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
TRIPPED OVER PLANT IN FLOWER POT DX CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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