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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,008
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Pet supplies |
| FOREARM LAC-CUT ARM ON KITTY LITTER PKG-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| LEFT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN MOVING BOXES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers, Insect induced injuries |
| PT WAS MOVING BOXES A WEEK AGIO AND A SPUIDER BIT HIM ON THE RIGHT LOWE R ARM GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 35 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: Containers |
| PT LIFTING HEAVY BOXES AT HOMER WHICH CAUSED HER TO SPASM IN LOWER BACK WHICH CAUSED HER TO FALL FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT WAS MOVING BOXES AND FELL. DX: BILAT RADIUS/ULNA FX, SCALP/CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO ARM WHILE USING KNIFE TO OPEN BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Containers |
| PT FELL WHILE CARRYING A BOX ONE WEEK AGO. BROKE FALL WITH FOREARM. NOW PERSISTANT PAIN. D: RADIAL NERVE PALSY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE SITTING ON BOXES CHAIR HEIGHT, OR FELL PLAY WRESTLIN G WITH BROTHER AT HOME; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| TRIPPED AND FELL OVER BOX HITTING ARM ON OBJECT DX: LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| CUTTING BOXES, PULL ON RAZOR, DX; L FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| LIFTING BOXES - NOW ARM HURTING. DX MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT C/LO L FA PAIN. WAS STRUCK BY BOX THAT FELL OFF SHELF LAST PM AT 6 PM AT STORE. DX. BLOW L FA AND L THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT TRYING TO CATCH BOX WHEN HIT FOREARM ON CAR DOOR. D: FOREARM LACERA TION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 6 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: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT WAS STANDING ON A BOX AT HOME, BROUGHT IN FOR EVALUATION AFTER LT ARM INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| CONTUSION TO LEFT FOREARM AND LEFT ELBOW SECONDARY TO JUMPING OVER A BOX AND FALLING WHILE IN PE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives |
| PT ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A BOX WITH A KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT DX CLOSED FX OF RADIUS - DUE T JUMPING UP AND DOWN ON A BOX AND FELL ON ARM TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Containers, Flatware |
| RT ARM PAIN: OPENING BOX WITH BARBEQUE FORK, SLIPPED, STABBED FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| FELL IN LOBBY OF KENSINGTON, TRIPPED OVER BOX, ** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 13 YOM CUT SELF WITH A KNIFE WHEN CUTTING "WINDOW" INTO A CARDBOARD BOX AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PULLED ARM WHILE PUTTING A HEAVY BOX INTO A CAR. DX SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives |
| PT TRYING TO OPEN A BOX WITH A KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT STATES BOX FELL ON ARM, NOW W PAIN LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PATIENT WAS CRAWLING IN A BARREL, SCRATCHED LEFT ELBOW. DX-LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Metal containers |
| STITCHED REVOVED FRM L ARM EARLY AM NOW PT LIFTING CASE F METAL CANS A T HOME WHEN RIPPED OPEN LACERATION DX L ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 58 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: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 58 YO USING BOXCUTTER TO OPEN BOX CUT ARM LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT RAN INTO A CD BOX AFTER BEING AWAKENED SUDDENLY BY RINGING TELEPHONE , CONTUSION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades |
| WAS AT HOME CUTTING A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER, KNIFE SLIPPED AND PT CUT ( L) FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT STS HIT BY FALLING BOX ON MIDDLE OF BACK,C/O BACK PAIN,FOREARM PAIN DX BACK PAIN, ARM PAIN & CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Containers, Dry ice |
| 34 YO PT, LID FROM DRY ICE CONTAINER FELL ONTO FOREARM, NOW W/SWELLING AND PAIN, TENDERNESS TO BACK OF FOREARM; HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Containers |
| BURNING IN BARRELL SOMETHING CAME OUT 2 DEGREE BURN FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| LT ARM STRAIN AFTER LIFTING HEAVY BOXES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| FOREARM LAC, PT WAS PLACING GLASS INTO A CONTAINER AND CUT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| CONTUSED FOREARM,FELL OUT OF BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers, Insect induced injuries |
| PT WAS MOVING BOXES IN ATTIC AT HOME AND WAS BITTEN BY A SPIDER ON FOREARM, DX: SPIDED BITE RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 9 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| DX CONTUSION LEFT ARM: CARRYING BOXES, FELL AND HIT ARM ON BOX AT HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| 51 YOF LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM ON AN ALUMINUM FOIL BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| INJURED LT FOREARM AND LT LOWER LEG LIFTING BOXES AT UNCLES HOUSE LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT BROKE A GLASS CONTAINER HE WAS HOLDING AND SLIPPED TO FLOOR CUTTING ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| PT LIFTED A BOX. DX: FLEXOR TENDON TEAR R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| 29 YO MALE CAUGHT HEAVY BASKET AND HURT FOREARM SPRAIN LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT WAS CARRYING A HEAVY BASKET AND FELT PAIN TO RIGHT ARM. D : CONTUSI ON RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Manual scissors |
| PT WAS CUTTING TAPE OFF A BOX AND SCISSORS SLIPPED CUTTING FOREARM DX: LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 27 YOM SMASHED RIGHT FOREARM AGAINST RAILING WHILE CARRYING BOXES SUSTA INING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING A CRATE DX: LT ARM AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| RIGHT FOREARM CONT. PT DROPPED A BOX AND INJURED FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT INJ LT FOREARM LIFTING A MILK JUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT HAD A BOX FALL ONTO HIS RIGHT LOWER ARM CONTUSION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| DROPPED BOX ON L FOREARM. DX MILD CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| FOREARM STRAIN-PAIN WHILE PICKING UP A BOX-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT FELL INTO THE SIDE OF SOME BOXES, SCRAPED ARM, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 19 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| R FOREARM CONT/19YOF STS DROPPED A 10 LB BOX ON R LOWER ARM AT HOME. NO OBVIOUS DEFORMITY NOTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers, Bottles or jars |
| FOREARM SPRAIN-TRIPPED OVER BOX OF BOTTLED WATER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| CARRYING BOX RESTING ON FOREARM AND HE FELL. DX- R FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|