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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 905
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 20 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: Fences or fence posts |
| LACERATION LEG - 20 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG - CUT ON BARBED WIRE FENCING A FEW DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 20 YOF WAS HOPING A FENCE AND LEG GOT CAUGHT LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CUT LEG ON METAL EDGE OF FENCE LAST PM. L SHIN LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT LOWER LEG ON BARBED WIRE FENCE AT ACADEMY. DX; LACERATION LOWER LE G. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 22 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: Fences or fence posts |
| JUMPING A METAL BARBWIRE FENCE&SCRATCHED LOWER LEG ON IT >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| HIT SHIN AGAINST A FENCE. DX. R KNEE INJURY, LOWER LEG CONTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CALF CT-HIT A GATE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Alcohol |
| FELL ONTO FENCE AT A BAR AND CUT (L) CALF PT IS +ETOH DX- LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT JUMPED OVER FENCE LAST NIGHT AND INJURED ANKLE. D: FIBULA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 23 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: Fences or fence posts |
| L LOWER LEG LAC/23YOM JUMPED OVER A FENCE AND CUT LEG ON FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LOWER LEG & HAND LACS-RUNNING FROM POLICE-FELL OVER A FENCE-IN THE STR EET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT DROPPED A GATE ON L LOWER LEG ABOVE ANKLE LAST WEEK. DX. CONTUSION L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN CLIMBING A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 23 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT RUNNING FROM POLICE AND JUMPED OVER A FENCE,CUT LEG, LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG,DX LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND SLIPPED HITTING THE FENCE, LACERATION TO LEFT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LEFT LOWER LEG CONT. PT FELL WHEN CLIMBING OVER A 9 FOOT FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| AT HOME WALKING ON BACK GATE,FELL 6FT ONTO FEET,C/O ANKLE-SHIN PAIN DX SPIRAL FRACTURE L TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 20 YO JUMPING A FENCE INJURED LEG PUNCTURE LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 19 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: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FRACTURED A LOWER LEG WHILE CLIMBING A FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 18 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: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Buckets or pails |
| PT JUMPED OVER A FENCE,LLE LANDED IN A PAINT BUCKET DX L FIBULAR FRACTURE,R/O LIGAMENT-CARTILAGE DAMAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FELL FROM FENCE DX: LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FELL ON WIRE FENCE;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS JUMPING FENCE AND WAS CUT. DX: L MEDIAL SHIN AVULSION, L HAND PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 17 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: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT JUMPED FENCE,INJURED R LEG DX TIB-FIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT STATES SCRATCHED LEG ON A FENCE DX RT LOWER LEG ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT JUMPING OVER FENCE THIS MORNING AND SUSTAINED MULTIPLE ABRASIONS TO LEG. D: ABRASIONS, SUPERFICIAL LACERATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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