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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,075
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS USING A WRENCH ON CAR AT HOME WHEN IT SLIPPED AND RT WRIST HIT C AR. PT SUSTAINED SPRAIN TO RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts |
| WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT RT HAND WHILE WORKING ON CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT HIT HIS HEAD WITH A WRENCH WHILE WORKING ON A CAR DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 22 YO MALE CUT FINGER WITH WIRE CUTTER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT INJURED WHILE USING WRENCH BOXENS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT CUT HAND ON PLIER. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/01/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT HIT HIMSELF IN THE FOREHEAD WITH A WRENCH AT HOME TODAY DX// FOREHEAD LAC AND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT SUSTAINED INJURY TO HAND WITH PLIERS ONE WEEK AGO. PAIN, REDNESS. D: CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT.INJ.RT.3RD.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A WRENCH & SLIPPED & HIT FINGER . DX; LAC.RT.3RD.FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HIT IN NOSE W/WRENCH, LACERATION ACROSS NOSE, NEAR LIP & ON INNER LOWER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RATCHET WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD MILD CONCUSSION / 1 CM FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CONCUSSION.PT WAS WORKING UNDER A CAR AND WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AN D HIT PT IN HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON WRENCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LEFT EYE CONTUSION.PT WAS USING PLIERS AND ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 23Y0M HIT SELF IN EYE BY NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS LAC TO R LOWER PAPTORAL C ONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HIT FACE WITH WRENCH [ACCIDENTLY] FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2006 | Age: 25 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| INJ FINGER ON A WRENCH, ?MECH ' LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX 2 CM FOREHEAD LACERATION: DROPPED WRENCH AND IT HIT FOREHEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RIGHT 5TH FINGER FX. PT WAS USING A WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED INJURING FIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 24 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HAD A WRENCH FALL ONTO HEAD RESULTING IN A HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2006 | Age: 23 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX RIGHT PINKY FINGER LACERATION: INJURED FINGER ON WRENCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| STRAINS CHEST MUSCLE PUSHING HARD DOWN ON A WRENCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Amusement attractions |
| PT ACCIDENTLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE FACE WITH A WRENCH WHILE TAKING DOWN AN AMUSEMENT RIDE AT COUNTY FAIR DX: SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION TO NOSE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A WRENCH ON A CAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 21 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT LACERATED THUMB WITH WRENCH WHILE WORKING ON OWN CAR. D: FINGER LACE RATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LACERATION FROM WRENCH - CUT TO RIGHT RING AND MIDDLE FINGER - LWBS BY MD |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/14/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CUT R HAND W/WRENCH AT HOME DX: LAC R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Lawn mowers |
| DX FACIAL LACERATION: WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE FIXING LAWN MOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Heat pumps |
| PT WAS TRYING TO ADJUST AIRCONDITIONER SETTING WITH A PLIERS. DX: ELEC TRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2006 | Age: 22 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 22YOM WORKING ON CAR W WRENCH SLIPPED HIT AND CUT HAND ON METAL LAC R FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HAND SLIPPED OFF A WRENCH RIGHT HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX LEFT FACIAL CONTUSION: USING SPRING PLIERS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN THE HEAD WITH BOLT CUTTERS DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 23 Y/O M INJURED R WRIST WHILE USING WRENCH AT HOME. DX; R WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX RIGHT HAND 4TH DIGIT BOXER'S FRACTURE: USING WRENCH AND PULLED FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2006 | Age: 23 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| USING AN ALLEN WRENCH LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2006 | Age: 21 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 21YOM WORKING ON CAR WRENCH GAVE WAY CUT FINGER ON METAL LAC L INDEX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| INJURY AND SWELLING R HAND WHILE WORKING ON CAR AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HIT HAND ON FIREWALL. DX. FX R #5 METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 23 YOM LACERATION LIP WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH A WRENCH WHILE WORKING ON C AR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CUT HAND ON WRENCH LAC. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT'S HAND SLIPPED OFF LUGWRENCH AND IT HIT HIS HAND. DX: CONTUSION HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CONC. PT WAS USING A WRENCH WHEN IT LET LOOSE AND HIT PT IN HEAD., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RT EYEBROW CONTUSION.PT WAS WORKING ON A CAR WITH A WRENCH AND WRENCH S LIPPED AND HIT EYEBROW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX RIGHT HAND CONTUSION: HIT HAND WITH WRENCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FRACTURE TOOTH - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF DENTAL PAIN - PATIENT ATTEMPTED T O PULL TOOTH WITH PLIERS AT HOME TONIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CUT FACE GOT HIT WITH FALLING WRENCH DX: LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HAND CRUSHED BY WRENCH DX HAND CRUSH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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