Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - 16-25 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,143
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	731	Finger:	288
Face:	271	Elbow:	166
Mouth:	155	Eyeball:	124
Shoulder:	90	Head:	84
Upper Trunk:	75	Neck:	62
Knee:	31	Ankle:	16
Lower Arm:	15	Foot:	15
Ear:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 20 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
PT WAS USING A TORQUE WRENCH WHICH REBOUNDED. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	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 CORN ABR. PT POKED HIMSELF IN EYE WITH A PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSED PLIE RS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
25 Y/O/F ACCIDENTALLY HIT IF THE FACE WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS DX: FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
CONTUS HAND, PT WAS WORKING ON CAR WHEN RATCHET BROKE AND HISHAND HIT C AR FRAME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	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: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WORKING ON A CAR TIGHTENING THE BRAKES USING A WRENCH WHEN SUDDENLY DEV ELOPED SHOULDER PAIN>>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2009	Age: 19 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
PT RECEIVED FRACTURED HAND WHEN WORKING ON HIS CAR AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
17YOM LOST GRIP OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS AND HIT RIGHT EYE C/O BLURRED VIS ION. DX:RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION,RIGHT CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
FELL WITH A WRENCH IN HAND 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO, STILL WITH PAIN. DX. HAND C ONTUSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2009	Age: 18 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 WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH HIS CAR, THE WRENCH SLIPPED & ENDED UP HITTING HAND ON ENGINE BLOCK OF CAR, PAIN IN HAND DX: FX HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
25YO WHITE MALE POKED IN L EYE WITH PLIERS,C/O L EYE PAIN & SWELLING DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2009	Age: 20 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
20 YOM, HIT NOSE WITH PLIERS, NOSE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
24 YOF, PULLING ON WRENCH, TIGHTENING BOLTS, SPRAIN BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
CONTUSION TO FOOT WHEN A WRENCH FELL ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS WORKING ON TRUCK & WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HAND DX: DEEP LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, All-terrain vehicles
CONT. HAND & WRIST: USING A RACHET TO REMOVE VALVE PAN COVERS ON ATV @ JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL,HANDLE OF RACHET CAME BACK, INJ. R HAND & WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LAC TO HEAD WHEN USING A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT STATES PT WAS CHANGING A TIRE AND THE WRENCH HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH AT FRIEND'S HOUSE. DX. DENTAL INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2009	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DX LAC FINGER/CRUSH INJ FINGER: US'G TORQUE WRENCH LAST NOC TAK'G OFF OIL PAN F CAR W WRENCH SLIP'D OFF CAUS'G CRUSH OF PROX L FINGER/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 20 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
HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN TURNING A WRENCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LOST CONTROL OF HIS PLIERS WHEN THEY WENT FLYING AND LAC LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
20YOM, FELL BACKWARDS LANDED ON SOCKET WRENCH WITH SHOULDER BLADE, CONT USION SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 21 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 ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN FACE WITH NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON A CAR-LAC BETWEEN MIDDLE & DRING FINGER DX LAC R MIDDLE FINGER/HAND *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2009	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: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
ACC STRUCK SELF ON THE MOUTH WITH WRENCH, ?MECH >>FULL THICKNESS LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT SUSTAINED SKIN AVULSION TO EARLOBE AFTER HE CUT OFF A SMALL SKIN GROWTH WITH WIRE CUTTING PLIERS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
ELBOW STR. PT STRAINED ELBOW WHEN TURNING A WRENCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT CUT SOMETHING WITH WIRE CUTTERS, METAL FLEW INTO RT EYE AND SHAT- TERED HARD CONTACT LENSES. DX-FOREIGN BODY-RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
HEAD LAC/21YOM AT HOME WAS WORKING ON TRUCK AND DROPPED A WRENCH ONTO F OREHEAD. BOUNCED AND HIT TOP OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
USING WRENCH, SLIPPED AND HIT THUMB. DX THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	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
23 Y/O C/O HAND PAIN, REPEAT INJURY RIGHT HAND, WRENCE SLIPPED OFF ENGINE OF CAR. DX-FX METACARPAL, MULTIPLE SITES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
18 YOM, HIT IN ELBOW WITH WRENCH, ELBOW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2009	Age: 16 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
PT CUT HAND WITH A WRENCH AT HOME 2CM LACERATION LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	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: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DX FX TOOTH: WORK'G ON CAR & DROP'D A WRENCH HIT HIMSELF IN THE MOUTH. BROKE OFF PART ON FRONT TOOTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A TIRE& THE TIRE WRENCH FLEW HITTING ANKLE >>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR WITH A WRENCH AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRU CK PT IN THE HAND. DX: CONTUSION HAND PT AT HOME WHEN ACCID. HAPPEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
SLIPPED WHILE USING WRENCH, HIT HAND/ CONTUSION ABRASION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Outdoor awnings or shutters
HIT FINGER WITH WRENCH WHILE REMOVING SHUTTER FROM HOUSE NAILBED INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS PUSHING ON SOCKET WRENCH AND KNEE SLAMMED INTO TRUCK. DX: L KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT CUT NECK WITH WIRE CUTTER AT HOME TODAY DX// NECK LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
C/O FOREIGN BODY IN EYE ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN LEFT EYE WITH PLIERS. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A RUSTED BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2009	Age: 18 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
18 YO HIT IN FACE W/WRENCH CONTUSION JAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	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
POST EXTRACTION, ODONTALGIA: DENTAL SURGERY 2-9-09,SAW PIECE OF BONE STICKING UP,GOT NOSE PLIERS & PULLED PIECE OF WHATEVER OUT,NOW PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2009	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX CONTU HAND-R: INJ R HAND LAST NOC WORK'G ON CAR, WRENCH SLIPPED & CUT HAND ON SCREW W HAND HIT ENGINE BLOCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
HAND CT-WORKING ON CAR-HAND SLIPPED-HIT METAL BRAKE & WRENCH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2009	Age: 22 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 CUT FINGER ON A WRENCH AT HOME LACERATION LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 19 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
^19 Y/O DOING SOMETHING ON HIS CAR WHEN MOTOR SLIPPED AND HIT HIS WRIST ON THE MOTOR AND WRENCH SLIPPED DX-CONTUSION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	Age: 21 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
21 Y/O C/O HAND PAIN INJURED HAND TURNING A WRENCH, STRUCK HAND ON THE PICKUP TRUCK. DX-FX METACARPAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 23 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
23YO WHITE MALE AT HOME WORKING ON A CAR,HAND SLIPPED OFF WRENCH,CUT R HAND NEAR THUMB,DX LACERATION R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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