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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,227
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 24 YOM CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY WRENCH |
| 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: 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: 08/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Book bags or back carriers |
| PT STRUCK IN HEAD WITH A PIPE WRENCH BY ACCIDENT WHILE IT WAS BEING PLA CED IN HER BACKPACK, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS WORKING ON CAR AND WRENCH SLIPPED. DX: SCALP ABR, HEMOPHILIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FOREHAD LAC. HIT IN HEAD W A WRENCH. FRIEND'S BOYFRIEND THREW IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| AT HOME PT STRUCK WITH PLIERS TO SIDE OF HEAD & FACE ACCIDENTLY DX SCALP TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| HIT BY WRENCH LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CHI.PT WAS USING A WRENCH AND IT FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 17 YOM WAS STRUCK IN HEAD WHEN WRENCH FELL OFF SHELF - LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 16 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 |
| THROWING PLIERS WITH FRIEND AND HIT ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 09/07/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| STATES HE WAS FIXING A TIRE WITH WRENCH AND HIT HEAD DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Rope or string |
| PT. WAS SETTING UP A ROPE, WHEN A WRENCH GOT STUCK THE ROPE RECEIDED & STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD DX: HEAD CONCUSSION, L EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 20 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 |
| "MY HEAD WAS HIT BY A RATCHET WHILE DOING A MOVIE WITH A FRIEND FOR FILM CLASS" DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX CONTUSION TO HEAD: WRENCH FELL AND STRUCK HEAD AT HOME WHILE WORKING ON CAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| BENT OVER AND PLIERS FELL ONTO HEAD LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 20 Y.O. B MALE W/CHI. PT DROPPED WRENCH ON HEAD @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CHI WHEN HIT WITH WRENCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 25 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 |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT WAS WORKING ON A CAR AND USING A WRENCH AND IT SLIP PED AND HIT PT IN HEAD.I |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2001 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2001 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2001 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2000 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2000 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2000 | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2000 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/1999 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/1999 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/1998 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/1997 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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