Accidents - Tools - 16-25 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,360
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	610	Hand:	355
Lower Trunk:	237	Head:	204
Foot:	189	Eyeball:	180
Ankle:	145	Face:	131
Mouth:	94	Wrist:	94
Knee:	86	Shoulder:	14
Toe:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN USING A SCRAPER TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
PT DX LT CORNEAL ABRASION - S/P T WAS CUTTING WOOD AND GOT HIT TO THE EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2008	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
DX LBP: TODAY W "DIG'G W MY E-TOOL" AND INC PAIN LEVEL; PAIN RAD'G DOWN R LEG, SPASMS W MV'MT; PREVIOUS INJ X 2WKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT WAS SPLITTING WOOD AND CUT FINGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT RING FINGR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Tools
DX L INDEX FINGER AMPUTATION: ARRIVES VIA EMS FOR LIF AMP BELOW JOINT W US'G CABLE WENCH W FINGER CAUGHT ON CABLE. F-TIP PLACED ON ICE & W PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 21 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: Tools
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND INJURED HAND AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
DX LAC HAND-COMPLICAT: CARV'G WOOD, CLEAN TOOLS, SLIP'D SUSTAIN'G SUPERFICIAL LAC ACROSS PALM OR R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools, Carts
BACK PAIN: 3 WKS AGO HELPING HUSBAND CUT WOOD, LIFTING WOOD TO CART, LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
CUTTING WOOD AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. DX EYE PAIN/ CORNEALABRASIO N FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
C/O EYE FOREIGN BODY SENSATION WHILE USING A TOOL WITH SPINNING PART, + HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON>>CORNEAL ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
MILD EDEMA WEB SPACE RT HAND: AT HOME CUTTING WOOD YESTERDAY, SWELLING SNUFF BOX AREA, HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD, SLIPPED AND LAC RT 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT WAS BAREFOOT IN GARAGE AND STEPPED ON A TOOL. DX: R FOOT LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2008	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: Puncture
Product: Tools
DX LWOBS: PUNCTURE WD L HAND, POSS INJ MULTI-TOOL (GERBER)
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/06/2008	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Camping equipment
DX LAC:PT SUSTAINS SM LAC W PUT'G TOGETHER RUCK SACK. PT PULL'G STRAPS W GERBER MULTITOOL & IT ACC IMPACTED HIS SKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE CARVING WOOD. D: FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT CUT THUMB ON TOOL, PUNCHED WINDOW AT HOME. DX. LAC R THUMB, MIDDLE FINGER, TENDON LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Tools, Tables
PT STATES A TOOL FELL OFF TABLE AT HOME LANDING ON FOOT DX: CRUSH INJURY RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
HIT FACE WHILE WORKING WITH T-POST PULLER AT HOME FACIAL LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
H/O WRIST FRACTURE W/PINS, PT CHOPPING WOOD YEST, NOW W/PAIN AND SWELLI NG TO WRIST; WRIST INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tools
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HAD A LARGE LOG ROLL OVER LOWER BACK. DX: ST RAIN LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
DX LAC SCALP: C/O HITT'G SELF IN HEAD WITH POLE POUNDER. APPROX 3CM LAC TO SIDE OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
SCALP LAC/20YOM AT HOME WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH TREE LIMB WHILE CUTTIN G WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools, Plants, trees and shrubs
CONTUSION WRIST: CUTTING TREE DOWN, TREE FELL (40# WT) STRUCK WRIST PINNED IT TO STUMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Tools
INJURY TO FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN HYDRAULIC CYLINDER AND METAL. DX FINGER AVULASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT HIT SELF ON MOUTH WITH TOOL LAC LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
HIT IN ANKLE BY A STEEL TOOL THROWN BY CHILD. DX ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A POST HOLE DIGGER DX: HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools
PT USING *** WHEN SUSTAINED ALUMINUM SHAVING IN EYE. D:FOREIGN BODY,COR NEA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
A METAL TOOL FELL, HIT PTS FOOT, LACERATION, OCCURED AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tools
PT PUNCTURE FOOT ON PEANUT COMBINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
PT HAD TOOLS FALL ON FINGERS-CONTUSION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
CONTUSION TO TOE WHEN STRUCK ON A GARDEN TOOL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT FELL ON GARDEN TOOL AND CUT FOREHEAD AT HOME LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	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: Tools
LIFTING TOOL AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND. DX LACERATION R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT ASCCIDENTLY HIT KNEE ON A TOOL DX RT KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
PT DROPPED A TOOL ON FINGER,C/O L MIDDLE FINGER PAIN & HAND PAIN DX L HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL ON TOOLS AT HOME. DX-LACERATION LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	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: Tools
DX 3CM SIMPLE HEAD LAC - REPAIRED/POLE DRIVER INJ: WAS POUNDING POLES W POLE DRIVER AT HOME WHEN POLE DRIVER KICED BACK AND LAC PT'S HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tools
SPLITTING WOOD YESTERDAY AND NOW HAS BACK PAIN.DX ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRA IN LUMBAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tools
23 YO USING TOOL INJURED SHOULDER SPRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Tools, Fences or fence posts
DX SCALP LAC: DIGGING POST HOLES FOR HIS FENCE AND THE POST HOLE DIGGER HIT HIM ON THE HEAD DURING ONE OF THE DOWNWARD STROKES. PT LOC > 3 SEC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2008	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Motor vehicles or parts
ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK WRIST WITH A METAL TOOL THAT SLIPPED WHILE TRYING T O FIX A CAR BUMPER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Public equipment
FINGER LAC-KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE REMOVING A TAG FROM A TOOL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Tools, Cosmetics
PT DX ACUTE ALLERGIC REATION - C/O RASH AND ITCHING TO FACE AND ARMS AFTER USING NEW SOAP AND LOTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tools
DX UCL SPRAIN R THUMB/R ARM PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY: SX ONSET YTDY AFTER GETTING THUMB CAUGHT IN A TOOL "MOOSEHEAD" & REMOVING THUMB QUICKLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tools
PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND FROM CARVING TOOL WHILE WORKING ON AN ART PROJECT. LPTMS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/29/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
USING HER TOOL BOX AND ONE OF THE TOOLS CUT HER LEG. DX LACERATION R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
CUT TO FINGER USING A TOOL DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	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: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Tools
DX (LWBS) PT STATES CHIPPED FRONT TOOTH WORKING WITH A TOOL
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/14/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT STATES FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A POLE DRIVER DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK BY A TOOL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
FX, DISLOC. R ANKLE: IN WOODED AREA CUTTING TREES, 12 FT X 10-12 " LOG STARTED ROLLING TOWARD BLDG,TRIED TO STOP LG,LOG ROLLED DOWN PT'S ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools
WAS CUTTING WOOD AND PIECE FLEW INTO EYE DX- CORNEAL F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tools
PT WAS WORKING WITH TOOL IN METAL SHOP AT SCHOOL AND CUT FINGER DX:: PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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