|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,115
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 36 YO F FRACTURED RADIUS TRYING TO PUSH SEVERAL SHEETS OF DRYWALL FROM FALLING IN GARAGE, PUSHING ON THEM WRIST GAVE OUT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 38 YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH 2 X 4 AT FRIEND'S HOUSE FRACTURE LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT LACERATED LOWER ARM ON SHEET METAL.WHILE DOING CONSTRUCTION ON HOUSE DX: LACERATION OF THE LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| ARMS RASH-AFTER EXPOSURE TO DRYWALL WHILE REMODELING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| WORKING W A SHEETROCK WHEN PIECE OF FELL ON HIS ARM. FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT BUILDING ADDITION ON HOUSE WHEN LACERATED FOREARM ON METAL FRAMING. D: FOREARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| WAS PICKING UP DRYWALL YESTERDAY AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN ELBOW DX: LT RADIAL HEAD FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| LAC R FOREARM/22YOM WORKING ON A FRIENDS ROOF AND CUT ARM ON ALUMINUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Alcohol |
| 4 CM FOREARM LACERATION WITH REPAIR WITH MINIMAL TENDON INVOLVEMENT: DRINKING,HELPING UNCLE PUT TIN ROOF ON GARAGE,CUT BY SHEET METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CUT ARM ON SHEET METAL WORKING ON ROOF AT HOME. DX FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| C/O PAIN TO FOREARM AND UPPER ARM AFTER CARRYING BUNDLES OF SHINGLES. DX-SPRAIN RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TWO POLES OF LUMBER AT *** BARN. FX RT RADIUS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Clothing accessories |
| 23YOM HELPING FRIEND REMOVE *** ROOF,DESPITE WEARING GLOVES, *** GOT IN SIDE CAUSING PITCH BURN;FOREARM IRRITATION,*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PULLING 1X6 PIECES OF LUMBER, HURT FOREARM. DX FOREARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT AT HOME WORKING ON A SOLAR PANEL INJ L WRIST AND R FOREARM/ DX R SUPERFICIAL LAC FOREARM AND L WRIST 1CM SUPER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Doors |
| PLAYING IN BLDG COMPLEX SHE WENT THROUGH A DOOR FELL 20 FT HIT BASEMENT CONSTRUCTION BEING DONE.DX FRACTURE LOWER ARM ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WORKING ON ROOF OF HOUSE WHEN TRIPPED AND FELL 18 FEET. D:BILATERAL DISTAL RADIUS FXS. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| TRYING TO INSTALL SHEET METAL AT HER HOME IN THE KITCHEN, CUT FOREARM. DX-LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| RADIUS FX-DROPPED DECKING BEAM ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| A CERAMIC TILE ACCIDENTALLY FELL ONTO FOREARM CUTTING IT >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
