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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 261
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/29/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT TAKING DOWN WOOD PANELING FROM THE SIDE OF HIS HOUSE DROPPED IT ON H IS LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| HIT W/PLYWOOD IN BOTH LEGS, ABRASION/LAC TO LEG DX: 8 CN LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT REMOVING SOME WOOD PANELING AT HOME WHEN A SMALL WOOD SPLINTER WENT INTO RIGHT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT PULLING DOWN PANELING AND BOARD WITH NAIL STUCK IN LEG PUNCTURE WOUND WITH HEMATOMA RT ACHILLES TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard, Saws |
| CONTUSION LOWER LEG, CELLULITIS - 36 YOM C/O PAIN AND INCREASED SWELLIN G TO HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG, HIT 10 DAYS AGO PIECE PLYWOOD CUTTING W/SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| CLEANING HER GARAGE, PUT UP A PIECE OF PARTICLE BOARD, IT FELL AND STRU CK HER IN LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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