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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,022
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories, Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS CLEANING BATTERY CABLE W/WIRE BRUSH AT HOME, CUT INDEX FINGER. DX. FINGER CELLULITIS. OCCURRED ONE WEEK AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT REPORTS CUTTING HIS R INDEX FINGER WITH TOOLS DURING WELDING CLASS@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 48 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: Automotive tools or accessories |
| 48YOM WAS UNLOADING ITEMS FROM HIS CAR TRUNK,SLIPPED STRUCK HEAD ON CAR BUMPER;HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| 50YOM WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR USING A WRENCH ON THE MANIFOLD,IT SLIPPED STRIKING RT LITTLE FINGER;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT SUS BURNS TO HAND WHILE USING JUMPER CABLES% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 37 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: Automotive tools or accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| CONTUSION FINGER: HIT THUMB BETWEEN CONCRETE WALL AND HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT FELL TRYING TO CONNECT JUMPER CABLES AND CAR CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: NECK SPRAIN, SMALL R ARM 2ND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 35 Y/O F INJURED L EYE WHEN ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK SELF WITH TIRE IRON WHI LE CHANGING CAR TIRE. DX; L EYE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| 50YOM FIVE DAYS AGO AT HOME WORKING ON CAR,BURNT RT HAND ON A HOT MOTOR FILTER;CELLULITIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT ANKLE WITH TIRE IRON IN THE STREET DX// LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT STATES WHILE WORKING ON HIS CAR A "CHEATER BAR" STEEL PIPE SLIPPED A ND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD DX 1.5 CM LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| AT HOME CUT HAND W/TIRE IRON DX LACERATION HAND & FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 28 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: Automotive tools or accessories |
| AT HOME PT PICKED UP A CAR JACK,THE POST POPPED OUT-HIT PT IN LOWER LIP DX INTRA ORAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| LBP. AFTER TACKLING JUMPER FALLING, NUMBNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| SUST BURN L HAND ON TOP OF OVEN AT HOME DX 2 DEG BURN R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| BURN HAND ON JUMPER CABLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT DROPPED A CAR JACK ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| CUT THUMB ON SHARP WHEEL POINT - USING ?ECLAVE TOOL AVULSION TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 35 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: Automotive tools or accessories |
| STATED WAS HIT WITH TIRE IRON IN HEAD NO INFO IF ASSAULT LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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