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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 871
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 34 YOM LAC TO RLL ON PLIERS AT STORE DX: RLL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 35 YM CUT LT SHIN ACCIDENTALLY W/ PAIR OF WIRE SNIPS DX##: LAC LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| STRUCK IN LEG ACCIDENTALLY BY WRENCH LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS WHILE ON BOAT. DX: L LOWER LEG LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FIXING UP AN OLD TRUCK AT HOME WRENCH SLIPPED AND LEG HIT TRUCK MOTOR FAN. DX-LARGE LAC LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CHANGING TIRE AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND HURT LEG. DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts |
| HIT WITH SOCKET WRENCH WHILE CHANGING TIRE L ANKLE & LEG CONTUSIION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY A WRENCH AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| TRIPPED OVER WRENCH&FELL " LEG PAIN" LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT DROPPED A WRENCH AND LACERATED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 27 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| SLIPPED AND HIT R LOWER LEG,CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WRENCH BROKE UNDER PRESSURE WHILE PT. USING IT PUNCTURE WOUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON A BOAT AT HOME WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LOWER LEG CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. DX-LEFT TIB FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 36 YO BF - 2 PUNCTURE WOUNDS - WAS HIT BY A WRENCH ON L LATERAL CALF OF LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS CHANGING A TIRE WHEN LUG WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT RT KNEE-C/O PAIN; NONDISPLACE FRACTURE HEAD OF FIBULA (RT KNEE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION OF RT ANTERIOR LOWER LEG - S/P WHILE WORKING ON HIS CAR WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2001 | Age: 33 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2001 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2001 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/1997 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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