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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,988
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| 37YOM-KNEE STRAIN-INJURED WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 45 YOM SUS LAC TO KNEE DUE TO TRIP AND FALL OVER TOOLS THAT HE LEFT OUT % |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| 30 YO M, C/O LEFT KNEE PAIN, SWELLING 2 WEEKS, WAS CUTTING WOOD AND THE WOOD FELL ON HIS LEG, DX KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| 48 YOM WAS CUTTING TREE YESTERDAY AND TREE SLID INTO KNEE.. DX-CONTUSION KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| 48 YOM WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WHEN IT FELL ON HIS KNEE. DX-CONTUSIONKN EE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 49 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| DX CONTU KNEE: PN, SWELL'G SURROUND'G L KNEE. INJ; HIT SELF ACC W POST HOLE DIGGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 38 Y O M STANDING ON A TREE WHILE CUTTING DOWN TREE -TREE BRANCH STICKING OT OF CHEST AREA LACERATION ABDOMINAL WALL LACERATION R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| FELL FROM LOGS WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD/ LT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT LAC KNEE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE@ HOME 2 DAYS PTA TREE FELL ON PT L LEG NOW C /O KNEE/LEG PAIN DX LFT KNEE FRACTURE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| HIT KNEE ON WOOD WHOLE SPLITTING IT. RT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| 35 YO M CONTUSION TO KNEE INJURED WHILE CUTTING WOOD A PIECE FLEW OUTAN D HIT HIS LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| TWISTED KNEE, HEARD A POP WHILE CHOPPING WOOD >> SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| L KNEE PAIN SUSPECT INFRAPATELLA TENDON TEAR: CUTTING WOOD, SLIPPED DOWN EMBANKMENT, FELT LIKE KNEE CAP SHIFTED UPWARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| 48YOF SUSTAINED A KNEE/LEG CONTUSION WHEN A TOOL FELL OVER IN HER GARAGE PUSHING ONTO THE GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tools |
| METAL FB L KNEE/36YOM STS THERE MAY BE A PIECE OF METAL IN L KNEE. WAS CHOPPING WOOD YESTERDAY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| PT STEPPED ON TOOL WHILE WORKING ON CAR. DX: R KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| WOUND TO KNEE, WORKING ON AEREATOR WHEN METAL SPIKE HIT KNEE, DX; KNEE LACERATION/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| KNEE SPRAIN-SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD-@ SISTER'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| WORKING ON TRUCK, CUT ON TOOL/ LT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| USING LARGE ?GRINDING WHEEL, SLID DOWN &HIT PT. " KNEE LAC" +" LOWER LEG ABRS/CONTS' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| PT C/O PAINFULL AND SWOLLEN R KNEE. PT TRIPPED OVER SOME TOOLS HITTING KNEE. DX: RIGHT KNEE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HUSBAND'S TOOLS ON SATURDAY AND LANDED ON KNEE. NOW WIT H CONTINUTED PAIN. D: KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| WORKING ON TRUCK USING GRINDER. GRAINDER SLIPPED AND HIT KNEE. DX. LA C L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| LEFT KNEE LAC, PT INJURED KNEE WHEN LEANING IT AGAINST A GRINDING WHEEL . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| CUTTING METAL, HAND SLIPPED AND HE CUT LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| LEFT KNEE LACERATION.PT HAD A GRINDING WHEEL COME OFF AND HIT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| CUT LEG WHILE USING GRINDER IN GARAGE DX: R KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| PT INJURED KNEE ON SATURDAY LIFTING TOOLS. CONTINUED PAIN. D: KNEE PAIN . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| CHOPPING WOOD ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK KNEE W/ PIECE OF WOOD.DX:CONTUSION (R ) KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| PT HIT KNEE WITH A POST HOLE DIGGER DX: LEFT KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| LT PATELLA CT-HIT W/A TREE LIMB HE WAS CUTTING UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT CUT L KNEE USING GRINDER, LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| LAC TO R KNEE FROM GRINDER AT HOME. DX. LAC R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| HIT WITH GRINDER IN KNEE- LACERATION RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 43 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME USING A GRINDER WHEN IT FELL LACERATING HIS RTK NEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE CARRYING TOOLS. DX: L KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2001 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2001 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/1999 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/1997 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/1997 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tools, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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