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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,056
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT WORKING ON CAR AT HOME USING TOOL CALLED "BEARING PULLER" WHICH HAS VERY FAST SLIDE OF SOME SORT. FINGER CAUGHT IN SLIDE. D:OPEN TUFT FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT LACERATED FINGER WITH CAR BUFFER. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| WORKING ON CAR WITH TOOLS AND FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| ON ROLLING TYPE BOARD UNDER CAR AND A STAPLE GOT CAUGHT IN TO HIS HIP. DX LT. HIP AREA ABSCESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS USING A TIRE IRON AND IT CAME BACK AND HIT HIM ON FACE. DX : CONTUSION TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories, Tools |
| PT WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH TONGS AND WAS HAMMERING ON IT. THE STEEL SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| CHILD PLAYING IN TOOL BOX AND CUT HIS FOREHEAD. DX LAC L FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT. SWALLOWED AN AUTO FUSE. XRAY REVEALED FUSE IN PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON HIS TRUCK WHEN THE TOOL SLIPPED CAUSING PATIENT TO FALL. DX-LEFT PATELLA FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| FELL OUT OF PICK UP ONTO RAMP USED TO LOAD 4 WHEELER/ RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT WAS LIFTING A TRAILER TO PUT ON HITCH AND HYPER EXTENDED HIS RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 56 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 |
| 56YOM WORKING ON CAR INJ R HAND/L 5TH FINGER DX 3CM R THUMB LAC 2CM L 5TH FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories, Extension cords |
| LAC ABOVE L EYE.HIT ACCIDENTALLY W/ JUMPER CABLE.MD NOTE:ACCID HIT W/ THROWN EXTENSION CORD.DX LAC FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| ASSAULTED - STRUCK W/ A TIRE IRON - ETOH ABUSE HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| 36 YOM STRUCK WITH TIRE IRONHIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories, Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT WAS AT A FAIR AND WAS SITTING ON A LAWN CHAIR, THE CHAIR COLLAPSED & SHE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING RIBS ON A TRAILER HITCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT. RECEIVED CONTUSION TO FOOT WHEN A HEAVY CAR RAMP ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS REPAIRING HIS CAR WHEN THE RACHET SLIPPED CUTTING HIS ARM, DX-10CM LACERATION LEFT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| LOW BACK PAIN-SINCE HE WAS "JUMPING" A CAR W/ JUMPER CABLES-CAR STARTED TO MOVE-PT MOVED TO KEEP CAR FROM ROLLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| 33YOM-SPRAIN LEFT WRIST-CHANGING TIRE IN DRIVERWAY-TURNING LUG WRENCH W RIST GAVE OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS REACHING FOR TOOLS UNDER ATRUCK AT HER UNCLE'S. DX-DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT WAS TRYING TO DISCONNECT A TRAILER HITCH AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TRAILER AND THE BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| # 43 YOF DROPPED BRAKE ROTER ON FOOT DX CONTUSION R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| FOOT CONTUSION - DROPPED 70LB TRUCK RAMP ONTO RIGHT FOOT, OCCURRED AT H OME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| LIP LACERATION - WAS WORKING ON CAR AND STRUCK SELF IN MOUTH WITH A TOO L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| WORKING ON HIS CAR AND STUCK A TOOL INTO HIS HAND PUNCTURING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS USING A PULL BAR WHILE WORKING ON HIS CAR, TOOL BAR BROKE JERKING PATIENT. DX-LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| CUT CHIN ON CAR JACK IN GARAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| ANKLE SPRAIN-STOOD UP AFTER LAYING ON A CREEPER FOR 1&1/2 HOURS- TWISTED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| LAC LLE. CUT W/ LICENSE PLATE. DX; LAC LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| TOE CT-TIRE IRON FELL ON RT'S TOE-WHILE STANDING IN THE STREET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 17 months | 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 |
| CUT HEAD WHEN SOCKET TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 6 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 |
| CUT HEAD ON OIL FILTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 26 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 |
| WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON A CAR CAUSING THUMB TO HIT PIPE AND CUT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT STATES WORKING ON TRUCK AND A TOOL BROKE AND CUT HIS LOWER LIP DX: L OWER LIP LAC 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| DROPPED A TIRE TOOL ON FOOT DX. FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| RT HAND CT-HIT HAND W/ EQUIPMENT WHILE WORKING ON A CAR @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| DRILL PRESS HIT PT., IN TOP OF HEAD. DX: LACERATION TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| BURNED HAND ON MOTOR OF CAR WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| CHANGING TIRE TODAY, PULLED HARD ON TIRE IRON, PAIN IN RIGHT FOREARM AN D WRIST. LIGAMENT STRAIN RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| L EYELID LAC;CHEST WALL ABRAS/21YOWM STS CAR ROLLED OFF RAMPS AND PINNE D HIM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT CHANGING TIRE ON AUTO WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED HITTING PT IN HEAD AND CAUSING NECK TO POP. DX NECK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT FELL IN HOLE AND TWISTED (R) FOOT LAS WK. TODAY WAS NIT IN HEAD W/TI RE IRON. NO N/V. ACTIVE. DX: HEAD CONTUSION / (R) ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT STRUCK EYE WITH TIRE IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 46 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 |
| WHILE WORKING ON HIS BROTHER'S CAR A VALVE SPRING COMPRESSOR TOOL SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE CLAMP PINCHED HIS FINGER. AVULS LAC LT 5TH FING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO PUT AN ALTERNATOR BELT ON HIS CAR WHEN THE TOOL USED TO TIGHTEN IT FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM. DX-RT. FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| AIR HOSE WAS BLOWN IN FACE AT STATION BY OTHER PERSON. CONJUNCTIVITIS RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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