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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 470
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toolboxes or tool kits |
| TRIPPED OVER TOOL BOX IN GARAGE / FX RT DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toolboxes or tool kits |
| LIFTING TOOL BOX THIS AM AT HOME, FELT POP, C/O LEFT AC AREA WITH FLEX EXTENSION. DX: LEFT ARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toolboxes or tool kits |
| 28 YOWM. A TOOL BOX LID CLOSED ON PT'S ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toolboxes or tool kits, Basketball |
| PT FRACTURED LOWER ARM WHEN JUMPED OFF TOOLBOX ON BACK OF TRUCK GRABBED BASKETBALL GOAL RIM WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL FELL ONTO ARM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toolboxes or tool kits |
| MOVING 30 LB TOOLBOX AT HOME AND FELT A TEAR IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM, NOWF OREARM IS NUMB, FINGERS ARE CURLING. DX RIGHT FOREARM STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toolboxes or tool kits |
| LACERATION FOREARM - VICTIM TRIPPED IN HIS GARAGE AND FELL CUTTING HISL EFT FOREARM ON THE SHARP METAL EDGE OF A TOOLBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toolboxes or tool kits |
| PATIENT HAD TOOLBOX FALL ONTO FOREARM. D: FOREARM CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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