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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 905
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 52 YOWF CUT LOWER LEG WITH A TILE KNIFE AT HOME LACERATION LT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT LOWE RLEG LAC.42YOM LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 36 YOF-LAC TO ANTERIOR SHIN AREA-A ROTARY CRAFT BLADE FELL ON IT FROM A CLOSET DX LLL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 77 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: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets |
| A 77 YOM CUT LEG WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE CUTTING CARPET IN BASEMENT AT HO ME, LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 57YOM USING A RAZOR KNIFE, SLIPPED CUT LEFT CALF - LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| 30YOM OPENING A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATI ON TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| R LOWER LEG LAC/49YOM AT HOME ABOUT AN HOUR AGO USING A BOX CUTTER AND CUT R LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 69 Y/O M CUT LEG ON BOX CUTTER LAC CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT CALF LAC.59YOM DROPPED BOX CUTTER AND IT LACERATED CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LOWER LEG LAC, 38 YOM DROPPED A BOX CUTTER KNIFE ONTO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| L LOWER LEG LAC/14YOF AT HOME YESTERDAY AT 2AM WAS USING A BOX CUTTER A ND CUT L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 63 Y/O/M CUT LEG ON A BOX CUTTER 5 DAYS AGO LOOKS RED DX/ HEALING LAC LT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| RT SHIN LAC.54YOM WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND IT SLIPPED AND LACERATED S HIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 43YOM WAS AT HOME WORKING ON A BOAR WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPE D CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT LWR LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2010 | Age: 29 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 29 YO M CUT KNEE WITH UTILITY KNIFE. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT LEG LAC, 55 YOM CUT LEG WHEN USING A BOX KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 7YOM PLAYING WITH BOX CUTTER, CUT SELF ON CALF; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| 68 Y/O MALE OPENING A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER AT HOME AND INJURED LEG DX: LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX LAC LEG: 45YOM: ~3IN LAC TO R LEG JUST BELOW KNEE ON BOXCUTTER KNIFE @ HOME; WALK'G ON HARDWOOD FLOORS IN SOCKS SLIP'D FELL ACC CUT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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