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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 182
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 06/19/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A PAIR OF WIRE CUTTERS DX: LACERATION RIGHT LOWER 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 |
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