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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 423
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LEFT CHEST STR. PT WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH AND STRAINED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS FIXING MOTORCYCLE AND HIT SELF IN CHEST WITH A IMPACT WRENCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| A WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK PATIENT IN THE RIBCAGE. DX-CONTUSION RIGHT CHEST AND RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CONTUS RIBS; WAS WORKING ON ENGINE, LEANING OVER VEHICLE & PULLED HARD ON WRENCH (FELT 'POP' IN HIS RIBS) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CUTTING CHAINS, BOLT CUTTER HIT IN CHEST, CHEST AGAINST CUTTER FOR LEVERAGE DX: L COSTOCHONDRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CHEST WALL STR. PT WAS USING A TORQUE WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX CONTUSION RIGHT CHEST WALL: CUTTING LOCK, HELD CUTTER AGAINST BODY AND INJURED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP WRENCH AND FELT POP IN UPPER BACK TSP SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| STRAINED UPPER CHEST WHILE USING A PIPE WRENCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT. HIT SELF IN CHEST W/WRENCH 7 DAYS AGO WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT, WRENCH LANDED ON L SIDE CHEST. DX. CONT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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