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Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 947
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:22
Year 1998:150
Year 1999:174
Year 2001:211
Year 2004:31
Year 2005:78
Year 2007:69
Year 2008:170
Year 2010:38

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/15/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
55 YOF PULLED DOWN A WRENCH & INJURED LT UPPER ARM. DX**: LT UPPER ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
USING A WRENCH ARM SLIPPED HEARD A "POP" IN ARM TENDON INJURY UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2008Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT SUSTAINED BICEP RUPTURE , MUSCLE STRAIN WHEN PULLING ON A WRENCH*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2008Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT COMPLAINED OF PAIN AFTER USING BOLT CUTTERS, RIGHT UPPER ARM SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY CUTT RIGHT UPPER ARM ONTO A WIRE CUTTER, ?MECH >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2007Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DROPPED WRENCH ON ARM @ HOME DX UPPER ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT.'S BROTHER THREW A WRENCH AT PT AND HIT L ARM. DX. CONT L ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2005Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PULLING DOWN ON PIPE WRENCH, SUDDEN UPPER ARM PAIN. " TENDON INJ"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT HAS CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN PINCHED WITH PLIERS WHEN PLAYING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
TATTOOED OR BRANDED HIMSELF WITH ALLEN WRENCH AND FIRE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE 4 DAYS AGO; UPPER/LOWER ARMS BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
TURNING A WRENCH TODAY DX BICEP TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: IndustrialFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS USING A PAIR OF BOLT CUTTERS AND HE FLEXED HIS BICEPS AND FELT A SHARP PAIN, SUSTAINED " UPPER ARM STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2001Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2001Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2001Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/1999Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire:
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/1999Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/1999Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/1998Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire:
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/1998Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/1997Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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