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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 654
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| 52 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT WAS CUTTING WOOD AND A PIECE FLEW UP AND HIT LEG. DX; CONTUSION TO RIGHT LEG WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| 37 YOM-DEVELOPED CALF PAIN X'S A FEW DAYS AGO-TODAY CUTTING DOWN A TREE & SLIPPED ON WET LEAVES & FELT A "POP'" DX TORN MIDDLE HEAD OF GASTRO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Tools |
| 44YO HISP MALE AT HOME UP IN A TREE, FELL 3 FT HIT A TOOL ON R SHIN DX FOREIGN BODY IN LEG , HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 70 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| DERMATITIS LOWER LEGS - 70 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RASH AFTER CUTTING B RUSH AND *** PULLING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 28 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tools |
| 28 YO M CUTTING WOOD, GOT SOMETHING IN LEG. DX FB LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 80YOF HIT LOWER LEG ON GARDEN TOOL DX: LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 55 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: Puncture |
| Product: Tools |
| 55YOM, ACC PUNCTURED LOWER LEG ON A METAL TOOL, ?MECH >>PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| NONDISP. FX DISTAL FIBULA: 85YOM YEST. @ HOME CUTTING WOOD, LG PIECE ROLLED ONTO RT LOWER LEG, SWOLLEN & PAINFUL, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 19YOM WAS USING A TAPE GUN AT HOME WHEN LAC LAC L SHIN ON THE TOOL DX 3 CM LAC L SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| 51YOM ADMITTED FOR COMMINUTED FRACTURE TO SHIN WHEN THE TREE LIMB HEWAS CUTTING CAME BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE SHIN* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 30 YR OLD MALE WAS CUTTING FIREWOOD AND CUT LEG AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 85 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: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 85YOM, INJURIED ANKLE/LOWER LEG ON 2 OCCASION, ONCE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD &AGAIN WHEN WAS ACC HIT BY THE DOG NOW WITH REDNESS&SWELLING>>CELLULITI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 50YOM SUSTAINED LEG LACERATION WHILE CHOPPING WOOD.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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