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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 605
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 74 Y/O C/O FENCE POST FELL ON HIM STRIKING UPPER BACK AND LOW BACK AREA. DX-FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Animal induced injury |
| 70 Y/O M INJURED L CHEST WALL WHEN FELL AGAINST GATE WHILE TRYING TO CA TCH SHEEP AT HOME. DX; L 7TH RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS WORKING IN GARDEN AND FELL OVER FENCE DX CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| T3 FX.PT FELL OUT OF A TREE AND HIT A CHAIN LINKED FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL OUT OF TREE ONTO FENCE POST. DX: 10 CM CHEST WALL LAC/TISSUE AVULSION, POSS SCAPHOID FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT STEPPING OVER A VERY LOW PICKET TYPE FENCE AT HOME AND FELL ONTO CHE ST FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 70 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: Fences or fence posts, Riding power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS ON HIS RIDING LAWN MOWER WHEN HE RAN THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE . DX. ABARSIONS TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CLIMBING OVER WIRE FENCE, FELL HURT RIBS. DX RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Insect induced injuries |
| CLEANING ALONG FENCE, GOT STUNG BY SEVERAL YELLOW JACKETS. DX BEE STING TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FOOT/ RIB CONT. WALKLING ON THE STREET & GOT BURNING SENSATION. GRABBED A METAL FENCE & TWISTED BODY & GOT SCRATCHED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL 15 FT OVER A METAL CHAIN LINK FENCE INTO WATER, CHEST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION - 80 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CHEST PAIN - ONSET TOD AY WHEN ROLLING UP WIRE FENCING IN FIELD OUTSIDE HIS HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL IN HIS YARD STRIKING CHEST ON A PICKET FENCE SUSTAINED A RIB CO NTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 71 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: Fences or fence posts, Animal induced injury |
| PUSHED INTO GATE BY COW, CP DX; CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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