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Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,337
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:891Hand:551
Shoulder:214Lower Arm:182
Head:159Upper Trunk:101
Lower Leg:71Lower Trunk:59
Foot:59Face:30
Toe:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/17/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT C/O RIB AFTER LEANING ON A WRENCH WHEN DOING SOME WORK AT HOME DX:RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2006Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
SCALP LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ACCIDENTLY WITH A LUG WRENCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
USING WIRE CUTTER, ACCIDENTALLY CLIPPED FINGER AT HOME. DX. LAC L MIDD LE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
RT CONTUSION AND THUMB SPRAIN: CAUGHT RT THUMB IN A RATCHET BINDER YESTERDAY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 10/27/2006Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT CUT FINGER WITH A BOLT CUTTER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT DROPPED A WRENCH ON FOOT, HAVING FOOT PAIN. DX-CONTUSIONTOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Tables
52YOF CHEST CONT WALL HIT ON WIRE CUTTERS SLIPPED END OF WIRE CUTTERS ON TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts
WAS USING A WRENCH ON A TRUCK AT HOME; HURT SHOULDER. RT. SHOULDER SPR AIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PULLING PLIERS THAT SLIPPED/FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LACERATED HAND ON A WRENCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
HIT RIGHT HAND WITH A WRENCH. DX: ABRASION AND CONTUSION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT DROPPED A WRENCH ON FOOT DX: RT FOOT AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
75YOM WRENCH PARK LAC L FORARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT MASHED FINGER WITH WRENCH AT HOME. DX: LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2006Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
? CHIP FX, CONT & LAC L HAND/70YOM AT HOME WORKING ON ENGINE WITH WRENC H WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT BANGED RT THUMB WHILE USING A WRENCH DX: RT 1ST DIGIT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT PULLED ON A "BREAKER BAR" 1.5 WEEKS AGO AND HAD BACK PAIN WHICH RESO LVED. RETURNED TODAY AFTER STANDING ON CONCRETE. D:PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2006Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Floors or flooring materials
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING TO THE FLOOR AFTER PL IERS LET GO AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Lawn mowers
WAS USING A WRENCH TO CHANGE BLADES ON A LAWN MOWER; CUT HAND. ABRASION OF RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2006Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
CUT HAND WITH A BOLT CUTTER. DX. 2 CM L 3RD FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT WAS HELPING FRIEND AND A WRENCH FELL ON ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT HAD PAIN AFTER TIGHTENING A NUT WITH A WRENCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Workshop furnishings
PT WAS USING A WRENCH AT HOME, SLIPPED AND HIT HAND ON BENCH DX: RT HAND CONTUSION, LT RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, House repair or construction materials
WORKING IN SHOP - CUT ON PIECE OF METAL WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED 2.5 CM LACERATION 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
64 Y/O W/M RECEIVED SHOULDER PAIN WHEN AT HOME PICKING UP WRENCHES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS AT HOME USING A WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO HER LT RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
L HAND LAC/53YOM ABOUT 15 MIN AGO CUT L PALM WITH WIRE CUTTERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Pipes
BANGING ON PIPE WITH WRENCH AND HIT FACE WITH IT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT FRACTURED A FINGER BY STRIKING IT WITH A WRENCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
59 YOM LACERATION FINGER USING PLIERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2006Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
TURNING A WRENCH AND FELT POP IN ARM SPRAINING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Pipes
PT CRUSHED LT MIDDLE FINGER BEWTEEN PIPE AND WRENCH DX: FX LT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Luggage
THUMB LAC-CUT ON PLIERS WHILE WORKING ON A SUITCASE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2006Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
HIT HAND WITH A WRENCH AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2006Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON FENCE PULLER PLIERS AT HOME. DX: RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS AT HOME USING A PIPE WRENCH WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RT SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2006Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT USING A PAIR OF PLIERS TO PULL A NAIL OUT OF HER TIRE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts
INJURED HAND WITH A WRENCH TRYING TO TAKE BATTERY OUT OF CAR DX: R HAND SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
RT INDEX AND THIRD FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING A WRENCH WHILE WORKIN G ON A CAR AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND LACERATED FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2006Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
TWO SWOLLEN AND RED AREAS ON LOWER LEG INJURED BY A PLIER AT HOME ONE WEEK AGO. DX: RECENT SUPERFICIAL LACERATION AND ABRASION TO LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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