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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,978
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT AT HOME USING A PIPE WRENCH INJ L RING FINGER/ DX CONTUSION L HAND 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A PIPE CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| USING A WRENCH .IT SLIPPED INJURED THUMB ...CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts |
| LS STRAIN-AFTER USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE A CAR TIRE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT HIT SELF IN EYE W/WRENCH WHILE WORKING ON CAR. DX: R CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CRUSHED (R) MIDDLE FINGER WHEN CHANGING A TIRE AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED ---CONTUSION (R) MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DROPPED A WRENCH ON TOE AT HOME DX: FX GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT STATED WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HI HIS EYE WORKING ON HIS CAR TO NIGHTS AGO SCLERAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT AT HOME USING A WRENCH IT SLIPPED AND PT HIT HAND ON A TRAILER/ DX LAC L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRUCK RIGHT HAND LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT HIT LT HAND WITH A WRENCH EARLIER, HAS BEEN BLEEDING SINCE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 58 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 |
| CHEST WALL CT-HEAVY WRENCH FELL ON HIS CHEST-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT SIDE OF FOREHEAD AFTER WRENCH SLIPPED AND H IT PT IN FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER BENDING OVER TO PICK UP WRENCH IN GARAGE 6 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT'S HAND SLIPPED OFF WRENCH. DX: L HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FINGER SMASHED BY WRENCH/ OPEN FX LT 5TH FINGER WITH NAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO FOOT FROM DROPPING A WRENCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT SUS DENTAL INJURY TO MOUTH AFTER WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HAND HITTING HIM IN MOUTH% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HIT HAND WITH WRENCH AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT SLIPPED W/WRENCH AND HAND HIT TRUCK. DX: R HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WAS PULLING WITH A *** PLIER WHEN PLIER CAME BACK AND HIT HIMIN THE MOU TH. PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHIN AREA* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE WITH WRENCH WHILE HELPING TO CHANGE A TIRE DX; NASAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN A WRENCH FELL OFF THE SHELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF WITH A WRENCH AT HOME. DX-LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREHEAD WHILE USING A WRENCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CHEST WALL PAIN-AFTER PULLING ON A WRENCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 56 YOF WAS USING PAIR OF RUSTY PLIERS AND PINCHED LEFT RING FINGER SUST AINING AN ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Wire |
| WAS USING A PLIERS TO BEND A WIRE - PLIERS SLIPPED - CUT FINGER. LACERA TION, RIGHT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT HIT SELF IN THE FACE WITH A WRENCH AT HOME TODAY DX// FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LEFT FINGER LAC, PT WAS USING PLIERS WHEN IT SLIPPED AND INJURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LAC TO LIP WHEN A WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| L ARM PAIN AFTER HIT W/A WRENCH DX; L FA CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RT INDEX FINGER LAC.PT WAS USING A WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED AND LACERATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 59YOM WAS HOME WORKING ON HIS CAR,WHEN A WRENCH SLIPPED HITTING FOREHEAD;FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HIT SELF ON RIGHT HAND WITH A WRENCH DX: CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT CUT HIS HAND ON A WRENCH AT HOME LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN LIP WITH WRENCH-LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT STRUCK HIMSELF IN FACE WITH A WRENCH. DX; BROKEN TOOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX OPEN R 5TH PROXIMAL PHALANX FX: S/P BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA FROM WRENCH & SPRING; FLEW UP & HIT PT IN L SIDE OF HEAD & LAC TO PINKY F |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WITH CRUSH INJ TO HAND FROM WIRE CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT SUST WRIST SPRAIN WORKING WITH WRENCH# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts |
| WRIST LAC-WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE CHANGING CAR TIRE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Artificial flowers or plants |
| CUT FINGER WITH WIRE CUTTERS WHILE TRIMMING ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS AT SHOP LAC LT INDEX * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HIT SELF WITH WRENCH/DENTAL TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LACERATION TO LEFT HAND - CUTTING A PIECE OF TAPE WITH PIPE CUTTER, IT SLIPPED AND CUT PALM OF HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE ENGINE BLOCK SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS HIT IN FACE W/PLIERS WHILE PULLING SOMETHING. DX: LIP LAC 3MM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT HIT THUMB WITH WRENCH 2 WEEKS AGO AND NAIL HAS BEEN LOOSE AND PAINFU L SINCE. D: FINGERNAIL AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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