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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 838
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 05/06/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT HIT SELF ON THE HEAD WITH A WRENCH ACCIDENTALLY. DX-CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CHI.PT WAS USING A WRENCH AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 06/03/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 01/19/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 08/20/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HIT EYE ON WRENCH WHILE LOOSENING BOLT DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Floors or flooring materials |
| 82YOM AT HOME IN GARAGE USING VISE GRIP PLIERS THEY SLIPPED HE FELL TO CEMENT FLOOR DX/CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Toilets |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH WRENCH FIXING TOILET - LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 97YOM-ABRASION TOP HEAD-USING PAIR OF PLIERS-DROPPED ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 59 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD BY WRENCH LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Sinks |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: WORKING UNDER SINK AT HOME, PIPE WRENCH FELL ON TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2001 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2000 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/1999 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Tractors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/1998 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/1997 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/1997 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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