Accidents - Awls, chisels or planes - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 812
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	18
Year 1998:	135
Year 1999:	109
Year 2001:	160
Year 2002:	76
Year 2004:	144
Year 2005:	83
Year 2007:	15
Year 2010:	68

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
67YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT FOREARM - ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIS ARM WITH AN AWL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
FOREARM LAC-CUT W/ WOOD CHISEL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Rope or string
65YMC UNTYING A KNOT IN ROPE USING AN AWL SLIPPED AND HIT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT USING A CHISEL AT HOME, LAC LT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT C/O PIECE OF METAL IN LFT ARM. A PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF INTO ARM. DX FB IN LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/12/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PLANER WAS ACCID TURNED ON AND PULLED PT'S ARM IN. DX: L FOREARM DEGLOVING INJURY, OPEN L RADIAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Doors
USING A CHISEL ON A DOOR CUT FOREARM WITH THE CHISEL DX: L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
HIT BY CHISEL PEICE IN ARM; FL13 FORUM REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2001	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2001	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/1999	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Heavy-duty workshop staplers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/1998	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/1998	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/1997	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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