Accidents - Tools - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,121
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	94
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	242
Year 2001:	66
Year 2002:	146
Year 2003:	464
Year 2004:	244
Year 2005:	217
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	353
Year 2008:	536
Year 2009:	333
Year 2010:	338

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
52 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT WAS CUTTING WOOD AND A PIECE FLEW UP AND HIT LEG. DX; CONTUSION TO RIGHT LEG WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Tools
DERMATITIS LOWER LEGS - 70 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RASH AFTER CUTTING B RUSH AND *** PULLING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
80YOF HIT LOWER LEG ON GARDEN TOOL DX: LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tools
55YOM, ACC PUNCTURED LOWER LEG ON A METAL TOOL, ?MECH >>PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
NONDISP. FX DISTAL FIBULA: 85YOM YEST. @ HOME CUTTING WOOD, LG PIECE ROLLED ONTO RT LOWER LEG, SWOLLEN & PAINFUL, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
51YOM ADMITTED FOR COMMINUTED FRACTURE TO SHIN WHEN THE TREE LIMB HEWAS CUTTING CAME BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE SHIN*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
85YOM, INJURIED ANKLE/LOWER LEG ON 2 OCCASION, ONCE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD &AGAIN WHEN WAS ACC HIT BY THE DOG NOW WITH REDNESS&SWELLING>>CELLULITI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tools
55YOM USING A PULP HOOK, SWUNG, MISSED CHUNK OF WOOD AND HIT LEG - PUNCTURE WOUND OF LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Tools
PROBABLY ORGANIZING HEMATOMA OF THE LEG: 83YOM CUTTING WOOD ONE DAY AGO, LOG ROLLED DOWN OFF BACK & HIT HIM IN LOWER LEG, SWELLING SINCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Buckets or pails
HAVING HOME IMPROVEMENT DONE AT HOME CUT LEG ON A TOOL THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF A BUCKET LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Tools
L LEG SKIN AVULSION: 63YOM CUTTING DOWN SOME IVY, STEPPED OFF ON THE SIDE, STEPPED ON A PIPE, SCRAPED LEG, L SHIN, PAINFUL, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tools
STEPPED ON A GARDEN TOOL. DX- RUPTURED R ACHILLES TENDON #
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
68 YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD AND IT HIT LEFT SHINCONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
C/O WORSENING LOWER LEG PAIN&SWELLING WITH REDNESS S/P STRUCK WITH A PI ECE OF WOOD WHILE SPLITTING LOGS 1.5 WEEK AGO>>CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
73 YO M CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG CUT LEG CUTTING WOOD, WOOD FLEW BACK HIT TING LEG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
WAS CUTTING WOOD & A LOG ROLLED & HIT LEG, INJURING SHIN----LEFT LEG CO NTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
76 YO F LACERATION TO LEG BUMPED AGAINST A TOOL IN THE GARAGE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT CUT LEG ON TILE REMOVAL BLADE. DX: R LOWER LEG LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
BUMPED IN LEG BY METAL POST DRIVER/ CONTUSION,CELLULITIS RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
FELL WHILE CUTTING FLOWERS, BENDING OVER A STONE WALL. DX LACERATION R SHIN,SKIN TEAR R HAND#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
CHOPPING WOOD CUT LEG LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
ACUTE LT TIBIAL PLATEAU FX: CLEARING WOODS, CHOPPING DOWN TREES, LOG FELL ONTO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
CONTUSION RT LEG: CUTTING WOOD SATURDAY CARRYING LOG THAT ROCK WAS ATTACHED TO, ROCK FELL ON BACK OF CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT CUT LOWER LEG WHEN PLOWING IN HER YARD AND HIT LEG ON STUMP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
TRIPPED OVER GARDEN TOOL AT HOME LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
STRUCK IN LT LOWER LEG BY PIECE OF WOOD HE WAS CUTTING/ CONTUSION ABRAS ION LT LOWER LEG, MILD CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tools
STRUCK LOWER LEG WITH TOOL WORKING IN GARDEN LOWER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tools
STRUCK SHIN ON GARDEN TOOL. '' SHIN PW/LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
USING PULP HOOK ON FIREWOOD - NO FIRE OR FD RESPONSE PRE-TIBIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT. WAS AT HOME USING A GRINDER, DROPPED THE GRINDER AND IT CUT HIS LOWER LEG. LACERATION LEG 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
CUTTING TREES IN WOODS, TREE FELL ON LEG/ LT TIB/FIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT HIT WITH GARDEN TOOL SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT WAS STRUCK IN LOWER LEG WITH A TOOL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Tools
BRUISING RT LOWER LEG, INJURED LEG WHEN FELL WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 73 YOM WAS GARDENING TODAY, TRIPPED AND SUSTAINE D A LACERATION OF HIS LEFT LOWER LEG ON A GARDENING TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT. REPORTS GARDENING AND STUCK GARDENING TOOL INTO R LOWER LEG. DX. L AC L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
LT FIBULA FX-@ HOME-CUTTING DOWN A TREE WHICH FELL ON HIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER GARDEN TOOL. D: CALF LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
TOOL SLIPPED OUT OF HAND / HIT LEG DX: LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
NICKED SHIN WHILE TRIMMING SHRUBS/ CELLULITIS LT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
KNICKED LT LEG ON GRINDING WHEEL. LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
LEFT SHIN LAC, PT DROPPED A TOOL ONTO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
69 YOF STEPPED ON GARDEN TOOL LACERATIONR LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
RT LOWER EXTREMITY CELLULITIS.PT HAD SOME GARDENING TOOL FALL AND HIT P T IN LOWER LEG AND NOW LEG IS RED AND SWOLLEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
92 YOF PT STS SHE STRUCK LEG WITH TOOL HANDLE. DX SKIN TEAR WITH INFEC TION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
70 YO M USING GRINDER WICH KICKED BACK ON LEG LAC LEG,KNEE & ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PLOW FELL ON L LEG CAUSING 4 CM LAC AND ABRAS. DX. LAC L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
PT USING GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME, HIT RT LOWER LEG ON WHEEL, SITE BECAME INFECTED, CELLULITIS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
FELL ON TOOLS DX. LOWER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2001	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools, Exercise
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2000	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2000	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2000	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/1999	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1998	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/1998	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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