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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 876
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL OFF ROOF AT FATHER- IN- LAW'S HOUSE DX: THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL ONTO 2X4 BOARD. CUTTING (R) POST UPPER LEG. NO FB OR WEAKNESS DX: 2.5CM (R) LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 46 YO MALE FELL 30' FROM ROOF FRACTURE FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| DROPPED A BRICK ON A SHOT GUN PRIMER AND IT FIRED AND BULLET WENT INTO LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| STATES CUT LT KNEE ON PIECE OF REBAR DX: PW LT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 37 YOF CUT L THIGH ON SIDING LACERATION L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING UP A TIN ROOF AT HOME AND CUT HIS KNEE ON THE TIN. DX-2.5CM LACERATION RIGHT UPPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 41YOM, STACK OF PLYWOOD APPROX. 20" IN HEIGHT FELL, HITTING LEG DX: CONTUSION TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| APPROXIMATELY 0500 SHE LOCKED HER KEYS IN CAR, BROKE WINDOW W/CINDER BLOCK, CRAWLED THROUGH WINDOW CUTTING RT THIGH. DX LAC RIGHT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| RT UPPER LEG CONTUSION-SUS INJ TO RT UPPER LEG AFTER FALLING OFF ROOF. AMBULATES WITH DIFFICULTY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Ceilings and walls |
| FELL IN ATTIC TODAY WHEN FOOT WENT THRU CEILING, INJURY TO GROIN,FELL O NTO CROSSBEAM. CONT LEFT GROIN, 8CM LACERATION THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL BACK INTO FLOWER BED, HITTING BRICKS. DX; CO NTUSION TO LEFT THIGH, ABRASIONS TO LEFT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME WITH A PIECE OF SHEET METAL STICKING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR & SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT WAS FIXING ROOF AT HOME, FELL THROUGH VENT IN CEILING. D: PUNCTURE WOUND UPPER LEFT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT INJURED HANGING DRYWALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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