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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 241
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS TIGHTENING LUGNUTS UP ON WHEEL AT NEIGHBOR'S, WRENCH CAME BACK A ND HIT R ANKLE. DX. TRIMALLEOLAR FX, DISLOCATION R ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT STATES WAS RUNNING UP A HILL AND A PAIR OF PLIERS FELL OUT OF POCKET AND FELL ON ANKLE DX RT ANKLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WAS TOSSED WRENCH WHICH SHE DIDN'T CATCH/ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT DROPPED A PAIR OF RUSTY NEEDLE NOSED PLIERS ONTO LEFT ANKLE PUNCTURE WOUND ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DROPPED HEAVY WRENCH DX. ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 28 Y.O. B MALE W/ANKLE SPRAIN. PT WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR TRYING TO BREA K A BOLT W/A WRENCH & IT SLIPPED & PT TWISTED HIS ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| ANKLE FX-@ HOME-USING A PIPE WRENCH THAT BROKE-PT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT. WORKING ON HIS CAR, WHILE DOING SOME WRENCHING, WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT PT. LOST BALANCE AND TWISTED RT. ANKLE. DX. SNKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2000 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2000 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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