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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,284
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 10/28/2010 | Age: 38 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: Other |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
DX R ARM PN/OVERUSE INJ: 38YOM X 1D "I'VE BEEN WORKING OUT MY MOTORS TURNING WRENCHES W STING' R ARM PN F BACK SH INTO FOREARM, WORSE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
TRIPPED OVER A PAIR OF BOLT CUTTERS, WENT THROUGH A WINDOW AT HOME. LAC ERATION FOREARM, RIGHT, COMPLICATED. 29 YOM* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
30YOF W COMPLEX FX L ARM & WRIST W RECENT SURGERY & CAST THAT BECAME SO IRRITATING SHE TK PLIERS & CUT CAST OFF NOW PAIN D CAST IRRITATION POST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
42YOM-FOREARM CT-WAS RACHETING UP A BOAT WHEN HE LOST CONTROL & RATCHET HIT HIS ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
41YOM WAS WRENCHING ON CAR BATTERY AND WRENCH HOT BATTERY CAUSINGRING T O BECOME HOT DX:BURN UPPER EXTREMITY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/22/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
35YOM HAS LEFT ARM PAIN AFTER CUTTING WOOD WITH WIRE CUTTERS LOWER ARM PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
LEFT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN TURNING A WRENCH. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Lawn mowers |
PATIENT HURT WHEN WRENCH WAS USING TO FIX LAWN MOWER SLIPPED AND CUT AR M AT HOME. DX: LACERATION RT FOREARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
STRAINED ARM WHEN USING A WRENCH AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 45 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: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
45Y/O,M,USING WRENCH AT HOME, L ARM SNAPPED & DROPPED", MUSCLE/TENDON TEAR L ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/14/2006 | Age: 43 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
HANDLE OF BOAT WINCH LET GOT HITTING PT'S F.ARM/STRUCK ON F.ARM C A WRE NCH " CONTS" |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 38 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
PTWROKING ON CAR AND WRENCH SLIPPED CUTTING L INNER FOREARM ON A PIECE OF SHARP METAL DX: 3CM LAC L FOREARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/06/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
37 YOM WAS WORKING ON TRUCK AND WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING LOWER ARM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
39 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FOREARM CONTUSION. PT STS A LUG WRENCH FELL ON HER @ HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/10/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
PT AT HOME TIGHTENING SOMETHING WITH A WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED STRUCK RI GHT FOREARM CONTUSION ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/23/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
PT USING A WRENCH 2 DAYS AGO IT SLIPPED HITTING RT FOREARM, CAUSING AN ABRASION SITE INFECTED, CELLULITIS RT FOREARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/14/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
50 YO WM - LACERATION L FOREARM - WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON CAR E NGINE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
PT SLIPPED W/WRENCH AND HIT HAND WORKING ON CAR. DX: R DISTAL ULNA FX. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
PT HIT SELF IN FOREARM WITH A WRENCH WHEN CHANGING TIRE ON CAR DX:FOREARM CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
PATIENT WAS BREAKING A BOLT LOOSE WITH A WRENCE WHEN HIS ARM SLAMMED INTO THE WALL. DX-LACERATION FOREARM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
PT WAS TWISTING WRENCH WHICH BROKE. DX: CONT R FOREARM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Tables |
WHILE PULLING ON A WRENCH, FELL BACK ONTO BROKEN GLASS TABLE FOREARM LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
PATIENT WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CUTTING HIS ARM, DX-6CM LACERATION LEFT FOREARM, COMPLEX.. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
RT FOREARM SPRAIN-PAIN WHILE CHANGING A FLAT TIRE WHILE USING A WRENCH |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
PT STATES THAT X2 DAYS AGO A WRENCH FELL FROM UNKNOWN HEIGHT AND STRUCK HER ON LT ARM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
L FOREARM CONT, WRIST STRAIN; STRUCK WITH A WRENCH |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/16/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 10/26/2000 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/16/2000 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/09/2000 | Age: 29 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/09/2000 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/25/2000 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/24/2000 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/06/2000 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/16/2000 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/24/2000 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/13/1999 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/26/1999 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/15/1999 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/19/1999 | Age: 36 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: Other |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/14/1999 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/31/1998 | Age: 45 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: Fracture |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/06/1997 | Age: 35 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/03/1997 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/09/1997 | Age: 32 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/19/1997 | Age: 36 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/03/1997 | Age: 32 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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