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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 170
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| USING A WRENCH ARM SLIPPED HEARD A "POP" IN ARM TENDON INJURY UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT SUSTAINED BICEP RUPTURE , MUSCLE STRAIN WHEN PULLING ON A WRENCH* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT COMPLAINED OF PAIN AFTER USING BOLT CUTTERS, RIGHT UPPER ARM SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY CUTT RIGHT UPPER ARM ONTO A WIRE CUTTER, ?MECH >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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