Accidents - Awls, chisels or planes - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,891
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	137
Year 1998:	283
Year 1999:	265
Year 2000:	154
Year 2001:	481
Year 2002:	348
Year 2003:	68
Year 2004:	232
Year 2005:	258
Year 2006:	21
Year 2007:	182
Year 2008:	222
Year 2009:	166
Year 2010:	68

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	12
16-25 years old:	434
26-50 years old:	1,631
50+ years old:	812

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
67YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT FOREARM - ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIS ARM WITH AN AWL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	Age: 31 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: Awls, chisels or planes
31 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER LACERATION TO RT LOWER ARM FROM A CHISEL- DX - LACERATION RT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT SUS PUNCTURE TO FOREARM WHILE USING A CHISEL%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
37YO WHITE MALE WORKING ON CAR ENGINE SAT-MISSED CHISEL & PIECE KNICKED & EMBEDDED IN L FOREARM,DX FOREIGN BODY L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT WORKING WOOD WITH A CHISEL GAUGE, IT SLIPPED & PUNCTURED (L) FOREARM DX;* FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
33 YO M FOREIGN BODY IN FOREARM GOT METAL IN ARM WHILE USING A CHISELS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Hammers
HITTING CHISEL WITH LARGE HAMMER LACERATION WITH FB FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
CHISEL HIT FOREARM AND CAUSE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
31YOM WAS USING A CHISEL AT HOME WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF PUNCTURING FOREARM;FORIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
17 YO MALE CUT FOREARM WITH HAND CHISEL IN WOODWORKING CLASS AT SCHOOL LACERATION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
REMODELING HOME, CUT L FA W/CHISEL DX; FA LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
GOT HIT WITH PIECE OF CHISEL WHILE CHOPPING WOOD DX: PUNC TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
FOREARM LAC-CUT W/ WOOD CHISEL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2007	Age: 35 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: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PIECE OF STEEL CHISEL IN FA FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON AIR CHISEL THAT BROKE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
CUT BACK OF FOREARM ON A CHISEL AT HOME YESTERDAY; 0.5CM LEFT FOREARM L ACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
WHILE USING CHISEL, IT SLIPPED , CUT L. FOREARM. DX. L. FOREARM. LAC. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Rope or string
65YMC UNTYING A KNOT IN ROPE USING AN AWL SLIPPED AND HIT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT USING A CHISEL AT HOME, LAC LT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
FOREARM FB-SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM CHISEL IMBEDDED IN ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2005	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: Awls, chisels or planes
PT LACERATED FOREARM WITH A CHISEL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT C/O PIECE OF METAL IN LFT ARM. A PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF INTO ARM. DX FB IN LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
32 YO MALE HAD CHISEL BREAK OFF AND IMPALED IN LEFT FOREARM F/B FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/12/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PLANER WAS ACCID TURNED ON AND PULLED PT'S ARM IN. DX: L FOREARM DEGLOVING INJURY, OPEN L RADIAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
FOREARM FB-HIT METAL W/A CHISEL & METAL FB HIT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Doors
USING A CHISEL ON A DOOR CUT FOREARM WITH THE CHISEL DX: L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
USING CHISEL PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT CUT LOWER ARM WITH A CHISEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Hammers
35 Y M HIT CHISEL WITH HAMMER AND BLOOD SPURTED FROM FOREARM.DX: PUNCTU RE WOUND TO LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 41 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: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
CUT ARM WITH WOOD CHISELDX: FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Hammers
FB L FOREARM; CUTTING MEATL WITH HAMMER CHISEL & SMALL PIECE STRUCK HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
HIT BY CHISEL PEICE IN ARM; FL13 FORUM REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT WAS USING A CHISEL ON STONE & A PC. OF STONE BROKE OF INJURING HIS A RM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2001	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2001	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2001	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2001	Age: 35 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: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2001	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2000	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1999	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/1999	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/1999	Age: 51 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: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Heavy-duty workshop staplers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/1999	Age: 47 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: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/1998	Age: 34 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: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/1998	Age: 17 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: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/1998	Age: 69 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: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/1998	Age: 69 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: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/1998	Age: 12 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: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/1997	Age: 66 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: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/1997	Age: 48 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: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/1997	Age: 44 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: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/1997	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: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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