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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 859
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tools |
| 55YOM USING A PULP HOOK, SWUNG, MISSED CHUNK OF WOOD AND HIT LEG - PUNCTURE WOUND OF LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD 11 DAYS AGO & INJURED LT SHIN, SENT FROM URGENT CARE FOR EVAL. DX-LT LOWER EXTREMITY HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Tools |
| PROBABLY ORGANIZING HEMATOMA OF THE LEG: 83YOM CUTTING WOOD ONE DAY AGO, LOG ROLLED DOWN OFF BACK & HIT HIM IN LOWER LEG, SWELLING SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WHEN A PIECE ACCID HIT HER IN THE R CALF. HAS A SC RAPE. DX R LOWER LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tools |
| CUTTING BUSHES, TRIPPED&FELL LANDING ONTO A TREE BRANCH >>LOWER LEG PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| REPORTS WAS CUTTING A TREE YESTERDAY WHEN SOME TREE " SAP" SPILLED ONT O LEG, NOW WITH RASH>> CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT CUT LEG WITH A KAISER BLADE, RECEIVED LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools, Buckets or pails |
| HAVING HOME IMPROVEMENT DONE AT HOME CUT LEG ON A TOOL THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF A BUCKET LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 10 YO M LACERATION TO CALF CUT SELF WHILE CUTTING ASPARAGUS IN THEIR GA RDEN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Tools |
| L LEG SKIN AVULSION: 63YOM CUTTING DOWN SOME IVY, STEPPED OFF ON THE SIDE, STEPPED ON A PIPE, SCRAPED LEG, L SHIN, PAINFUL, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT SUSTAINE LACERATION TO THE LEG WHILE CUTTING A TREE LANDED ON GLASS@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT CUTTING WOOD AT HOME AND A PIECE KICKED BACK AND HIT HIS LEG DX// LEFT LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| A WK AGO, CUT LOWER LEG ON A TOOL VERSUS GARDENING TOOL NOW WITH SWOLLE N WOUND>>INFECTED WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools, Toolboxes or tool kits |
| WALKING IN HIS GARAGE&ACC SCRAPED LOWER LEG AGAINST A METAL TOOL THAT S TICKING OUT OF TOOLBOX>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING SOME RUSSIAN OLIVES TREES A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, NOTICED SORE SPOT ON BACK LOW LEG. DX FOREIGN BODY LOW LEG, SPLINTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| CUTTING TREE, TREE FELL AND ROLLED ON LEG/ OPEN FX TIB,FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG CUTTING DOWN A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tools |
| CUTTING WOOD AND SOMETHING FLEW IN LEG. DX FOREIGN BODY IN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| STEPPED ON A GARDEN TOOL. DX- RUPTURED R ACHILLES TENDON # |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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