Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - 50+ years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,147
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	741	Finger:	477
Face:	421	Lower Trunk:	198
Head:	189	Mouth:	85
Eyeball:	17	Lower Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/30/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
THUMB LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON A WRENCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS USING A WRENCH AT HOME WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND CUT HIS FINGER. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
69 YO GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN WRENCH CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT HIT THUMB W/WRENCH 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R THUMB FX/SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
HIT IN EYE WITH RUBBER TIPPED PLIERS. DX. 2 CM EYEBROW LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LAC EYEBROW, ODONTOID FX;STATES WAS WORKING ON SOMETHING IN GARAGE, WRE NCH SLIPPE D& HE FELL FORWARD, HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
5TH FINGER LAC-CUT ON ALLEN WRENCH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT PRESENTED WITH LACERATION TO FOREHEAD. A WRENCH SLIPPED AND PT FELL AND HIT HEAD-DX 2 CM LAC TO THE FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
57 YO USING WRENCH LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WORKING ON HIS CAR WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT USING A WENCH AT HOME AND CUT RT PINKY FINGER OFF C/O PAIN RT FINGER PINKY AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
57 Y/O M INJURED R INDEX FINGER WHILE USING WRENCH AT HOME. DX; R INDEX FINGER CRUSH INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PULLING A BOLT WITH A WRENCH DX:LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
HIT SELF WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS DX. LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
57 YO M ACCIDENTLY HIT IN NOSE W/WRENCH HANDLE WHEN IT FLEW BACKWARDS FX NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WAS USING A WRENCH AT HOME WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS RT HAND. SKIN TEAR RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WORKING ON HIS BOAT AT HOME WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LACE RATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Other glass bottles or jars
OPENING A JAR WITH A PLIERS JAR BROKE LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
TORQUING PIPE WRENCH, HURT HAND DX HAND STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT EYE ON WRENCH WHILE LOOSENING BOLT DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DX RIGHT HAND CONTUSION: HIT HAND ON WRENCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT'S WRENCH SLIPPED AND HAND HIT CAR HOOD. DX: 2 CM L THIRD FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WORKING ON CAR SEVERAL DAYS AGO (REPLACING BALL JOINT) @ HOME, FELT POP IN LOWER BACK WHEN REACHED FOR WRENCH. ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
RT HAND CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WRENCH ON A CAR AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 55 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
RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS USING A WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED AND LACERATE D FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DX SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMMORHAGE: WRENCH FELL AND STRUCK PT'S EYE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT CHANGING A FLAT TIE ON CAR PULLING ON LUG WRENCH AND FELT RIGHT SIDE D LUMBAR PAIN LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT SLIPPED WITH WRENCH IN HAND AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN FOREHEAD LA CERATIN FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PAIN AFTER USING WRENCH SPRAIN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WORKING ON HIS CAR WITH A WRENCH AT HOME WHEN IT SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HANDZ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
62 YOM WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A BOAT HITCH; WRENCH SLIPPED AND A CCIDENTALLY HIT HIM IN THE FACE. LACERATION OF LEFT CHEEK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WORKING ON HIS TRUCK AT HOME WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING HIM IN THE NOSE FRACTURED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LACERATION TO LEFT PALM AFTER CUTTING IT WHILE USEIN A LUG WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Floors or flooring materials
82YOM AT HOME IN GARAGE USING VISE GRIP PLIERS THEY SLIPPED HE FELL TO CEMENT FLOOR DX/CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
59 YO WM - LACERATION UPPER LIP - WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WITH WRENCH WHICH SLIPPED OFF HITTING PT'S UPPER LIP
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT WAS WORKING WITH A WRENCH WHEN A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS ABDOMEN, FELL ON HIS ABDOMEN AREA, CARRIED TO OR. DX-ABDOMINAL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Lawn mowers
PATIENT REPORTS WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON EDGE OF LAW N MOWER - AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS WORKING ON A CAR WHEN A WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS HA ND. UNKNOWN IF WORK RELATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
MASHED FINGER WITH PIPE WRENCH DX L 5TH FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
FX 4TH METACARPAL L HAND - WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Toilets
HIT IN HEAD WITH WRENCH FIXING TOILET - LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WORKING ON CAR AT HOME PUT WRENCH UNDER GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE & WRENCH BROKE LACERATING L THUMB DX LAC L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
ACCIDENTALLY HIT R) HAND WITH BOAT WRENCH TRAUMA/CONTUSION TO R) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT STATES WRENCH FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE EYEBROW DX: EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
FINGER LACERATION, CHANGING CAR TIRE, WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT RT INDEX FINGER OF RT HAND WHEN TOOL SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2004	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
FELL ON ICE - WRENCH IN POCKET - HURT HIP - RIGHT HIP FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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