Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - 50+ years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,440
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	926	Hand:	674
Face:	356	Shoulder:	143
Wrist:	142	Ankle:	67
Lower Leg:	59	Lower Trunk:	53
Eyeball:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	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
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A WRENCH AND FELT A POP IN BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2005	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
RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING A WRENCH ON A CAR AND IT SLIPPE D AND LACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
CORNEAL ABRASION - 58 YOM C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN AFTER WRENCH HE WAS USING TO WORK ON A CAR SLIPPED AND POKED HIS RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2005	Age: 51 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
LAC L HAND - CUT HAND WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 56 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 CAR AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO USING WRENCH, WRENCH CAME OFF AND PT HIT RT HAND, CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 75 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: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PARONYCHIA R INDEX FINGER - INJURED FINGER WHEN USING A WIRE CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2005	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: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT DOING HOME PLUMBING AND USING PLIERS WHEN AND NUMBNESS AND WEAKNESS IN HAND/ARM. D: HAND WEAKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS REMOVING A BOLT FROM HIS CAR AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED THE BOLT GOT LOCKED UP STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LEFT WRIST CONTUSION.PT HAD A WRENCH HIT PT ON WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT USING A WRENCH OVERHEAD WRENCH FELL STUCK PTS FOREHEAD 2.5CM LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2005	Age: 54 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 WAS USING WRENCH AT HOME, IT SLIPPED HITTING KNUCKLE. DX. LAC L HAN D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 73 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
CUT HAND ON BOLT CUTTER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT DX CONTUSION RT 5TH FINGER - S/P PT WAS HOLDING PLIERS TIGHTLY THEN NOTING BRUISING ON RT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	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
TRYING TO FIX BROKEN FOG LAMP,ON ?CAR, WRENCH SLIPPED&CUT FINGER. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
FACIAL LAC/69YOM WAS CHANGING BRAKE PADS ON HIS CAR AND A TIRE WRENCH C AME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD ABOUT 10 MIN AGO. DENIES LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
STEPPED ON PLIERS AND TWISTED ANKLE SPRAIN ANKLE AND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT CUT THUMB WITH A WRENCH. DX-THUMB LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING A AIR IMPACT WRENCH ON A BOLT AND FIN GER GOT CAUGHT ON BOLT..LA C TOFINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2005	Age: 52 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
MAN HAVE PULLED SOMETHING WHILE USING WRENCH. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STR AIN LUMBAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	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, Saws
PT WAS CHANGING A SAW BLADE AND THE WRENCH SHE WAS USING KICKED BACK AN D CUT HER HAND/ LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2005	Age: 51 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
HIT HAND ON METAL WRENCH/ CONTUSION LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	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
PT CUT FINGER WITH WIRE CUTTERS AT HOME TODAY. D: SIMPLE LACERATION, FI NGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WORKING ON A CAR ON SATURDAY WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND PT BANGED WRIST ON ENGINE. D: WRIST CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 53 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, Lawn mowers
PT'S HAND SLIPPED OFF WRENCH AND HIT LAWNMOWER. DX. LAC #4 AND #5, TEN DON INJURY, DIP 4 M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Power sanders
HIT HAND ON SPANNER WRENCH WHILE CHARGING DISK ON SANDER DX CONT/HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 67 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
67 YOM LACERATES THUMB WHEN WRENCH FELL WHILE WORKING ON AUTOMOTIVE MOT OR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
USING A WIRE CUTTER AND FELT POP IN SHOULDER STRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 67 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
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING PLIERS AND LACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
USING A LARGE WRENCH TO BREAK COUCH RIGHT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DROPPED A RATCHET ON LEG DX: L LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2005	Age: 54 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
SMASHED FINGER ON WRENCH DX OPEN FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
FOREHEAD ABRASION - CRESCENT WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
54 YOM HIT IN HEAD WITH WRENCH LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2005	Age: 64 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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A SOCKET WRENCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Riding power lawn mowers
61 YOM LACERATES FINGER WITH WRENCH HE WAS USING TO CHANGE MOWER BLADE ON A *** RIDING MOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT CUT LEFT RING FINGER USING A WRENCE, IT SLIPPED CUTTING PATIENT'S FINGER. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
55 YO - DX: LACERATION TO RT. SMALL FINGER - WRENCH SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2005	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WORKING ON BOAT TRAILER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER. D: LACER ATION, SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2005	Age: 71 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
1.5 CM FACE LAC-@ HOME-ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF W/A WRENCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT INJURED FINGER WHILE USING BOLT CUTTER AT HOME. D: FINGER FX, OPEN; NAIL AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2005	Age: 70 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
LACERATION TO L INDEX FINGEER FROM NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 65 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 WAS HIT WITH A WRENCH & CUT THUMB DX: RIGHT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
AVULSION L 2ND FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS, PULLED SKI NG AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
HIT IN NOSE W/ SOCKET FROM WRENCH WHEN IT FLEW BACK AT HIM. ACUTE NASAL CT & AB NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2005	Age: 83 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, Hammers
WAS HOLDING PLYERS THAT SLIPPED WHEN SOMEONE HIT WITH SLEDGEHAMMER, DX; LACERATION TO PALM OF R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 73 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT PALM OF RIGHT HAND ON BOLT WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WHILE CHANING TIRES, PT STRUCK HAND WITH PLIERS, CONTUSION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2005	Age: 58 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: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT STATES ON THURS. WAS USING A LARGE RATCHET WHICH STOPPED AND STRUCK LITTLE FINGER ON MEETAL PLATE DX ABSCESS TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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