Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - 50+ years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,578
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	889	Hand:	526
Face:	262	Upper Trunk:	212
Lower Trunk:	153	Lower Arm:	108
Elbow:	70	Pubic Region:	70
Mouth:	70	Shoulder:	63
Toe:	63	Upper Arm:	38
Foot:	33	Wrist:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 51 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
51 YOM ABRASIONS TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER S/P USING A PAIR OF PLIERS TO RE MOVE AN UNSPECIFIED PIECE OF METAL AND CUT AND SCRAPED HIS FINGER$
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	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
56YOM WORKING ON HIS ALTERNATOR WITH A WRENCH THAT SLIPPED INJURED HA ...LAC TO HAND....ALTERNATOR PART FROM VEHICLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
56 YOM C/O FINGER PAIN FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 WRENCHES. DX-FX FINGER LAC NAILBED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 56 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
NASAL LAC.56YOM WAS CHANGING A TIRE AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT PT IN NO SE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
70 YO M DROPPED PIPE WRENCH ON FOOT. DX TOE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 58 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
58YOM, CRUSHING INJURY TO FINGER AT HOME WITH A WRENCH, R INDEX FINGER CRUSHING INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
55 YOM DROPPED HEAVY WRENCH ONTO LEFT FOOT SUSTAINING A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 60 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
60 Y/O MALE WAS USING A BOLT CUTTER AND CAUGHT FINGER IN JOINT AT HOME DX; LACERATION RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
55 YOF PULLED DOWN A WRENCH & INJURED LT UPPER ARM. DX**: LT UPPER ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2010	Age: 83 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: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
83 YOM WAS CHANGING TIRE WITH A TIRE WRENCH AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2010	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: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX CONTU FACE/SCALP/NECK /HEMATOMA MAXILLA: 53YOM LYING ON GRND PULL' ON LONG HANDLED WRENCH ON LG NUT, SLIP' & HIT SELF IN R CHEEK LAT NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2010	Age: 71 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: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
71YOM, USING A WRENCH ON BOAT TRAILER, WHEN IT SLIPPED&BROKE CAUSING HI M TO FALL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS>>WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
53 YOM WAS PULLING REALLY HARD WITH A WRENCH AND FELT A POP IN CHEST CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2010	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
66YOM TURNING WRENCHES AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST P AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 82 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
82YOM WORKING ON HIS CAR WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS AND THE PLIERS SLIPPD ST RUCK SELF IN THE FACE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
64 YOF PRESENTS WITH A LIP LACERATION, PT WAS USING A SOCKET WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED & HIT PT IN THE LIP, PT WAS AT HOME DX: LAC TO LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2010	Age: 54 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
54YOM WAS AT HOME USING A WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2010	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
52YOM WITH LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PULLING ON WRENCH DX: LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2010	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: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
CONTUSION TESTICLE - 54 YO MALE REPORTS HE WAS CHANGING HIS CAR TIRE AN D WRENCH SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN TESTICLE - HE THEN FELL TWISTING BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2010	Age: 53 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
53YOM WAS WORKING ON CAR AND SOCKET CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN EYEBROWDX: EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
^65YOM CHANGING A TIRE ON HIS VEHICLE, WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIS FOREARM. DX. CONTUSION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
60YOM HAS LAC TO (R) FOREARM WHILE USING A WIRE CUTTER FOR PLASTIC D X;* (R) FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
81YOF ON SATURDAY ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT THUMB WITH PLIERS; THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2010	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, Lawn mowers
L HAND LAC;INFECTION/57YOM AT HOME HIT L HAND WITH WRENCH UNDER LAWN MO WER. HAS SMALL OPEN AREA. HAPPENED 2 DAYS AGO. HAS SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
61 YO M HIT IN CHEST WITH BOLT CUTTERS. DX RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2010	Age: 59 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
59YOM ABDOMINAL PAIN PULLING ON PIPE WITH WRENCH UNDER A CAR WRENCH SLI PPED HITTING PT IN ABDOMEN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	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
61YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A WRENCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Stairs or steps
76YOM IN HIS YARD WAS CARRING A WRENCH SLIPPED ON THE STEPS STRIKING LT SIDE OF CHEST AND LT EYEBROW;FACIAL AND CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
57YOM WORKING WITH LARGE SOCKET WRENCH ,WHEN IT FELL ONTO LT THUMB;THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
64YOM LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE HOLDING WRENCH FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Lawn mowers
58YOM HIT SELF WITH WRENCH WORKING ON LAWNMOWER/ NASAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
^57YOM,STRAIN TO RIGHT THIRD FINGER S/P WORKING ON A CAR ACCIDENTALLYJA MMED FINGER WITH WRENCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 73 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
73 YOM, USING WRENCH , WRENCH SLIPPED , HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 51 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
51 YOM CUT HAND ON RATCHET STRAP DX: HAND LACERATIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 82 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: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
82 YOM SUSTAINED LACERATION TO TOP SIDE OF RIGHT HAND WHEN A WRENCH SLI PPED WHILE TIGHTENING A NUT ON GREASE GUN. DX: RIGHT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
55YOM, L ELBOW PAIN, TWISTING WRENCH AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2010	Age: 56 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
56YOM LACERATION TO HAND USING WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED PT HIT HAND ON EDGE OF ALUMINUM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 66 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
FINGER LAC-66YOM USING A IMPACT WRENCH AND THE BOLT "SPUN" CUTTING FINGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
54 Y/O FEMALE CUT INDEX FINGER ON A RUSTY PLIERS AT HOME ON 3/19 NOW FINGER IS THROBBING & PAINFUL DX: CELLULITIS LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/25/2010	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: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DX L FOOT CONTU: 53YOM C/O L FOOT PN X 1D AFTER DROP' 2LB WRENCH ON LAT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
52YOM SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN A WRENCH STRUCK HIS HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Automotive tools or accessories
83YOM WORKING ON FOG LIGHTS ON HIS TRUCK USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN LIGHTS,DEVELOPED RT PAIN IN SHOULDER;SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
57 YR OLD BLACK MALE FACIAL HEMATOMA - S/P DUE TO DIRECT BLOW,PT HIT HIMSELF IN FACE W/A WRENCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
68 YO M INJURED FINGER WHILE USING WRENCH ABRASION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2010	Age: 66 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
66YOF SLICED TIP OF INDEX FINGER WITH A PAIR OF WIRE CUTTERS LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2010	Age: 64 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
64YOM USING A PIPE WRENCH AT HOME INJURED FINGER LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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