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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 08/12/2004 | 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: 07/01/2004 | 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 |
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