Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,142
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	161
Year 1998:	247
Year 1999:	217
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	236
Year 2002:	128
Year 2003:	240
Year 2004:	43
Year 2005:	114
Year 2006:	163
Year 2007:	143
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	154
Year 2010:	164

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
41 YOF PT FELL AGAINST WALL THAT HAD NAIL STICKING OUT OF IT. SLID DOW N AND NAIL CUT LEFT UPPER BACK. LACS BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
31 YOM PW TO R AXILLA BY A NAIL TEARING DOWN OLD BUILDING DX: PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2010	Age: 32 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
32 YO M HIT CHEST ON RUSTY NAIL. DX CHEST ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
SLIPPED IN SHOP HIT BACK ON A HOOK THAT WAS HANGING ON THE WALL LACER ATION BACK 40YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Buckets or pails
BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING BUCKETS OF NAILS DX: THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2009	Age: 34 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
REPORTS ACC BACKED INTO A NAIL SEVERAL DAYS AGO INJURING MID BACK, NOW SITE WITH SWELLING&REDNESS>>ABCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ONTO 2 LARGE NAILS STICKING OUT OF BOARD/ PW EPIGASTRUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT SELF IN CHEST W/2.25" NAIL FROM NAIL GUN WHILE WORKING ON DECK. DX: PENETRATING TRAUMA TO CHEST & HEART.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
CHEST PW-ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN CHEST W/A NAIL FROM A NAIL GUN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SCRAPED CHEST AGAINST A NAIL WHICH CAUSED AN ABRASION WHICH FORMED A KELOID SCAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Snow throwers/blowers
PT HAD BOLT SHOOT OUT OF SNOWBLOWER EMBEDDED IN CHEST @ HOME - PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/04/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ON 6 INCH NAIL. SELF PULLED NAIL. D: PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS POKED IN BACK BY A NAIL. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT DX NAIL GUN INJURY TO STERNUM - C/O A NAIL GUN WENT OFF AND HIT PT IN ANTERIOR CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 44 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: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
ACC SHOT SELF INTO CW C A NAIN FROM NAIL GUN " PW'
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 39 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT BACK ON RUSTY NAIL THORAX ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS SCRATCHED WITH RUSTY NAIL ABRASION TO RIGHT SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
BACK STRAIN-PAIN STARTED WHILE PLACING SCREWS INTO A CONSTRUCTION PROJE CT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO UPPER BACK AFTER HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A SHARP OBJECT, POSSIBLY A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PW TO L UPPER CHEST FROM A NAIL DX: PW CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT DX BACK CONTUSION - HIT BACK ON A NAIL AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ONTO NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2005	Age: 47 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts
BACK AB-HIT A FENCE BOLT IN FENCE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
47 YOM FELL LANDING ON NAIL CONTUSION UPPER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HAS NAIL IN CHEST FROM HOME AFTER WORKING IN GARAGE AND SLIPPED PUNC TURE WOUND CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Buckets or pails
HX BACK PAIN FROM MVA ACCIDENT NOW LIFTING BUCKET OF BOLTS AT HOME WHEN HAD RETURE OF UPPER BACK PAIN DX THORACIC BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Tables
FELL ON BEDSIDE TABLE CUT CHEST ON SCREW DX LAC TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O PAIN TO RT RIBS AREA S/P FALLING AND LANDING ON NAILS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
INJURED BACK YESTERDAY & STRUCK RT THUMB W/ NAIL. THORACIC MUSCULOSKELE TAL STRAIN & NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
42 YOM PULLING NAILS FELL BACKWARDS FX RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Stairs or steps
DX:CONTUSION LEFT RIB AREA, PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT. STEPPED ON A NAIL THEN FELL DOWN 8 STEPS!
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Rope or string
POUNDING NAIL INTO CEILING, NAIL ATTATCHED TO NYLON STRING,STRING PULL ED NAIL, NAIL PENETRATED PT'S CHEST DX:FOREIGN BODY IN CHEST TRANSFERED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
A 3" NAIL WAS IMPALED IN PATIENT'S CHEST, SHOT WITH NAIL GUN. DX-FOREIGN BODY CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ON NAIL WHILE CLEANING BASEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Decorative yard equipment
PT DOING YARD WORK AT HOME NAIL STICKING OUT OF OLD TRELLIS AND SCRATCH ED PT WHEN IT FELL OFF DX SUPERFICIAL SCRATCH TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2001	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2000	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/1999	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/1999	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/1999	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1998	Age: 35 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/1998	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Windowsills or frames
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/1998	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/1998	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/1998	Age: 32 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/1997	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1997	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/1997	Age: 47 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: Avulsion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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