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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 539
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER HITTING IT WITH HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTALY HIT W HAMMER. LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT LEG W/CLAW OF HAMMER. DX: R LEG LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SUSTAINED LEG INJURY AFTER STEPPING ON A HAMMER AND IT FLIPPED UP AND HIT HIS SHIN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hammers |
| BLOW TO LOWER LEG WITH SLEDGE HAMMER HEMATOMA LT LOWER LEG * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK UP ROCKS A PIECE FLEW HITTING LOWER LEG >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers, Chairs |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE THE LOWER LEG BY STRIKING SELF WITH A H AMMER WHILE TAKING APART A CHAIR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LEG AFTER HITTING IT ACCIDENTALLY WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT SELF WITH HAMMER DX: CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 45 YO FEMALE STATES SHE WAS USING HAMMER OVER HE R HEAD AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HER HAND AND THE CLAW PART STRUCK HER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| LOWER LEG CT-HIT LEG W/A HAMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 42YOM TWO WEEKS AGO AT HOME,ACCIDENTLY HIT CALF WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER; CALF CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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