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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 534
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials |
| 37YOM ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT FOREARM WITH HAMMER YESTERDAY WHILE TAKING OFF SHINGLES FROM ROOF;LOWER ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 45 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: Hammers |
| FOREARM METAL FB-SLIVER CAME OFF SLEDGEHAMMER & EMBEDED INTO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 29YOM ACCIDENTLY CUT LT LOWER ARM WHEN USING A HAMMER TO TAKE A NAIL OUT OF A BOARD;FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| 35 YOM, USING HAMMER, GOT METAL IN ARM, FOREIGN BODY ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT IN FOREARM BY SLEDGEHAMMER AND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| WAS HIT BY HAMMER IN RIGHT SHIN WHILE BREAKING UP CONCRETE LACERATION LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HAMMERING METAL AND A PIECE WENT INTO LOWER ARM FB ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HAMMERING AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SHARD WENT INTO RIGHT LOWER ARM FB ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMERING AT HOME, METAL FB TO L FA DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| LEFT FOREARM STRAIN-C/O PAIN AND TINGLING TO LEFT FOREARM AFTER DOING A LOT OF HAMMERING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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