Accidents - Hammers - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,239
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	59
Year 1998:	160
Year 1999:	66
Year 2001:	283
Year 2002:	82
Year 2005:	294
Year 2008:	71
Year 2009:	70
Year 2010:	150

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/08/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
32YOM WAS USING A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO THIGH DX: FB THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
26 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH WHEN A SPLITTING MAUL SPLI NTERED WHILE CUTTING WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
41YOM AT HOME DRINKING BEER AND WAS TRYING TO MAKE A KEYCHAIN OUT OF A BULLET HIT IT WITH A HAMMER AND IT WENT OFF LODGED IN THIGH FB THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
28YMC OPENING UP A SHOT GUN SHELL TO SHOW SOMEONE THE MAKING OF IT HIT IT WITH HAMMER HITTING FIRING PIN IN THIGH WITH SHELL/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Awls, chisels or planes
RT THIGH RETAINED F.B. (METALLIC): WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH HAMMER & CHISEL, PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF, GOT INTO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK LEFT THIGH THREE DAYS AGO WITH A HAMMER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT WITH HAMMER DX: CONTUSION RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT CHOPPING WOOD WITH METAL SLEDGE HAMMER AND MAY HAVE GOTTEN PIECE OF STEEL IN THIGH. D: FOREIGN BODY, THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT GOT STEEL IN LT LEG WHILE HAMMERING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
35 YO USING HAMMER. PIECE OF HAMMER BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO THIGH F'BODY THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HAMMERING, MISSED AND HIT LEG WITH CLAW OF HAMMER/ LAC LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
DX RIGHT THIGH PENETRATING FOREIGN BODY: USING SLEDGEHAMMER, METAL SLI VER FLEW AND STRUCK LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2001	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2001	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2001	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2001	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1998	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/1998	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/1997	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/1997	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/1997	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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