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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,349
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Tableware and accessories |
| DX L FOOT INFECTION: STEP'D ON LG PACK'G STAPLE YTDY W DO'G THE DISHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 37 HURT FINGER WITH STAPLE CUN YESTERDAY CELLULITIOUS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT STAPLED TUMB WITH STAPLE GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT 1ST DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 32 YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH STAPLE GUN CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| HAND PW-HIT HAND W/ STAPLE GUN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| STAPLED LT MIDDLE FINGER W/STAPLE GUN 3 DAYS AGO; FINGER INFECTED. PAR ONYCHIA, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Footwear |
| PUNCTURE FOOT - 48 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH STAPLE PUNCTURE TO RIGHT FOOT THROUGH SHOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| HIT HAND WITH A STAPLE GUN. DX. FOREIGN BODY HAND.* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Ladders |
| SCALP LAC-STAPLE GUN FELL OFF A LADDER-HIT PT'S HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Cardboard products |
| COPPER STABLE FROM CARDBOARD BOX INTO RT INDEX FINGER. SWOLLEN/PINK/THR OBBING. INFECTED PW RT INDEX FINGER, R/O TENOSYNOVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 32 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: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Stairs or steps |
| PT STS GOING UP STAIRCASE-STAPLE STUCK IN R ACHILLES REGION DX PUNCTURE WOUND R ACHILLES AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT SHOT SELF W/STAPLE GUN. DX: PW L WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PULLED T50 PLAIN STEEL STAPLE OUT OF HAND PREVIOUS DAY PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT RECEIVED LACERATION AND PUNCTURE TO FINGERS WHEN RIDING LAWN MOWER A AND WORKSHOP STAPLER FLEW UP AND EMBEDDED IN FINGERS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO R THIRD FINGER WITH STRAIN OF RIGHT ARM - STAPLE CAME THROUGH FINGER WHILE REACHING UNDER CABINET CAUSING HIM TO JERK HIS ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 40 YO FEMALE GOT INDUSTRIAL STAPLE IN FINGER A HOME F/B REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SUS PUNCTURE TO KNEE AFTER KNEELING ON STAPLE IN THE FLOOR% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| WAS USING A HEAVY-DUTY STAPLER; ACCIDENT STAPLED LEFT RING FINGER. PUNC TURE WOUND, LEFT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT WITH FB (STAPLE FROM STAPLE GUN) IN FINGER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| MOVING A STAPLE GUN STAPLER WENT INTO HAND PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Furniture |
| PT WITH STAPLE FROM STAPLE GUN IN FINGER. WAS REUPHOLSTERING FURNITURE WHEN STAPLE WENT INTO FINGER. D:FOREIGN BODY, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT SHOT A STAPLE THROUGH FINGER. DX: INFECTED LEFT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT HAS A CARPET STAPLE IN HIS FINGER FROM HOME DX// FB RIGHT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT GRABBED A PIECE OF WOOD AT *** AND A STAPLE WAS IN IT AND PUNCTURED HAND DX// LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| GOT A STAPLE FROM A STAPLE GUN IN (R) 4TH FINGER DX- PUNCTURE WOUND T O FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| STAPLE GUN FELL ON HEAD CAUSING FACIAL LACERATION AND CLOSED HEAD INJUR Y |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| INJURED THUMB WITH A STAPLE GUN. DX FOREIGN BODY L THUMB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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