|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,446
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Christmas tree lights |
| WAS HIT IN FACE WITH STAPLE GUN WHILE HANGING X MAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Ladders |
| 49 YOM HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A STAPLE GUN THAT FELL OFF A 12 FOOT LADDER NO LOC 1/2 CM LAC NO SUTURE CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39YO WHITE MALE STAPLE INTO L THUMB - .5 INCH GALVANIZED STAPLE DX PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| STAPLE FROM STAPLE GUN WENT THROUGH FINGER/ PW LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Seasonal decorations |
| 40 YO F WAS PUTTING UP HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS WHEN STAPLE FROM STAPLE GU N ENTERED FINGER. GUN WAS TURNED WRONG WAY. DX:PUNCTURE, FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 33 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 |
| 33 YR OLD INJURED HAND ON A SLAP STAPLER AT HOME DX/ LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, House repair or construction materials |
| EYE AB-26 Y/O M-STAPLE HIT EYE WHILE REMOVING HOUSE SIDING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT CUT HAND WITH STAPLE GUN. DX THUMB LACERATION & RT PLALANT FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Paper products |
| 29 YR OLD STAPLED PAPER TO A POLE IN THE STREET AND STAPLED FIGNER DX// FB LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON A STAPLE WHILE PUTTING FELT ON ROOF OF HOUSE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS PULLING STAPLES OUT OF THE FLOOR WHILE AT HOME WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER LT INDEX FINGER. DX: LT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | 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 |
| 39Y/O,M,STAPLE GUN WENT OFF, PUNCTURE TO L WRIST, WORKING AT HOME, PUNC TURE WOUND L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 37 YR OLD REMOVING STAPLES FROM WOOD AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND GOT SOMETHI NG IN EYE DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | 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 |
| TRAUMATIC FINGER PAIN GOT A STAPLE STUCK IN LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH STAPLE GUN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| DROPPED STAPLE GUN ON R FOOT AT HOME DX: FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| LEFT HAND FB. PT WAS DOING A HOME PROJECT AND GOT A STAPLE STUCK IN HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT STAPLE FROM STAPLE GUN INTO HAND, FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM HAND. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 38 YO M CELLULITIS TO LOWER LEG PULLED STAPLE OUT OF LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED FINGER WITH A STAPLE GUN WHILE GARDENING. DX. HAND PUNCTURE WOUND.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43YOF HELPING WITH PUTTING UP FLYERS IN NEIGHBORHOOD,PUNCTURED FINGER WITH STAPLE;LT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| WINDOW STAPLE IN THE INDEX FINGER. F/B. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 49 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 STAPLE IN FINGER FROM STAPLE GUN AT HOME DX// FB LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| WAS USING A STAPLE GUN; ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN RIGHT EYE WITH A SPRING FROM THE STAPLE GUN. CORNAL ABRASION, RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT CAUGHT TOE ON STAPLE IN COUCH. DX: L FIFTH TOE LAC .5 CM W/INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT STATES HAD A STAPLE GO THROUGH FINGER DX RT FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Desk supplies |
| SHOT STAPLE INTO RT THIGH , PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| CONTUSION L FINGER #4 PUT A STAPLE THROUGH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | 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 |
| HAS INDUSTRIAL STAPLE IN (R) HAND RING FINGER----FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT STAPLED HAND WITH STAPLE GUN BY ACCIDENT. DX; HAND PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
