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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 787
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Fences or fence posts |
| CHI:SCALP CONT; 35YOM INSTALLING FENCE @ HOME TODAY,OPERATING A POST POUNDER, DEVICE CAME OFF POST, STRUCK PT ON TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 78 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO THE FACE. HIT SELF IN FACE WITH HAMMER PULLING A STAPLE. HEAD INJURY FOREIGN BODY L ORBIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES A HAMMER DRILL FELL OFF A SHELF ONTO HEAD AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 40 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Fences or fence posts |
| DX LAC SCALP: P/W PN IN HEAD W HIT IN HEAD W POUND'G IN FENCE POSTS INTO GROUND W SLIDE HAMMER, HAS LAC ON TOP HEAD F WHERE HAMMER HIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 52 YOM TOOL FELL 12 FEET AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| DX CONCUSSION W/LOC: W US'G A PICKET HAMMER, LOST CONTROL OF DEVICE RESULT'G IN A BLOW TO R PARIETAL/MANDIBULAR REGION. UNK DURAT'N OF LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT DX SCALP LACERATION - HIT HEAD ON A METAL DETECTOR IN STREET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT CUT FINGER ON POWER TOOL FAINTED AND HIT HEAD ON GROUND DX// SCALP LAC FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| SCALP LAC, PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON A POWER TOOL |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT HIT HEAD ON JACKHAMMER AT FRIEND'S. DX: BLUNT HEAD INJURY W/LOC, CEPHALOHEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| STI HEAD, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A JACKHAMMER HANDLE BAR AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2000 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2000 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/1998 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/1998 | Age: 26 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/1997 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | 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: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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