Accidents - Hammers - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 947
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	68
6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	82
26-50 years old:	615
50+ years old:	174

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2002	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
44YOM HIT HIS LEG TWICE W/A HAMMER DX: CONT HEMATOMA L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
LT LOWER LEG CT-HIT LEG W/A HAMMER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Lighting equipment
37YOF-LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG-USING HAMMER AT HOME HIT LIGHT FIXTURE- GLASS CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT SELF WITH MALLET. DX: RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT LEG WITH A HAMMER WHILE BUILDING AT HOME; LOWER LEG CONTUSI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT HIT CEMENT W/SLEDGE HAMMER AND METAL FLEW OFF. DX: STEEL FB L TIBIA AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT SPLITTING WOOD PIECE OF MAUL. CAME OFF EMBEDDED INTO R LEG DX FORIEGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER DX: LACERATION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Rugs or carpets
LEFT LEG LAC, PT WAS CARPETING AND HAMMER SLIPPED CUTTING LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT SHIN WITH HAMMERTIBIAL CONTUSION AND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF WITH MAUL DX. LOWER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
PT BREAKING UP A CINDERBLOCK AT HOME WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO LEFT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
DX LACERATION (.5 CM) LEFT LOWER LEG: BREAKING ROCK WITH SLEDGEHAMMER, ROCK STRUCK LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT ON LOWER LEG BY HAMMERDX CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT LOWER LEG WITH HAMMERDX CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
LEFT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND - ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LEG WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DX RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION: HIT SELF IN LEG WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT LOWER LEG WITH A HAMMER 2 DAYS PRIOR DX: LLE HEMATO MA POSS CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION - HIT SELF IN THE LEG WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF ON LEFT SHIN WITH HAMMER HE WAS USING, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
DX LEFT SHIN LACERATION: HIT LEG WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT ACCID HIT LEG W/HAMMER. DX: CONT R LEG, ABDOMINAL PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
4/O M C/O RIGHT LEG LAC- FELL ON HAMMER. DX: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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