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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 960
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers |
| 25 Y/O M INJURED L LOWER LEG WHEN PIECE OF METAL FROM MAUL HIT HIM AT H OME. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SUSTAINED INJURY TO LEG FROM HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 27 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, House repair or construction materials |
| PT STRUCK R SHIN W/ HAMMER WHILE TILE WORK AT HOME, ABRASION TO SHIN DX: FOLLICULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT HIMSELF IN LEG WITH A CLAW HAMMER AT HOME DX; LACERATION RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hammers |
| 64 YOM HEMATOMA LOWER LEG WHEN HIT SELF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 17 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 HIT LEG WITH SLEDGEHAMMER; LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | Age: 47 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 |
| CONTUSION RT LEG: HIT LEG OFF SLEDGEHAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT TO LEG HIT WITH HAMMER TRYING TO HIT NAIL DX: LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | 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 |
| RT SHIN LACERATION.PT WAS USING A HAMMER AND DROPPED IT AND IT FELL AND LACERATED SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 29 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: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| 29 YOM STRUCK ON ANKLE WITH HAMMER FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2005 | Age: 55 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 |
| BANGED SHIN C A HAMMER. " CONTS/ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMER FELL HITTING HIM IN THE LEG. DX. R SHIN CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 A HAMEMER AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| STRUCK LOWER LEG WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2005 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45 YO HIT LEG W/SLEDGE HAMMER CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO BREAK OFF SOME STEEL & STEEL OR HAMMER HIT HIM IN LEG. ACUTE CT/AB RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT HIT ON LOWER LEG WITH HAMMER BY ANOTHER PERSON YESTERDAY, INTEN T NOT STATED; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| WAS SWINGING HAMMER AND ACCIDENTLY STRUCK RT SHIN DX: CONTSION RT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2005 | Age: 24 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, Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A LOWER LEG FROM STRIKING SELF WITH A HAMME R WHILE REMOVING A STOVE PIPE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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