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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 784
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 41 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, Brick, stone or masonry chimneys |
| 41Y/O,M,PT WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER & CHIMNEY STONE FELL ON LEG, CONTUSION & ABRASION L LEG, THORACIC BACK R CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SUSTAINED CELLULITIS TO LEG AFTER HITTING A HAMMER AGAINST LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 46 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 |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY HIT LOWER LEG WITH A HAMMER. DX-LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG, 1.5CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 49 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 DROPPED HAMMER WHILE USING IT OVERHEAD. DX: PW L CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF ON LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A HAMMER DX: LEFT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| SHIN LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF W/A HAMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE HIT LEG WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER / DX R LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 25 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| WHILE HAMMERING WOOD, TIP OF HAMMER CHIPPED AND METAL PIECE HIT INTO PT S LEG, FB LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 68 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 USING A HAMMER AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF THE HAMMER HEAD CHIPPED OFF W ENT INTO LOWER LEG FB LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 57 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 |
| LEFT TIBIAL CONT. PT DROPPED A HAMMER ONTO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 33 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 |
| HIT LEG WITH SLEDGEHAMMER DX CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 47 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT LEG ABRASION SECONDARY TO HAMMERING NEAR PORCELAIN WHEN PIECE CAME DISLODGED AND ABRAIDED LEG (SHIN). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 57 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 |
| CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG WHEN STRUCK ON A SLEDGE HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| WAS USING PNEUMATIC HAMMER HIT LEG DX LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | 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 |
| DX CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG: HIT SELF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers, Swimming pools |
| PT HIT SELF WITH HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON POOL DX: LT LEG INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT IN LOWER LEG WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AT ***CONTUSION LEG CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT HIT LT LOWER LEG WITH CLAW HAMMER AT HOME DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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