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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 366
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| C/O TRAUMATIC RIB PAIN AND BRUISING, CHILD SWUNG SLEDGEHAMMER, HEAD CAME OFF IT HIT PATINET. DX-CONTUSION CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT WAS HITTING 2 HAMMERS TOGETHER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS CHEST. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 16 YOM HIT CHEST WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| CHEST WALL CT-ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF W/ SLEDGEHAMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers, Ceilings and walls |
| CHEST WALL PAIN; TEARING DOWN BASEMENT WALL THIS AM WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN NOTED PAIN TO L SIDE OF CHEST RADIATING TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT AT HOOME SLEDGEHAMMERING CEMENT CHEST PAIN/ DX UPPER CHEST MUSCULAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS USINGA HAMMER WHEN HE THINKS A FB SHOT UP AND HIT HIM IN THE CH EST- PT HAS A FB IN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIETN C/O RINB PAIN, FELL ON A HAMMER. DX-CONTUSION RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers, Tree stands |
| BUILDING TREE STAND AND HAMMERING AND CARRYING MATERIALS AND DEVELOPED SCAPULAR PAIN T6 COMPRESSION FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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