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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 725
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| CALF PAIN-22 Y/O M-ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF W/A HAMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 28 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 LWR LEG W/ HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2009 | Age: 71 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 |
| 71 YO M SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO RT LOWER LEG AFTER BEING STRUCK WITH A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 47 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 |
| CONTUSION RT SHIN-C/O PAIN AND BRUISING TO RT LOWER LEG AFTER ACCIDENTA LLY HITTING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER 2 DAYS AGO. ALSO HAS ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME, WAS USNG A SLEDGE HAMMER, HIT LWR LEG CAUSING A CONTUISON WITH HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| 28 YOM PRESENTS WITH CELLULITIS TO RIGHT MIDDLE SHIN WHERE HE WAS HIT WITH A HAMMER 20 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 49 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS BREAKING UP TILE IN BATHROOM WITH HAMMER AND LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 37 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A SLEDGEHAMER, HIT LWR LT EXTREMITY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 90 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, Fences or fence posts |
| RAPARING A FENCE HIT LEG W/ A HAMMER ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47YO M LACERATION TO LOWER LEG HIT BY A PIECE OF ROCK WHILE BREAKING UP A STONE WALL WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | 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 |
| TIBIA CONTUSION: TRYING TO CHANGE TIRE, HITTING RIM WITH A 5# SLEDGE-HA MMER, ACCIDENTALLY HIT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | 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, Sinks |
| 38YOM OUTSIDE OF HIS HOME BREAKING UP A PORCLAIN SINK WITH SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN PIECE OF PORCELAIN STRUCK RT LOWER LEG;LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19 Y/O M INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF WITH HAMMER AT HOME. DX; R LOWER LEG CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 9 YOM STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG WITH EDGE OF HAMMER SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| LOWER LEG CT-HIT LEG W/A SLEDGEHAMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 59 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 |
| PATIENT INADVERTENTLY HIT RT SHIN WITH HEAD OF HAMMER WHILE SLINGING & MISSING TARGET. DX-CONTUSION-RT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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