Accidents - Hammers - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 877
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	150
26-50 years old:	302
50+ years old:	419

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
PUNCT. WOUND ANT. TIBIAL SHAFT: 67YOM SPLITTING WOOD @ HOME USING A MAUL, WOOD FLIPPED OUT, HIT IN L SHIN, PUNCT. WOUND TIBIAL SHAFT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2010	Age: 24 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
24 YOF HIT LLL W/SLEDGE HAMMER DX: LLL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
44 YOM HIT SHIN W/HAMMER. DX: LOWER LEG LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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
6 YR F HIT WITH HAMMER;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
53 Y/O/M BREAKING UP TILE AT HOME WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND CUT LEG DX// LEFT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 43 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
A 43 YR OLD MALE ACCIDENTALLY HIT LEG WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER DX LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 25 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
25 YOM PT HIT SELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. CONTUSION L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
30 YOM HIT LLL W/SLEDGEHAMMER A WEEK AGO DX: CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	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
51 YOF CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 20 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
20YOM HIT RT LOWER LEG WITH HAMMER DX: RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC. L LOWER LEG: 71YOM @ FRIEND'S, BECAME UNBALANCED SWINGING SLEDGE- HAMMER & FELL TO CONCRETE, LAC. L OUTER LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 53 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
53YOM ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN LOWER LEG WITH HAMMER CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2010	Age: 60 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 SLEDGE HAMMER LEG CONTUSION 60YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 46 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, Awls, chisels or planes
46YOM, BREAKING ROCK WITH SLEDGEHAMMER&CHISEL,PIECE BROKE&FLEW CUTTING CALF>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	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
39 YOM-PT STRUCK R LOWER LEG WITH A HAMMER @ HOME DX CONTUSION R LOWER LEG *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2010	Age: 37 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
37 YOM-PT STATES ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK LLL WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER @ HOME DX CONTUSION LLL *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2010	Age: 46 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, Other unpowered garden tools
46 YO M HITTING METAL WEDGE W/HAMMER PIECE BROKE OFF STRUCK LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2010	Age: 81 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
81 YOM HIT LEFT SHIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. DX-CONTUSION & HEMATOMA LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2010	Age: 58 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
58 YOM HIT SELF IN LLL W/HAMMER DX: LLL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2010	Age: 49 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 A HAMMER YESTERDAY CONTUSION RT LOWER LEG 49 Y/O W/M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Other unpowered garden tools
88YOM USING SLEDGE HAMMER AND WEDGE TO SPLIT WOOD, HAMMER SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEG. DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG 3.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
33 YOM WAS HIT BY PIECE OF METAL FROM SPLITTING MAUL. DX: R LEG LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2010	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: Puncture
Product: Hammers
31YOM, PRY SOME WOOD WITH HAMMER WHEN IT'S PRONGS CAMEOFF HITTING LEG >>PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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