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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 829
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 67 YOM WALKING ON BOARDWALK TRIPPED ON A NAIL STICKING UP CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| NAIL FROM NAIL GUN EMBEDDED INTO CHEST. DX FOREIGN BODY IN UPPER CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 68 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHEST WALL CT-TRIPPED ON A NAIL IN THE FLOOR-FELL-HIT CHEST-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 67 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| BACK AB-HIT BACK ON A NAIL WHILE IN THE ATTIC-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 70 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: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT HIT ON CHEST WITH NAIL PW CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 55 YO MALE ROLLED OVER ON SCREW RIB INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 84 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL ONTO NAIL IN BOARD. DX: ACUTE ABR BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 77 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Stools |
| CHEST CT-HIT CHEST WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT IN A STOOL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 70 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: Fracture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CARRYING SOME SORT OF BEAM WHEN LOST BALANCE & FELL BACK 10 FT LANDE D ON A BOLT STICKING OUT OF GROUND. D:MULT. FXS STERNAL, THORACIC/LUMBA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT FELL BACK INTO A WALL ONTO A NAIL. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND UPPER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 54 YEAR OLD FEMALE SCRATCHED SIDE ON A NAILLEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL AGINST HER HOSPITAL BED AT HOME WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON A NAIL BARE- FOOTED. C/O PAIN TO RT RIBS. CONTUSION TO RT RIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| WORKING ON CAR TIGHTENING A SCREW HEARD A POPPING SOUND IN RIB LEFT 10TH RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Windows or window glass |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2001 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2000 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2000 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2000 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/1999 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/1997 | Age: 54 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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