Accidents - Hammers - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,521
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	3,252	Hand:	496
Face:	386	Head:	311
Lower Leg:	249	Toe:	224
Wrist:	197	Shoulder:	84
Lower Arm:	77	Ear:	69
Upper Arm:	69	Elbow:	68
Foot:	16	Mouth:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK WHEN A MAN WAS WORKING SWINGING A LEDGE HAMM ER ACCIDENTLY GRAZED PTS FACE CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 53 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
53 YO M HIT ON LEG W/HAMMER CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT USING A HAMMER ON A PIECE OF METAL WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LEFT TH UMB LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT USING A HAMMER AT HOME TWO WEEKS AGO STRUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER STILL HURTS FIRST TIME SEEKING TREATMENT FOR A TWO WEEK OLD FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers, Floors or flooring materials
PT SWINGING A HEAVY HAMMER BREAKING UP FLOOR TILING STRAINED RIGHT WRIS T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2003	Age: 54 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 CALF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER/ CONTUSION LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
53 Y.O. W MALE W/FX FINGER. PT INJ SELF W/SLEDGEHAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
DX FOREHEAD LACERATION: HAMMER FELL AND HIT PT'S FOREHEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Floors or flooring materials
HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE PUTTING DOWN FLOORING/ LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT STATES HE ACCIDENTLY HIT HISMSELF IN THE HAND WITH A HAMMER. C/O PAIN. CONTUSION TO DISTAL PHALANX LEFT INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Camping equipment
PT HAMMERING STAKE, HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O RT ARM INJURY.PT HIT RT ARM WHILE HAMMERING NAILS. DX WRIST SPRA IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
LEFT INDEX FINGER CELL. PT HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
FOREHEAD LAC-HIT SELF W/A HAMMER ACCIDENTLY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
LT 5TH FINGER FX-HIT FINGER W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LEFT THUMB LAC. T WAS USING A HAMMER TO FILLET A FISH AND INJURED THUMB .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
55 Y/O WHITE MALE RECEIVED LACERATION AND BRUISE TO FINGER WHEN HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
STRUCK TOP OF HEAD WITH HAMMER. DX- 1.5 CM LACERATION HEAD, MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
52 YOWM HIT FINGER W/ A HAMMER. DX. R INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DROPPED HAMMER ON R TOP OF FOOT IN AREA OF GREAT TOE DX: CONTUSION R FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
LEFT INDEX FINGER INJ. PT HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
LAC L IND FING/60YOF AT ABOUT 4P WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME TO POU ND STAKE AND HIT L IND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	Age: 75 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
HIT SHIN WITH HAMMER LAST WEEK-TODAY R LOWER LEG SWELLING& ECCHYIMOSIS DX LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT C/O HITTING LEFT 1ST FINGER WITH HAMMER HEMATOMA TO FINGER TIP TUFT FRACTURE DISTAL PHALANXLEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION FINGER COMPLICATED, FRACTURE - 68 YOM STRUCK HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER SUSTAINING COMPLICATED LACERATION & FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUSION FINGER - 54 YOM C/O PAIN RIGHT THUMB AFTER HITTING THUMB WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DROPPED HAMMER ONTO TOE DX: CONTUSION TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER W/HAMMER. DX: .5 CM L RING FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
62 YOM HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER LACERATION L SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
STATES A HAMMER FELL AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF HEAD DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT INJ LT BICEP WHILE USING A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
57 YOM HIT HIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER L THUMB SUB HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HAMMERING ROCKS AT A STREAM FOR A GEOLOGICAL STUDY FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS FINGER AS A RESULT OF STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Hammers
RT HAND NUMBNESS-SINCE USING A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
USING HAMMER & HIT ARM PUNCTURE WOUND FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT TOP OF KNUCKLE OF FINGER WITH HAMMER. D: FINGER LACERATION, SIMP LE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
DX; LAC AND NAIL AVULSION R THUMB. HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER DX: L MIDDLE FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT WITH HAMMER; HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 74 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 LEG WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 74 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
PT DX RT CALF CONTUSION - INJURED RT LEG LAST SUNDAY WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
THUMB LAC-HIT THUMB W/A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
LT THUMB CT-HIT THUMB W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
HURT ELBOW YESTERDAY WHILE HAMMERING DX RIGHT ELBOW SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
" A HAMMER FELL FROM A LADDER I MOVED " DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
WHILE HAMMERING, PT HIT FINGER, CRUSH TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
LT WRIST CT-HIT WRIST W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT. ACCIDENTALLY HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER FRACTURING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
51YOM-CONTUSION RIGHT HAND-ACCIDENTLY HIT WITH HAMMER-3 DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
56 YOM HIT WITH HAMMER CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT W/SLEDGE HAMMER. C/O SWELLING, THROBBING & INFECTION. DX: (R) 3RD FINGER CONTUSION & PARONYCHIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DROPPED A HAMMER ON TOE DX: L GREAT TOE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT L THUMB W/HAMMER-SWELLING DX: L THUMB PROXIMAL PHALANGE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT RRF W/ HAMMER ON ACCIDENT. ACUTE FX DISTAL PHALANX RRF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE FACE WHEN HE STRUCK A MAUL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
USING HAMMER AT HOME WHEN MISSED W HAMMER STRIKING L HAND DX HEMATOMA CONTUSION L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT LAC. LEFT HAND FROM HAMMER, REMOVING SCREWS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
HIT HAND WITH A HAMMER CAUSING A HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENLTY HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH HAMMER DX: 3.5 CM LAC TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME AND CAUSED AN OPEN FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER, QUESTION FX PROXIMAL ASPECT MIDDLE 4TH PH ALANX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
LEFT WRIST CONTUSION.PT HAD A HAMMER FALL AND HIT PT IN THE WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Pipes
71 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO FINGER. PT WAS HAMMERING A ROD @ HOME & INJ SEL F. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT. HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT LT THUMB WITH HAMMER DX: 2CM LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS HAMMERING A NAIL AND HIT LT INDEX FINGER CAUSING LACERATION; 4CM LACERATION LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers, Awls, chisels or planes
PATIENT WAS HITTING A CHISEL WITH A HAMMER, PIECE OF STEEL FELL HITTING HIM IN THE WRIST. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT WRIST WITH FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
FRACTURE FINGER CLOSED - 69 YOM HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER YESTER DAY, TIP OF THUMB IS ECCHYMOTIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER AND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
51 YOWM WAS LYING ON HIS BACK HAMMERING WHEN THE HAMMER ACCIDENTALLY HI T HIS NOSE. DX. NOSE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX: L 3RD FINGER HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
HIT WITH HAMMER SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
INJURED FINGER ON A HAMMER CONTUSION LEFT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Other unpowered garden tools
A PIECE OF STEEL GOT INTO LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE SPLITTING WOOD WITH A WEDGE AND SLEDGE HAMMER. DX-FOREIGN BODY INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
R 5TH DIGIT SMASHED W/ HAMMER.DX CRUSH R LITTLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
70YOM HIT HIS HAND W/A HAMMER HEMATOMA L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
THUMB NAIL HEMATOMA-HIT THUMB W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HAMMER FELL AND HIT PT ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
STATES HE HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX RT FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT THUMB WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Other unpowered garden tools
PATIENTW AS SPLITTING WOOD WITH A WEDGE AND SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL WENT INTO HIS HAND.D X-FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT HAND WITH HAMMER DX: HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CUT ON HAMMER - CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS CUT W/CLAW ON HAMMER. DX: L RING FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
DROPPED SLEDGE HAMMER ON BIG TOE GREAT TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
STRUCK HAND W/HAMMER L HAND CONTUSION W/HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AT HOME DX: LT FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT C/O (L) CALF PAIN. HIT (L) LEG W/ HAMMER ACCIDENTALLY. DX: CONTUSION (L) LEG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
52 Y.O. W SCALP LAC. PT WAS DOING SOME WORK & HAD A HAMMER ON A LADDER & MOVED THE LADDER & THE HAMMER FELL ON HIM. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
65 Y/O M C/O SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER WITH HAMMER. DX LACERATION TO RT MID DLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC TO LIP WHEN HAMMER BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
L SHOULD STR/77YOM C/O PAIN AFTER USING SLEDGE HAMMER 4 DAYS AGO. PAIN ICREASED WITH MOVEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT HAMMERING METAL RECIEVED FOREIGN BODY L FINGER, ACUTE L 5TH TENOSYNO VITIS WITH INFECTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/28/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
55 YO M HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER. DX CRUSH INJURY, LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
54 Y/O M C/O FINGER INJURY. PT HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER. DX OPEN FRAC. TO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT SELF IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER WHILE PULLING A NAIL OUT DX: LAC LT SUPRAORBITAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers, Benches
MAKING A BENCH, MISSED NAIL AND HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER, WILL NOT STOP BLEEDING. DX CRUSH INJURY RIGHT FIFTH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WORKING ON HIS DOCK AT HOME WHEN HE STRUCK A NAIL WITH A HAMMER THE NAIL FLIPPED UP INTO RIGHT EAR LACERATION EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER TIP WITH A HAMMER CRUSHING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
73 Y/O M INJURED L INDEX FINGER WHEN HIT IT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME. DX; LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
DX LEFT INDEX FINGER HEMATOMA: SMASHED FINGER WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
SMASHED L PINKIE FINGER W/ HAMMER.DX OPEN TUFT FX L 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
BILAT FLANK PAIN.SHOULDER HURTS AFTER REPETATIVE USE OF HAMMER.DX MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUSION FACE - PATIENT REPORTS TIP OF HAMMER FELL OFF AND HIT HER BET WEEN THE EYES - CHIPPING ICE WITH A HAMMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT USING A HAMMER AT HOME STRUCK LEFT FIFTH FINGER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER PREVIOUS DAY HEMATOMA TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
RT 5TH FINGER FX-HIT FINGER W/A HAMMER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION FINGER - 53 YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD AND HIT LEFT THUMB WITH M AUL, LACERATION TO THUMB ACROSS THE NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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