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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 419
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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: 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: 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: 07/08/2010 | 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: 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: 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 |
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