Accidents - Hammers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,003
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	223
Year 1998:	161
Year 1999:	142
Year 2000:	87
Year 2001:	177
Year 2002:	67
Year 2003:	77
Year 2004:	250
Year 2005:	264
Year 2006:	162
Year 2007:	45
Year 2008:	30
Year 2009:	169
Year 2010:	144

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Awls, chisels or planes
64 Y/O/M HITTING CHISEL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PICE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND WENT IN ARM DX: FB RESOLVED L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
53YOM HAD CHIP OF A HAMMER PUNCTURE ARM DX: FB LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Awls, chisels or planes
60 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISELS AND EMBEDD ED INTO PT LOWER ARM- F/B LT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
ACC INJURIED FOREARM ON A ?CLAW HAMMER ON FRI >>CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
BEATING TWO HAMMERS TOGETHER AND SOMETHING FLEW IN ARM. DX FOREIGN BO DY IN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
FOREARM FB-SHARD OF METAL OFF SLEDGEHAMMER STUCK IN ARM WHEN HE ACCIDEN TLY HIT ARM W/ SLEDGEHAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2009	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
L FOREARM LAC. W/EMBEDDED F.B.: 53YOM SPLITTING WOOD W/SLEDGEHAMMER,SM. SLIVER OF SLEDGEHAMMER BROKE OFF,STRUCK FOREARM, BELIEVES METAL IN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HEMATOMA TO ARM WHEN USING A HAMMER TO HAMMER NAILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
L FA FB HAMMERING METAL DX; FB L FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT SUST FB TO FOREARM HIT ROCK WITH HAMMER PIECE OF HAMMER WENT INTO PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
ARM PAIN &SWELLING S/P USING SLEDGEHAMMER " CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/29/2007	Age: 102 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL ON THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME C/O RIBS AND WRIST, TURNED AROUND AFTER RETRIEVING A HAMMER. DX-FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT WRIST AND FOREARM WITH HAMMER CONTUSION/TENDONITIS FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
USING THE HAMMER ACC STRUCK F.ARM C IT " HEMATOMA"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT INJURED USING HAMMER; FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
INJURED FOREARM WHILE HAMMERING. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
HITTING METAL W/ A SLEDGE HAMMER METAL FLEW INTO ARM RETAINED FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT FOREARM REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
L FOREARM SPRAIN - INJURED ARM WHILE HAMMERING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
WAS DRIVING STAKES IN GROUND WITH A HAMMER FOR TOMATOE PLANT, THE HANDLE FELL OFF AND STRUCK R FOREARM, DX; HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
CUT ARM ON PIECE OF METAL WHILE USING A HAMMER DX: LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
FORIEGN BODY IN ARM AFTER A HAMMER BROKE OFF AND A PEICE LOGDE IN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT WITH HAMMER; PW ARM
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: 09/10/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Other unpowered garden tools
SPLITTING WOOD WITH MAUL AND PIECE OF WEDGE FLEW OFF ENTERING FOREARM. DX; LACERATION FOREARM WITH FB RETAINED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2001	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2001	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2001	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2000	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/1999	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers, Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/1999	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/1998	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/1998	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/1998	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/1997	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/1997	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/1997	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/1997	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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