Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,850
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	651	Hand:	264
Wrist:	202	Head:	162
Eyeball:	160	Lower Trunk:	146
Foot:	73	Upper Trunk:	71
Lower Leg:	71	Upper Arm:	30
Neck:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT USING A NAIL GUN AND SHOT A NAIL INTO RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN FB ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FB TO FINGER, REMOVED. PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SHOT NAIL IN FINGER WITH NAIL GUN AT HOME DX: FX OF LT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FINGER INJURY FROM NAIL GUN PUTTING NAIL IN FINGER. DX-ACUTE LEFT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE, LEFT INDEX FINGER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HAND FB-NAILGUN SHOT NAIL INTO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
HIT IN BACK OF HEAD BY FALLING NAILGUN DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE HAND W/ NAIL FROM NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT USING A NAIL GUN AT HOME AND SHOT A NAIL INTO INDEX FINGER FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FINGER LAC-USING CONCRETE NAILGUN ON FLOOR-CUT ON THE CONCRETE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN - 2" NAIL IN L THUMB. NAIL L THUM B REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
65 Y/O USING A NAIL GUN, SHOT A NAIL THRU 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS LEFT HAND DX-FOREIGN BODY 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
C/O IMPAILED NAILS IN R WRIST. PT DROPPED A NAIL GUN & IT FIRED TWICE. FB (NAILS) R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT NAIL FROM PNEUMATIC NAILER INTO THUMB. DX: FB L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Ladders
STRUCK ON HEAD BY SCREWGUN FALLING FROM LADDER. DX: 3 1/2 CM SCALP LACE RATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 59 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: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
DX PUNCTURE WD L INDEX FINGER W BONY INJ/SKIN PUNCTURE WD: INJ LIF W NAIL GUN FRI. STATES IT W GLANC'G BLOW BY A BRIGHT NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT GOT NICKED BY A NAILGUN/ PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
GOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN IMPALED IN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT FELT A POP WHILE USING A NAIL GUN YESTERDAY. DX: R BICEP MUSCLE TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT HAND - NAIL FROM NAILGUN ENTERED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
WAS USING A NAIL GUN WHEN IT HIT HIS RT FOOT. PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT FOOT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT HURT WHEN SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN AND NAIL AT HOME DX: RT HAND PUNTURE WOUN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING AUTOMATIC NAILER, NAIL WENT INTO FINGER/ FB LLF, PW LLF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
YESTERDAY USING NAILER, C/O FB SENSATION LT EYE/ CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT @ HOME,SHOT HIMSELF W/NAIL GUN IN LT WRIST ACCIDENTALLY. DX: PUNCTU RE WOUND LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING A NAIL GUN AND THINKS THERE'S A PIECE OF NAIL IN L HAND,NOT WORK RELATED#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A NAIL GUN, NOT WORK RELATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
FELL OFF ROOF, SCREW/NAIL GUN (20#) FELL ON CHEST. DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 62 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: Nail guns or stud drivers
P.W. R LOWER LEG/62YOM AT HM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN R LOWER LEG W ITH AN *** NAILER (90 PSI AIR POWERED NAIL GUN)SMALL P.W. NOTED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WAS USING A POWER NAIL GUN TO INJECT NAILS INTO WALL BOARD; DEVELOPED C HEST PAIN. CHEST WALL STRAIN
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS BUILDING A CHICKEN COUP AND SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO FINGER. DX: R FOREFINGER FB/PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
NAIL FLEW OUT OF NAIL GUN AND WENT IN NECK FOREIGN BODY NECK #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PATIENT ACCIDENTLY STUCK SELF WITH NAIL GUN. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO LE FT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 72 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: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Tool sheds
DX R THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND: ACC SHOT SELF IN R THUMB ASSEMBL'G A CHILD'S OUTSIDE STORAGE UNIT WITH NAIL GUN...NAIL RICHOCCHETTED OFF METAL PART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	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: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT HOME USING A NAIL GUN, PUT A NAIL IN FINGER CAUSING A PUNCTUR E WOUND TO LT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AND GOT METAL FROM THE NAIL IN HIS EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT NAILGUN AND NAIL HIT LT THUMB PUNCTURE THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WAS USING A NAIL GUN AT HOME AND HAS NAIL EMBEDDED IN (L) HAND DX- F B TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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