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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 710
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2005 | Age: 16 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SCRAPED LT LEG ON A RUSTY NAIL DX: RT LEG AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 24 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT STEPPED OFF STEPS INTO NAILS THAT STRUCK LEG DX: ABRASIONS RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT HAS PW TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| WALKED INTO A NAIL DX: L LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HIT SHIN ON A RUSTY NAIL DX: R LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials |
| INJURIED LOWER LEG WORKING ON ROOF,ON ?NAIL, LATER SITE GOT INFECTED. " CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT HIT LEG ON RUSTY NAIL; PW LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 20 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO LT LEG DUE TO BEING PIERCED BY A NAIL X2 WEEKS AGO.PT DX LT LEG CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ladders |
| PW RIGHT LEG. PT HIT LEG AGAINST A RUSTY NAIL ON LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUCTURE WOUND , NAIL STUCK IN LEG DX FOREIGN BODY RLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 19 YR OLD FEMALE INJURED LOWER LEG ON NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SCRAPED LEG ON NAILS ON WOOD, LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A BOARD ON THE PORCH DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| GOT PUNCTURED BY A RUSTY NAIL 2 DAYS AGO. DX. R LATERAL LOWER CALF PUNC TURE, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT CUT LOWER LEG ON A PROTRUDING NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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