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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,649
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND BY RUSTY NAIL. PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND. 16 YOM * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 24YOM TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO A SCREW YESTERDAY LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 17 YOM SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS LEFT HAND FROM A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Tree stands |
| 17YOWM PT W/PUNCTURE WOUND BY NAIL FROM TREE STAND IN WOODS. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| AN 18 YR OLD FEMALE FELL AND CUT HAND ON A RUSTY NAIL DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Exercise |
| LACEARTION LT.HAND.17YOM.PT.REFERS WHILE IN EXERCISE CLASS CUT HAND WIT H NAIL AT UNIVERSITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 24YOWM PT W/CARPENTER NAIL EMBEDDED INTO L HAND, APPROX 1 INCH OF NAIL STICKING OUT OF SIDE OF HAND. HELPING FRIEND BUILD BARN. DX. FB L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 24 Y/O/M CUT HAND ON A RUSTY NAIL RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 2 CM L HAND LAC. W/ REPAIR: 24YOM CUT HAND ON A RUSTY NAIL LAST NIGHT @ HOME, 2 CM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 19 YOM, NAIL PUNCTURE HAND, PUNCTURE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Day wear |
| 18 YO M WAS PUTTING ON HIS SHIRT WHEN HIT A NAIL ON THE WALL LACERATING KNUCKLE ON HAND. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/07/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 16YOM HAS PUNCTURE WOUND FROM NAIL IN (L) HAND DX;# PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 25YOM PICKED UP A BOARD DID NOT KNOW A SCREW WAS STICKING OUT FROM THE BOARD STRUCK LT HAND ON SCREW;PUNCTURE WOUND LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2010 | Age: 19 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: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| P.W. R HAND/19YOM C/O PUNCTURE WOUND TO R HAND FROM A NAIL. PAIN GOING UP R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 19YOWM PT WAS THROWING WOOD ON WOOD PILE AND RECEIVED LAC TO R HAND FR OM NAIL IN WOOD. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 16YOM LACERATION TO HAND CUT ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF BOARD AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 19YOM WITH LAC TO HAND FROM A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 17 YO MALE CUT HAND ON A NAIL. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 23YOM CUT R HAND ON A NAIL DX- HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| 25 YOM PW TO R HAND W/NAIL BY NAIL GUN DX: PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| 19 YOM SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO HAND. DX: IMPALED NAIL R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 18 YOF, HIT HAND ON NAIL, HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 20YOM STATES SCRATCHED HAND ON A RUSTY NAIL DX LT HAND ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 18YOF,PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT HAND S/P SHE FELL ON 2 OLD NAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Rugs or carpets |
| 22 YOF PULLING UP CARPET AT HOME AND PUNCTURE HAND WITH A NAIL. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PW RT HAND.19YOF HAD A NAIL FROM DECK PUNCTURE HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PW RT HAND.24YOM INJURED HAND ON A PROTRUDING NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 17 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: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Poles |
| HIT NAIL ON ELECTRIC POLE 17 YO M PUNCTURE WOUND R HAND # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 20 YO M WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE CUT HAND ON A SCREW PROTRUDING FROM PILE OF LUMBER DX HAND LACERATION*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 23YOM WITH PW TO HAND FROM NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 22 YOM PW TO HAND FROM A SCREW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 16 Y/O B/FM PUNCTURED HAND WHEN HIT NAIL AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 18 YO M WITH A HAND LAC AFTER HE TRIPPED OVER WOOD WITH A NAIL STICKING OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 19YOF THROWING WOOD HAND CAUGHT ON A NAIL LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers |
| 19YOM HAMMERING NAIL WHEN FIXING A DOOR, HAMMERED NAIL INTO HAND; PUNCT URE WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 19YO MALE WITH LAC TO HAND, FELL ON A RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 20YOM HAS LAC TO PALM OF (R) HAND FROM A NAIL DX;* PUNCTURE WOUND (R ) PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers |
| LEFT HAND STRAIN.20YOM WAS HAMMERING NAILS AND HAND STARTED TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 25 Y/O M WAS CLEANING CLOSET CUT HAND WITH NAIL & AFTER SLAMMED HAND ON CLOSET. DX 2 CM LAC RT HAND & CONTUSION OF RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Treehouses or playhouses |
| 16YOM HELPING A FRIEND BUILD A TREE HOUSE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND AGAINST A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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