Accidents - Hammers - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 6,158
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	235
Year 1998:	515
Year 1999:	778
Year 2000:	510
Year 2001:	595
Year 2002:	524
Year 2003:	723
Year 2004:	194
Year 2005:	437
Year 2006:	424
Year 2007:	574
Year 2008:	288
Year 2009:	184
Year 2010:	172

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/16/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
16YOM WAS SCUFFLING WITH HIS BROTHER, BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE PT. WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. DX. LACERATOIN FACE 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
18 YOF DX FOREHEAD HEMATOMA - S/P BIBEMS AFTER DIRECT BLOW TO HEAD WITH "HAMMER" BLUNT OBJECT AT PLAYGROUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTLY HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER. FOREHEAD LACERATON 24YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
23YOM HIT HIMSELF IN HEAD WITH HAMMER/ FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
18YOM, USING HAMMER HIT FACE, FACE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
DX LWOBS: R EYE INJ: 2YO HIT MOM W HAMMER TO CONER OF R EYE AS MOM WAS ATTEMPT'G TO TAKE HAMMER AWAY FROM HER.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
FOREHEAD LAC-HIT W/A RUBBER HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HAMMER CAME BACK HIT EYE LACERATION LEFT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER FOREHEAD LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONT F'HD W/ HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
ACUTE FACIAL CONT. & ABRA'S:ACUTE CHEST WALL CONT:L LOWER LEG CONT:HIT SHIN W/CLAW END OF CLAW HAMMER,FELL ONTO FLOOR BOARDS,REMODELING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT AT HOME USING A HAMMER HIT SEL FIN FACE ACCIDENTALLY/ DX 2CM DEEP LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT HIMSELF WITH HAMMER WHILE PULLING A NAIL OUT LACERATION FACE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
WAS PRYING SOMETHING WITH A HAMMER WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED HITTING FOREHEA D DX- LAC TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF IN FACE WHILE SWINGING HAMMER DX: LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
WAS WITH A FRIEND AND THROWING A SLEDGE HAMMER AROUND WA HIT IN NOSE D X- NASAL FX WITH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT.INJ.RT.EYEBROW AT HOME WHEN USING A HAMMER & SLIPPED HITTING SELF. DX; RT.EYEBROW LAC.2CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT WITH END OF HAMMER-EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
LAC UNDER L EYE; @ HOME, SHINGLING WHEN HAMMER CAME UP & HIT CHEEK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER HIT SELF IN FACE 1CM LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT USING HAMMER TO PULL NAIL,HAMMER SLIPPED STRIKING PT IN FACE CAUSING CONTUSION/LAC OVER R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
22YMC TRYING TO HIT SPIDER ON TRUCK TIRE WITH HAMMER AND HAMMER BOUNCED BACK CLAW HIT EYELID/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Other manual workshop tools
18 YOM RECEIVED LAC TO FACE WHILE USING A HAMMER AND PRY BAR, WHEN THE HAMMER STRUCK HIM ON THE FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
FOREIGN BODY FOREHEAD WHEN PIECE OF METAL HE WAS HAMMERING ON FLEW INTO FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT INJ.RT.EYEBROW AT HOME WHEN USING A HAMMER TO HIT NAIL & NAIL FLIPPE D UP & HIT HIM. DX; RT.EYEBROW LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PIECE OF METAL FLEW WHEN HIT WITH HAMMER/FB FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION FACE - PATIENT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK SELF IN FORHEAD WITH A HAMM ER WHEN SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FACE WITH HAMMER; FACE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CONTUSION NOSE - PATIENT HIT SELF OVER BRIDGE OF NOSE WITH A CLAW HAMME R WHILE PULLING A NAIL - NOSE DID NOT BLEED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
ACC STRUCK ON THE FACE C A MALLET " FACIAL LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Motor vehicles or parts
HIT HEAD WITH HAMMER WORKING ON TRUCK LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
USING SLEDGE HAMMER CUTTING WOODS, PIECE OF WOOD STRUCK INTO FACE " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WHILE POUNDING A NAIL, HAMMER CLAW BOUNCED BACK AND HIT PTS FOREHEAD, L ACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HAS FX FACIAL BONE WHEN HAMMER HIT FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD W/A MALLET AND PIECE FLEW UP IN FACE. DX: 2.1 CM FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH HAMMER/FACIAL CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF WITH A HAMMER DX: FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUSION TO FACE AND HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION FOREHEAD - PATIENT PRESENT WITH 1.5 LACERATION TO MIDDLE OF FOREHEAD - ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF WITH HAMMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SUST LACERATION TO FACE FROM HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF WITH A HAMMER DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT. WAS USING A HAMMER, HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH IT. DX. LACERATION ABOVE LEFT EYE, 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT HIT ON SIDE OF FACE WITH HAMMER. FACE SWELLING. NO DETAILS AS TO INT ENT/MECHANISM OF INJURY. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
18 YO ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HIMSELF IN FOREHEAD W/HAMMER LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HIS FRIEND SWUNG A SLEDGE HAMMER, REBOUNDING O FF THE WOOD AND STRIKING PT IN FOREHEAD. DX: FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK BY A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
STRUCK IN BROW WITH HAMMER AND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
2 CM FOREHEAD LACERATION SUTURED, TAKING DOWN MINI BLINDS, HIT IN HEAD WITH WOODEN HANDLE OF HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION FACE - 18 YOM WAS HAMMERING OVERHEAD AND THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION TO AREA BETWEEN UPPER LIP AND NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT FOREHEAD WITH A HAMMER DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION FOREHEAD - 16 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD WHE N STRUCK BY HANDLE OF HAMMER DURING WOOD SHOP CLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
22 YO M USING HAMMER ACCIDENTLY HIT FACE CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT FOREHEAD WITH A HAMMER DX: FORHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTLY HIT HIMSELF IN HEAD WITH HAMMER/ EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUSION TO NOSE WHEN STRUCK BY A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN HEAD W/ HAMMER CLAW DX; 3.5CM FOREHEAD LC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Bathtubs or showers
18 YOM USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK UP BATH TUB LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENTALLY HIT RIGHT CHEEK JUST BELOW EYE WITH END OF HAMMER WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED WHILE PULLING OUT NAIL AT HOME. DX LACERATION RT CHEEK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
22 YOM - HIT SELF IN HEAD IWTH CLAW OF HAMMER, NO LOC DX - FOREHEAD LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT HIS HEAD WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME. DX-RIGHT FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SEEN FOR FACIAL LAC WHEN HE STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD WHILE PULLING A NAI L OUT W/ THE CLAW OF THE HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT GOT HIT IN THE NOSE WITH A HAMMER DX: NASAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FACIAL LACERATION.PT WAS HITTING A NAIL WITH HAMMER AND NAIL POPPED UP AND HIT PT IN THE FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
FAC LAC, PT HIT HIMSELF IN THE FACE WITH A CLAW HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT ON EYEBROW WITH SLEEDGE HAMMER HANDLE DX EYE BROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS HIT WITH A WOOD SPLITTING MAUL DX: FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	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: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Fences or fence posts
HELPING TO REPAIR A FENCE AND THE METAL PART OF A SLEDGE HAMMER CAME OF F AND HIT HER IN THE HEAD. NO LOC. DIZZY. DX. FACIAL CONT. /ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
17 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER CLOSED FRACTURE NASAL BONE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
17 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE HIT HIMSELF WITH AT HAMMER CAUSING A LA CERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HITTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A HAMMER AND METAL FLEW UP HITTING FOREHEAD DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HAMMER FELL AND HIT NOSE DISPLACED NASAL BONE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FACE LACERATION - 25 YOM WAS TAKING A NAIL OUT OF THE WALL USING A HAMM ER AND THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK HITTING FACE RIGHT SIDE ABOVE LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
STRUCK IN HEAD WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AFTER IT BROK OFF LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER LEFT FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
LAC FOREHEAD; HIT BY HAMMER WHILE HELPING DAD TEAR DOWN COUCH TO GET IT OUT OOF DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
HIT IN HEAD W/ HAMMER; BLUNT FOREHEAD TRAMA W/ LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
CIP OF METAL FLEW INTO NOSE WHILE IN WELDING CLASS WHEN HE SLAMMED HAMMER DOWN/LAC NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF ON FOREHEAD WITH HAMMER HE WAS USING AT HOME, CUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT WAS USING HAMMER AND METAL PIECE BROKE OFF. DX: METAL SLIVER L NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT HAMMERING ON METAL AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF THE METAL BROKE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE FOREIGN BODY FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Eyeglasses
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Stepladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Cabinet or door hardware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/1999	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/1999	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/1999	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Scaffolding
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1998	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/1998	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/1998	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/1998	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/1998	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/1998	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/1998	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/1997	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/1997	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/1997	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1997	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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