Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - 16-25 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,537
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,086	Hand:	502
Lower Arm:	231	Wrist:	159
Upper Leg:	102	Lower Leg:	86
Knee:	73	Elbow:	71
Lower Trunk:	71	Eyeball:	45
Toe:	30	Foot:	30
Upper Trunk:	15	Head:	15
Unkown:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT IN HAND WITH STAPLE GUN. DX FB HAND - SENT TO OR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2006	Age: 25 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
HAND FB-NAILGUN SHOT NAIL INTO FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 SHOT NAIL THROUGH FINGER WITH NAIL GUN AT HOME YESTERDAY DX// PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
CORNEAL AB-USING NAILGUN-HOT WOODEN DEBRIS IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A NAIL THROUGH LOWER ARM WITH A NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2006	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
NAIL FROM NAIL GUN EMBEDDED IN EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/12/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT SELF IN THE HAND WITH A NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2006	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FOREIGN BODY L THUMB: USING AIR NAIL GUN, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT #16 PENNY NAIL X 2, EMBEDDED IN LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2006	Age: 23 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
PT WITH PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT THUMB FROM NAIL GUN THRU AND THRU WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT WAS HELPING BUILD A PORCH WHEN HE SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND WITH A NA IL GUN. D: PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2006	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
P/W EYE FB SENSATION S/P USING ;NAIL GUN " FB REMOVAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 25 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
SHOT FINGER WITH A NAIL GUN NAIL STUCK IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 25 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
PT SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN THROUGH HAND; PW HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, House repair or construction materials
PT TRIPPED OVER NAIL GUN AND FELL OFF ROOF. DX: BACK PX, ABR, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2006	Age: 21 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: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
21 Y/O M INJURED L FOREARM WHILE USING NAIL GUN, NAIL EMBEDDED IN ARM. DX; FOREIGN BODY L FOREARM, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Footwear
ACCIDENTLY SHOT 16PENNY NAIL THROUGH FOOT, PT WAS WEARING RUBBER SOLE S HOES. ALVUSION FX R GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2006	Age: 20 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
PUNCURE WOUND TO THE WRIST DUE TO A STAPLE GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
PT FIRED A NAIL GUN AND THE NAIL WENT THROUGH HIS HAND; DX. PUNC WOUND TO RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 19 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: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAILGUN MISFIRED SENDING NAIL INTO PT'S ARM. DX: PW R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND L ELBOW - SHOT NAIL INTO ELBOW WITH NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2006	Age: 23 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
STAPLED FINGER WITH STAPLE GUN PW / CONTUSION 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
ACCIDENTLY SHOT NAIL IN RIGHT LEG WITH NAILGUN RESULTING IN FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 21 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
PATIENT USING NAIL GUN SHOT NAIL INTO LEFT 2ND DIGIT METACARPAL. DX-PUNCTURE HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2006	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT IN LEG WITH NAIL GUN. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT DX RT INDEX FINGER - SHOT NAIL GUN INTO HIS FINGER WITH NAIL GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 18 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
PT SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO HAND; PW HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 19 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
FINGER FB-NAILGUN SHOT NAIL INTO FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2006	Age: 21 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
PATIENT SHOT RIGHT 2ND FINGER WITH A NAILGUN, UNABLE TO BEND FINGER. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
19YOM NAIL GUN SHOT NAIL INTO 3RD FINGER FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT SELF IN LEFT FOREARM WHILE USING A NAILGUN. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND LEF T FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2006	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
EMBEDDED NAIL R KNEE - SHOT KNEE WITH NAIL GUN
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
20 YOM SHOT A NAIL GUN PUNCTURE COMPOUND FX MIDDLE PHALLAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2006	Age: 21 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 NAIL THROUGH FINGER WITH A NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
16YMC USING PNEUMATIC STAPLE GUN AND STAPLE WENT INTO WRIST FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT STATES ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN R HAND WITH A STAPLE GUN DX: RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2006	Age: 19 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
FINGER FB-ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED NAIL INTO FINGER FROM NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 16 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 PUNCTURE WOUND-NAIL GUN SHOT NAIL INTO FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 20 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT SELF IN FOOT W/NAIL GUN. DX: PW R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
23 YO MALE WAS USING SCREW GUN AND PUT SCREW INTO RIGHT FINGER F/B FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SUS LAC TO FINGER FROM A NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 19 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 SHOT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AND SHOT A NAIL THROUGH THUMB. NOT WORK RE LATED-UNEMPLOYED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2006	Age: 20 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
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT WAS USING A NAIL GUN, ACCIDENTLY NAILED HIS FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		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 LEFT 3RD FINGER-REMOVED NAIL.PT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AT SCHOOL AND N AIL WENT THROUGH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT PUNCTURED R FLANK WITH A NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOULD RIGHT FLANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		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 USING A NAIL GUN AT SCHOOL WHEN HE PUNTURED HIS LT THUMB WITH A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN/FB THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Doors
PATIENT SHOT LEFT BIG TOE WITH NAILGUN, NOW PAIN AND SWELLING, KICKED A DOOR THIS A.M. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2006	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL WENT INTO FINGER FROM NAIL GUN " FINGER OPEN FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS SHOT IN THE BACK WITH A NAIL GUN - NAIL STUCK ON HIS BACK - NOT ASSUALTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 24 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
24 YO MALE HAD NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO FINGER AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
20 USING NAIL GUN GOT FRAGMENTS IN EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2006	Age: 19 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
19 YOM FOREIGN BODY FINGER WHEN USING NAIL GUN AT HOME AND NAILED 2 FIN GERS TOGETHER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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