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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,652
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| LEFT FLANK ABR. PT RAN INTO A WALL WITH A NAIL STICKING OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| INJURED BACK WHILE PRYING NUT OFF CAR AT HOME. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials |
| BUTTOCK PUNCTURE WOUND-HIT A NAIL IN A BOARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS DESCENDING A PULL DOWN LADDER FROM HIS ATTIC WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK AGAINST A NAIL LACERATION LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 18 YO MALE SAT ON A NAIL FOUR DAYS AGO ABCESS LEFT BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Other manual workshop tools |
| PATIENT WAS PULLING A NAIL OUT OF A PIECE OF LUMBER WITH A CROWBAR, FEL FELT SOMETHING PUT IN HIS BACK. DX-LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SCRAPED BACK ACROSS NAIL. DX: LACERATION TO LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Weight lifting |
| 23 Y.O M INJURED LOWER BACK FROM BOLT ON *** WEIGHT MACHINE AT GYM. DX; LUMBER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SAT ON A RUSTY NAIL. DX. MINOR PUNCTURE WOUND AND SMALL ABRASION BUTTOC KS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 19 YEAR OLD FEMALE SAT ON A RUSTY NAIL AT RESTAURANT PNCTURE WOUND BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURED BUTTOCKS WITH NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials |
| 73 YOM NAILING ON THE ROOF, PUT HIS HAND DOWN TO EASE UP AND HIP WENT OUT-DX DISLOCATED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Swings or swing sets |
| DX LACERATION LEFT BUTTOCKS: SCRAPED BUTTOCKS ON NAIL WHILE SWINGING ON SWING IN BARN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SAT ON TACK ON SEAT OF CAR 1 WK AGO. DX: CELLULITIS BUTTOCKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| STATES "I PUT A SCREW IN MY BUTT DX. FB RECTUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-SINCE WORKING ON DECK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LAC ABDOMEN; BUILDING HOUSE FOR COMM. COLLEGE PROJECT & CAUGHT ON NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FB ABDOMINAL WALL.PT WAS POUNDING A BOLT OUT OF A PIECE OF METAL AND PI ECE HIT PT IN ABOMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUTO ON BUTTOCK BY NAIL/LAC RT BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL ON A BOARD WITH NAILS STUCK IN IT; PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO BUTTOCKS DX: PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT. HERE FOR NAIL IN ABDOMEN. DX. PW ADBOMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT SAT ON A NAIL, ALSO HAS EAR PAIN FOR ONE WEEK; PUNCTURE WOUND T O BUTTOCK, FB TO EAR, REFERRED TO ENT CLINIC FOR FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT INJURED LOWER BACK HAMMERING A NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| 58 YOM - ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN, 2 1/2 INCH 18 G NAIL SHOT WITH 80 POUNDS OF PRESSURE DX - NAIL GUN INJURY, FOREIGN BODY TO ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A BOARD CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HER ABDOMINAL WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doorsills or frames |
| BUTTOCKS HIT AGAINST DOOR FRAME ON 2 OLD RUSTY SCREWS BUTTOCKS PUNCTURE WOUNDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FELL ON EXPOSED SCREW DX. BUTTOCKS LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SEEN FOR LOW BACK PAIN AFTER BENDING TO PICK UP SCREWS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CAUGHT LOWER BACK SKIN ON A NAIL GOING INTO A STORE LOW BACK SKIN AVULSION 1/2 X 1 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 7YOM-LACERATION LEFT HIP-FELL ON A NAIL-CUT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF BOARD, R BUTTOCK LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| P.W. L BUTTOCKS/4YOM FELL ONTO RUSTY NAIL SUSTAINING P.W. L BUTTOCKS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| BUTTOCKS AB-SAT ON A RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT BACK ON NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 25 YO CARRYING OLD LUMBER, SLIPPED FELL ONTO NAILS IN LUMBER. DX ABDOM EN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Stairs or steps |
| PT SAT ON A NAIL ON THE STEPS OUTSIDE LAST WEEK PT C/O BUTTOCKS PAIN PUNCTURE WOUND BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts |
| BACK ABRASION - FELL ON A NAIL WHEN CLIMBING A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LOW BACK ABRASION.PT INADVERTANTLY BACKED INTO AN EXPOSED NAIL ON THE P ORCH AND INJURED LOWER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING BACK ON NAIL AT HOME C/O PAIN DX;LOW BACK ABRASION, BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| ABSCESS TO BUTTOCK AFTER SITTING ON A NAIL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Tool sheds |
| CHILD PLAYING BESIDE BACKYARD SHED WHEN HE SAT ON RUSSTY NAIL IN BOARD. D:BUTTOCK PUNCTURE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FELL ASLEEP WITH A NAIL IN MOUTH. SWALLOWED NAIL. C/O ABD PAIN. L.W.T. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS PLAYING IN SNOW TODAY AND FELL LANDED ON A NAIL IN THE SNOW,NAIL IMPALED IN LT BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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