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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 969
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| KNELT ON SCREW KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL ON A SCREW FOUR DAYS AGO DEVELOPED A PUNCTURE WOUND WHICH GOT I NFECTED CELLULITIS KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| BUILDING DOG KENNEL, BENT DOWN ON R KNEE AND NAIL WENT INTO L LEG BELOW KNEE. DX. CELLULITIS R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials |
| STATES"PLOPPED ONTO BOARD & DIDN'T SEE NAIL IN IT"SUSTAINED NAIL TO L KNEE.DX FB (NAIL) L KNEE REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL OVER A NAIL; KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 27 YO M HIT IN KNEE WITH NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT. SCRAPED KNEE ON A NAIL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE TO RIGHT KNEE AFTER FALLING ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Floors or flooring materials |
| RIGHT KNEE PAIN. PT BENT DOWN TO FLOOR AND LANDED ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| 3 1/2 INCH NAIL DRIVEN INTO KNEE BY POWER NAILER/ FB LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 41 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO KNEE FROM NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| NAIL FROM NAIL GUN IMPALED IN LEFT KNEE NAIL IN LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| GOT NAIL STUCK IN KNEE. DX: FOREIGN BODY, LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CELLULITIS RT KNEE - KNEELED ON A SCREW ON SATURDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT HAS A PUNCTURE WOUND ON KNEE CAUSED BY A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Industrial | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| KNEELED ONTO POINT OF NAIL DX: PUNCTURE TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| NAIL STUCK IN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RUNNING ON BOARDWALK, TRIPPED AND FELL, CUT KNEE ON PROTRUDING NAILLACE RATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 48 Y/O M C/O R - SWOLLEN KNEE - KNELT DOWN ON NAIL. DX: CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT C/O JABBING A NAIL INTO RIGHT KNEE DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO KNEE FROM NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| KNEELED DOWN ON NAIL DX. PW KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME LOOKING UNDER HIS CAR AND BENT DOWN ON A NAIL. DX-NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| KNELT ON A SCREW DX. KNEE CELULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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