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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,130
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 39YOF CAUGHT LEG ON A NAIL, HAS LAC TO CALF DX;* (R) LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 38YOM FELL OFF A PILING AND CUT RIGHT LEG ON BOLT LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 41YOF, FELL AT HOME, HIT LOWER LEG ON RUSTY NAIL, L LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials |
| 27YOM WAS BREAKING A PIECE OF DRYWALL OVER LT LEG WHEN A NAIL WENT INTO LEG AT HOME;PUNCTURE WOUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 46 YOF, LEG PUNCTURED BY NAIL, PUNCTURE LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Power lawn mowers |
| 26YOM, MOWING THE LANW WHEN A NAIL GO KICKED INTO SHIN >>PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 30 YOM, CUT LEG ON NAIL, LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 4 CM LAC. R LEG S/P REPAIR W/ SUTURES: 37YOF GETTING OFF BOAT, DOCK GAVE WAY, FELL, LAC. R LOWER LEG, THINKS BOLT CUT HER LEG, 4 CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Chairs |
| 44YOHM T W/ 3/4 INCH LAC TO OS OF R CALF, STATES CUT IT ON SCREW STICK ING OUT OF A CHAIR AT HOME. DX. LAC R CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 34YOM-STUCK RIGHT SHIN WITH A RUSTY NAIL. DX: CELLULITIS RT LOWER LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 27 YO MALE SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE RIGHT S HIN BY A METAL EDGE - CUT ON NAIL ON HIS PORCH WHEN HE FELL LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 43YOM WAS AT HOME, BRUSHED UP AGAINST A NAIL CAUISNG A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT LWR LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 28YROLDFEMALE HAS PUNCTUREWOUND TO LOWER LEG FROM NAIL PTA DX PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 27YOF-LOWER LEG AB-SCRATCHED ON RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 41YOF KNELT DOWN ON A RUSTY NAIL A FEW DAYS AGO SUSTAINED A PW TO LOWER LEG THAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 36 YOF SUS PUNCTURE TO LOWER LEG DUE TO A NAIL% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 37YFC CLIMBING A TREE WITH A BOARD THAT HAD A NAIL AND NAIL PUNCTURED SHIN/PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 41YOF ACCIDENTLY SCRATCHED RT LOWER LEG ON A NAIL; LOWER LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 37 YOM-PT FELL ON A NAIL LACERATION ANTERIOR R LOWER LEG DX LAC R LEG * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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