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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,239
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| 32YOM WAS USING A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO THIGH DX: FB THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 26 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH WHEN A SPLITTING MAUL SPLI NTERED WHILE CUTTING WOOD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| 41YOM AT HOME DRINKING BEER AND WAS TRYING TO MAKE A KEYCHAIN OUT OF A BULLET HIT IT WITH A HAMMER AND IT WENT OFF LODGED IN THIGH FB THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| 28YMC OPENING UP A SHOT GUN SHELL TO SHOW SOMEONE THE MAKING OF IT HIT IT WITH HAMMER HITTING FIRING PIN IN THIGH WITH SHELL/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers, Awls, chisels or planes |
| RT THIGH RETAINED F.B. (METALLIC): WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH HAMMER & CHISEL, PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF, GOT INTO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT STRUCK LEFT THIGH THREE DAYS AGO WITH A HAMMER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT HIT WITH HAMMER DX: CONTUSION RT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT CHOPPING WOOD WITH METAL SLEDGE HAMMER AND MAY HAVE GOTTEN PIECE OF STEEL IN THIGH. D: FOREIGN BODY, THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT GOT STEEL IN LT LEG WHILE HAMMERING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| 35 YO USING HAMMER. PIECE OF HAMMER BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO THIGH F'BODY THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMERING, MISSED AND HIT LEG WITH CLAW OF HAMMER/ LAC LT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| DX RIGHT THIGH PENETRATING FOREIGN BODY: USING SLEDGEHAMMER, METAL SLI VER FLEW AND STRUCK LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2001 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/21/2001 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2001 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2001 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2001 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2001 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/1998 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/1998 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers, Other unpowered garden tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/1998 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/1997 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/1997 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/1997 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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