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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 705
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME AND SHOT HIMSELF WITH A STAPLE GUN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER WITH CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 40 YOM STEPPED ON CARPET STAPLE PUNCTURE WOUND L HEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PIECE OF WOOD WITH LARGE STAPLE FELL ON HAND LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 26 YOF STEPPED ON STAPLEDX PUNCTURE WOUND L HEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Containers |
| RT THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND-STAPLE WOUND WHILE WORKING W/ BOXES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 50 YO M GOT STAPLE IN THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| SHOT SELF WITH STAPLE GUN DX. FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| FX FINGER WHEN STRUCK BY INDUSTRIAL STAPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| RT THUMB OVERUSE INJURY-PAIN WHILE USING A STAPLER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Rugs or carpets |
| PULLING UP CARPET IN HER HOME LAST NIGHT, A RUSTY STAPLE WENT INTO HERR IGHT THIGH. DX PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 40YOF STRUCK FINGER ON RUSTY STAPLES ON A BOARDDX: PUNCTURE WOUNDS R IN DEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Manual scissors |
| PT STATES WAS TRYING TO REMOVE AN INDUSTRIAL STAPLE WITH A PAIR OFSCISS ORS, SCISSORS SLIPPED CUTTING HER FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| STEPPED ON BOX STAPLEFB RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A INDUSTRIAL STAPLE INTO HIS RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| STEPPED ON RUSTY STAPLE IN HER YARD ON SUNDAY SWELLING AND RED STREAKIN G UP LEG DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT FOOT WITH MILD SKIN INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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