Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - 26-50 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,777
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,310	Hand:	662
Wrist:	360	Foot:	303
Eyeball:	258	Lower Arm:	226
Lower Leg:	209	Knee:	194
Upper Leg:	90	Neck:	71
Head:	59	Upper Trunk:	14
Lower Trunk:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FOOT INJURY FROM 3 " NAIL WITH NAIL GUN. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOOT, THROUGH WITH NAIL, FRACTURE 2ND LEFT METATARSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH NAIL GUN DX- PUNCTURE WOUND TO HA ND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT INJ FINGERS ON NAIL GUN DX: HAND INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	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: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENTALLY WHILE CARRYING NAIL GUN IN THE HAND, TRIPPED&SHOT SELF INT O FOOT WITH A NAIL THRU THE BOOT>>PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT REPORTS PUNCTURE WOUND TO KNEE AFTER HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A NAIL GUN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT CUT HAND ON SCREW GUN AT FRIENDS HOUSE DX/ LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING NAIL GUN, SHOT THRU FINGER/ FB REMOVAL LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
USING NAIL GUN AND NAIL WENT THRU FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
FOREARM INJURY FROM USING NAIL GUN AND HITTING METAL SLIVER WENT INTO FOREARM. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT NAIL IN HAND WITH NAIL GUN AT HOME TODAY DX// PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE SHOT L RING FINGER ACCIDENTALLY WITH A NAIL GUN/ DX PUNCTURE WOUND L 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WITH A NAIL IN HAND, SHOT FROM A NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
FIRED A NAILER - MISFIRED - PRESENTS WITH PW LLE. FB LLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT (L) INDEX FINGER WITH A NAIL GUN---NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND (L) IND EX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WAS USING A NAIL GUN - GOT LARGE NAIL IN TIP OF RT. THUMB. FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2008	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: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
41 YO INJURED FINGER W/NAIL GUN FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT HOME USING A SCREW GUN WHEN A SCREW PUNCTUERD LT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Footwear
37YOM AT HOME USING A NAIL GUN ACCIDENTLY SHOT NAIL INTO FOOT WAS WEARING TENNIS SHOES;PUNCTURED WOUND LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
NAIL GUN FELL ON LT FOOT DX: FOOT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT HOME USING A NAIL GUN, PUNCTURED RT WRIST WITH A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
GOT A NAIL FROM NAIL GUN IN LEFT THUMB. ? PIECE OF WOOD IN THUMB. LAC ERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING AIR NAILER, NAIL WENT INTO KNEE/ FB LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT IN FOOT BY NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
FOREIGN BODY IN EYE, POSSIBLE PEICE OF PLASTIC FROM NAIL GUN DX; LEFT SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Garage doors
PT STATES ONE WEEK AGO WHILE WORKING ON THE GARAGE DOOR AT HOME HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AND RING FINGER WITH NAIL GUN DX FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT (L) THUNB WITH A NAIL GUN HAS PUNCTURE WOUND TO THUM B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
26 YO MALE SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN F/B FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING NAIL GUN AND NAIL WENT THROUGH THUMB DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
43 YO INJURED FINGER BY NAIL FROM NAIL GUN FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT WITH PW TO FINGER FROM A NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FB LEFT THIGH-REMOVED.PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A NAIL WHILE USING A NAIL GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE WHILE USING NAIL GUN DX: FB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN TO WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
45YOM WAS HELPING SOMEONE FIX A ROOF,ADVERTENTLY STRUCK HEAD WITH NAIL GUN;SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WORKING ON HIS ROOF WITH A NAIL GUN AND SHOT A NAIL IN RIGHT KNEE FB KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT ACCIDENTALLY W/A NAIL GUN INTO R HAND AT HOME, NAIL IN R INDEX FINGER. DX. FB R HAND INDEX FINGER, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SUST WOUND TO CHEST FROM NAIL GUN#
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 35 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: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT WITH NAILGUN. DX-PUNCTURE WOULD L HAND #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
38 YO MALE'S NAIL GUN BACKED UP AND PUT NAIL IN FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
LEFT INDEX FINGER INJURY FROM HITTING FINGER WITH NAIL GUN. DX-ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT USING A NAIL GUN ANSD SHOT A NAIL INTO LEFT WRIST PW WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O SHOT NAIL INTO FINGER WITH NAIL GUN. DX FB 4TH DIGIT REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT NAIL THRU FINGER (FRAMING NAIL GUN) DX: THRU & THRU WOUND FINGER , REMOVE NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 36 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: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
DX NAIL TO 1ST WEB SPACE L HAND: PRESENT S/P NAIL IN LEFT HAND FROM NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO FEMUR AFTER WALKING WITH NAIL GUN WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL AND NAIL WAS SHOT INTO HIS LEG*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/29/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEG WITH NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS WORKING WITH NAIL GUN AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT NAIL THROUGH HAND AND THEN PULLED IT OUT. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND DUE TO NAIL GUN INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT IN ARM WITH NAIL GUN AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE PUNCTURE WOUND ARM #
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS USING A NAILGUN AT HOME AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT A NAIL INTO WRIST/ F OREIGN BODY TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING NAIL GUN AND SHOT A NAIL IN FOREARM. DX-FOREIGN BODY FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LT THIGH WITH A NAILGUN WHILE WORKING AT HOME. DX: FB LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
DX FB (NAIL) IN L HAND: WAS SHOWING SON HOW TO USE NAIL GUN AND HAD IT POINTED BACKWARDS, AND SHOT THE NAIL INTO HER L HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Eye protection devices
USING A NAIL GUN AND THE NAIL CAME OUT AND BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK GLASSES WHICH SHATTERED. DX CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
AT HOME PT WITH NAILGUN,2 NAILS CAME OUT INTO R HAND DX NAIL GUN INJURY TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
29 YO MALE SHOT FINGER WITH NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
THUMB VS NAILGUN DX: THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PUNCTURE TO FINGER, SHOT FINGER W/ NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WITH A NAIL FROM A NAIL GUN STUCK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT NAIL IN HAND WHILE SUING NAILGUN. DX NAIL GUN INJURY R HAND#
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 29 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: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT HOME USING A NAIL GUN, PUT A NAIL INTO LT HAND CAUSING A PUNTURE WOUND TO LT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
31 YO MALE HAS THRU AND THRU PUNCTURE WOUND FROM 3 1/4 NAIL FROM NAIL GUN - PUNCTURE WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
40 YO ACCIDENTAL INJURY BY NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	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: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT 4TH FINGER,SHOT WITH A NAIL GUN,PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
35 YO MALE INJURED RIGHT FINGER WITH SCREW GUN AVULSION LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 32 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: Nail guns or stud drivers
32 YO INJURED FOOT W/NAIL GUN PUNCTURE FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WORKING ON DECK ACCIDENTALLY SHOT NAIL WITH NAILGUN THRU LEG. DX FB LOW ER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/05/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT ACCID DISCHARGED NAIL GUN INTO KNEE AT FRIEND'S. DX: R KNEE INTRAARTICULAR FB W/ PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT WITH LAC TO ARM FROM A METAL STUD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT WITH PW TO ABD, SHOT BY NEPHEW ACCIDENTALLY WITH A NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT NAIL INTO LEG WITH NAIL GUN DX// FB RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL GUN SHOT OFF WOOD AND NAIL WENT INTO FINGER. DX; FB FINGER WITH P UNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
NAIL GUN FELL ONTO HEAD. DX HEAD CONTUSION/ CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
2/3RD FINGER PUNCHED W/NAIL GUN DX; PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL IN LT HAND FROM NAILGUN LT HAND FOREIGN BODY *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT USING NAIL GUN FOR HOME USE. NAIL THROUGH HAND. DX FOREIGN BODY LT H AND. NAIL REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT NAIL INTO HAND FROM NAILGUN AT FRIENDS HOUSE PUNCTURE RT HAND *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PLASTIC FROM NAIL GUN INJURED EYE AT FRIENDS HOUSE. DX; CORNEAL ABRASI ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
35YOF WAS HOME USING NAIL GUN,ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED A NAIL PUNCTURED FINGER;FINGER PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PATIENT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AND GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY CORNEA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SHOT SELF IN WRIST WITH NAILGUN. PULLED NAIL OUT OF WRIST. DX ; PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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