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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 546
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 34YOM FIRED A NAIL GUN INTO A 2X4, NAIL DEFLECTED & HIT HIM IN CHEST. DX - PENETRATING INJURY TO PERICARDIUM AND/OR HEART |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| 38YOM STATES WAS USING A NAIL GUN 3 WEEKS AGO & IT KICKED BACK INJ.BACK & SHOULDER,STILL HAVING PAIN IN BACK. DX; THORACIC MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| USING A NAIL GUN THAT SLIPPED AND FIRED A NAIL DEEP INTO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT A 3INCH NAIL IN TO HIS CHEST WITH A NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTUIRE WOUND |
| 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: 05/15/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT SHOT H IMSELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH NAIL GUN INTO STOMACH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PATIENT WAS USING A NAIL GUN WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SHOT OFF INTO HIS CHEST WITH LOSS OF BREATH. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| NAILGUN FIRED AND NAIL WENT INTO PT'S CHEST. DX: PW CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHEST-STANDING ON A CHAIR HANGING DRYWALL-FELL-NAIL G UN SHOT NAIL INTO CHEST-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT ACIDENTALLY SHOT W/ NAIL GUN TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| 37 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY SOT WITH NAIL GUN TO CHEST PUNCTURE WOUND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LIVER LAC-ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN CHEST W/ NAILGUN-2" NAIL PUNCTURED CHEST INTO LIVER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, House repair or construction materials |
| PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT UPPER CHEST - BUILDING A HOUSE - NAIL GUN DOUBLE FIRED SSTRIKING PATIENT IN RIGHT UPPER CHEST NEAR AXILLA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT C/O SHOT W/A NAIL GUN TO LT BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2000 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/1999 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/06/1999 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/1998 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/1998 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/1997 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/1997 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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