Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,182
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	43
Year 1999:	73
Year 2000:	153
Year 2001:	29
Year 2003:	86
Year 2004:	220
Year 2005:	251
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	81
Year 2008:	149
Year 2009:	76

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 14 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
PT USING A NAIL GUN AND HIT FINGER. DX PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		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
ACCIDENTLY GOT NAIL IN THUMB FROM NAIL GUN AT SCHOOL. FOREIGN BODY REM OVED FROM THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 14 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
SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN THRU INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS OF LEFT HAND. DX: REMOVAL OF NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		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
PLAYING WITH NAIL GUN AT SCHOOL, SHOT SELF WITH NAIL INJURING FINGER. DX; FB FINGER REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
CUT FINGER WITH NAIL GUN;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
CONTUSION/SWELLING FINGER FROM NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 7 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
PT USING NAIL GUN AND NAIL PUNCTURED RIGHT HAND/THUMB DX: PUNCTURE RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
STAPLED FINGER WITH STAPLE GUN. DX STAPLE REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2006	Age: 14 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
DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT THUMB: USING STAPLE GUN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		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.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT SCHOOL WHEN USING A NAIL GUN & SHOT NAIL INTO FI NGER TIP. DX; P.W. L.2ND.FINGER TIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 13 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
NAIL GUN DOUBLE FIRED. NAIL WENT THROUGHT THUMB. FOREIGN BODY THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 15 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
PT PICKED UP NAIL GUN AND IT DISCHARGED NAIL INTO FINGER; PW FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2005	Age: 13 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 STATES NAIL GUN FIRED AND NAIL WENT THRU FINGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2005	Age: 15 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 SELF WITH NAIL GUN DX. FB (NAIL) IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2004	Age: 9 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 JUMPED AND NAIL WENT INTO PT'S FINGER. DX: PW L INDEX W/RETAINED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Hammers
11 Y/O M INJURED L INDEX FINGER WHEN DETONATED NAILGUN CARTRIDGE WITH HAMMER AT HOME. DX; EXPLOSIVE CONTUSION L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2004	Age: 14 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
14 YO M INJURED FINGED W/NAIL GUN PUNCTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2004	Age: 14 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
FIRED A STAPLE GUN, STAPLE WENT INTO RIGHT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS DX: FOREIGN BODY IN FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2004	Age: 15 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT NAIL THRU 3RD DIGIT R HAND, NAIL REMOVED DX: PW R MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
LAC TO FINGER WHEN TRYING TO OPEN NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
14 Y/O PLAYING WITH NAIL GUN AND SUBSTAIN LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
RT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND-INJURED W/A STAPLE GUN-AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2001	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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, Heavy-duty workshop staplers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2001	Age: 10 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2000	Age: 15 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/1999	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/1998	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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