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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 671
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT WORKING WITH A MALLET/DRIVING A 2 X 4 BOARD. HE LOST BALANCE & FELL. DX:BLUNT TRAUMA INJURY & PAIN TO UPPER RIB CAGE/UPPER TRUNK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| LEFT TRAP STR. PT WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND INJURED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers, Containers |
| PT FELL LANDING ON A HAMMER WHEN CARRING BOXES AT HOME CAUSING CHEST INJ DX:CHEST BRUISES/ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| WAS STANDING BEHIND SOMEONE USING A SLEDGEHAMMER& THE HEAD CAME OFF STR IKING HER IN THE CHEST. CHEST TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HAMMERING WITH A TACK, TACK FLEW IN RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SWINGING A HAMMER IN TRADE SCHOOL CLASS STRAINED CHEST WALL MUSCLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT INJ SHOLDER BREAKING UP CEMENT WITH HAMMER DX: THORACIC STRAIN + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME STRAINED CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS BREAKING UP TILES WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| SUBACUTE MI - CHEST AND SHOULDER PAIN AFTER SWINGING SLEDGEHAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT SELF IN R RIB AREA WITH A HAMMER. OP X-RAY SHOWS NO FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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