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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,449
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hammers |
| BROTHER THREW HAMMER AT PT FACE AT HOME 3D AGO IMPACTED FOREHEAD,NO LOC /NO HEAD INJURY,?INTENT,MILD SWELLING/DISCOLORED; FOREHEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| COUSIN PLAYING WITH HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF HANDS AND HIT CHILD ON CHEEK OF FACE LAC TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF WITH A HAMMER DX: FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 36 YOM FOREHEAD LACERATION WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH HAMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| CONTUSION TO FACE AND HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 46YOM USING HAMMER @ HOME HIT HIMSELF ON FOREHEAD WITH IT DX RT FOREHEAD LACERATIONS/P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 1CM FOREHEAD LAC-RAN INTO A HAMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2005 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PUSHED A HAMMER OFF A SHELF WITH A BROOM. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT FACE WITH HAMMER DX: FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers, Tables |
| CONTUSION RT ORBIT: URI: PULLED HAMMER OFF TABLE AT HOME, HIT HERSELF IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 43 YOM HIT SELF ON NOSE WITH HAMMER CONTUISON NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT WITH HAMMER; FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| FOREHAD LACERATION, FELL ON HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| BROTHER HIT IN FOREHEAD ACCIDENTALLY WITH HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - PATIENT PRESENT WITH 1.5 LACERATION TO MIDDLE OF FOREHEAD - ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF WITH HAMMER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| SIBLING ACCIDENTALLY HIT PT ON THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER. D: LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMER FELL ONTO HIS NOSE RESULTING IN PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS HIT W/SLEDGE HAMMER. DX: MAXILLARY SINUS FX, EPISTAXIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FACE FROM HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF WITH A HAMMER DX: FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| STRUCK ON EYEBROW C HAMMER BY BROTHER. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| FRACTURE NOSE - PATIENT INJURED WHEN USING SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN SPLITTING WOOD - END OF SLEDGEHAMMER FLEW OFF HANDLE STRIKING NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT. WAS USING A HAMMER, HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH IT. DX. LACERATION ABOVE LEFT EYE, 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT C/O NOSE INJURY. PT HIT NOSE WITH HAMMER THAT REBOUNDED . DX LAC NOS E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTLY HIS SELF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. DX CONTUSION TO FOREH EAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 27 YOM WAS HAMMERING OVER HEAD AT A FRIEND'S HOUS E, LOST GRIP ON HAMMER WHICH FELL HITTING HIM ON HIS FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| SUPERFICIAL LAC TO FOREHEAD/5YOM AT HOME HIT SELF WITH THE CLAW OF A HAMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| WORKING ON CAR WITH UNCLE AT HOME, INADVERTENTLY HIT IN FACE WITH CLAW END OF A HAMMER, GAPING HOLE IN FACE; SUB/MEDIAL ORBITAL FX, NOSE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH A HAMMER DX: FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Barstools or kitchen stools |
| WAS TWAS AT HOME OUT IN THE GARAGE WHEN SMASHED LT THUMB WITH A HAMMER, WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE AND FELL OFF OF THE BARSTOOL. LAC TO EYEBROW A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE FACE WITH A RUBBER MALLET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT ABOVE RT EYE WITH HAMMER/ RT EYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS HIT ON HEAD W/MALLET. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 3.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH A HAMMER. DX FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER. DX-1CM FOREHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF WITH HAMMER WHILE TAKING DOWN CURTAINS DX: FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF C A HAMMER ON F.HEAD SUSTAINED :LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT ON SIDE OF FACE WITH HAMMER. FACE SWELLING. NO DETAILS AS TO INT ENT/MECHANISM OF INJURY. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT IN FACE WITH MAUL HEAD THAT CAME OFF HANDLE AT HOME. DX; HEMATOMA, CONTUSION FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 13 YO HIT FACE ON HAMMER LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| A HAMMER FELL ON FACE DX: FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| FACIAL CONTUSION, HIT WITH RUBBER MALLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HERSELF IN THE FACE WITH A HAMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING WITH A HAMMER THAT FLUNG BACK & HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD SUSTAINING LACERATION TO BRIDGE OF NOSE. DX - NASAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 18 YO ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HIMSELF IN FOREHEAD W/HAMMER LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT STRUCK IN HEAD/ABOVE RT EYE WITH A HAMMER BY YOUNGER SIBLING, LACE RATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| HORSING AROUND WITH FRIEND - HIT NEAR EYE WITH HAMMER PERIORBITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT APPARENTLY STRUCK ON R SIDE OF FOREHEAD BY SIBLING WITH A HAMMER. DX1: CONT FOREHEAD, DX2: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers, Pipes |
| PUNCTURE WOUND L FACE/40YOM STS WAS STRIKING METAL BAR WITH HAMMER AND WAS STRUCK BY PIECE OF METAL IN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| SUPERFICIAL LAC L EYEBROW/44YOM STRUCK R EYEBROW WITH HAMMER THIS AM.C/ O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HIS FRIEND SWUNG A SLEDGE HAMMER, REBOUNDING O FF THE WOOD AND STRIKING PT IN FOREHEAD. DX: FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers, Doors |
| HIT NOSE WITH MALLET WHILE FIXING DOOR NASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT SELF IN FACE WITH A MAUL WHILE SPLITTING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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