Accidents - Hammers - Year 2005 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,289
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	230
6-15 years old:	357
16-25 years old:	156
26-50 years old:	1,242
50+ years old:	302

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HAMMER FELL OFF SHELF / HIT HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT. STATES WAS HIT ON L SIDE OF HEAD W/HAMMER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HI S HAND. DX. LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
CHI,SCALP LACERATION.PT WAS IN AHIS GARAGE AND A HAMMER FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2005	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER. DX HEAD PUN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT WAS USING A HAMMER AND THE HAMMER FELL OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEA D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
M.E. PT OUT OF CONTROL, THREATENED BROTHER WITH HAMMER @ HOME, FAMILY C ALLED 9-1-1 DX TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
PT USING A HAMMER ABOVE HIS HEAD WHEN HE DROPPED IT STRIKING SELF IN TH E HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Lighting equipment
WHILE PUTTING UP LIGHTS, HIT IN HEAD BY HAMMER CLAW. DX: LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
BROTHER THREW HAMMER AT PATIENT AT HOME, HIT ON HEAD BY PLASTIC END OF HAMMER; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS IN A YARD AND HAMMER FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK PT ON THE HEA D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HAD HAMMER FALL ON HEAD C/O PAIN HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
0.5CM SCALP LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/ HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS PLAYING NEAR A SHELF, AT GRANDMA'S , & A HAMMER THAT WAS ON THE SHELF FELL OFF, HITTING PT IN THE HEAD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
HEAD INJURY,LAC L EYE - HIT HEAD WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
CHI-HAMMER FELL-@ HOME-HIT PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
CHI, HIT WITH HAMMER BY SIBLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
HOLDING LADDER FOR HUSBAND, HAMMER SLIPPED STRIKING HEAD. " SCALP LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
44 YO HIT IN HEAD WHEN HAMMER FELL OFF ROOF LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME - REPORTS HE WAS REACHING OVERHEAD FOR HAMMER AND HAMMER FELL ON TOP OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
CHI WHEN HIT WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Beds or bedframes
ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH HAMMER TRYING TO TAKE APART A BED DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
A HAMMER DROPPED ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH FLYING HAMMER DX CONT TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
7YFC HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT REPORTS A CLAW HAMMER FELL FROM 2' HEIGHT AND HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD - AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PATIENT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER ACCIDENTALLY AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-HEAD CONTUSION, FACIAL ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers, Sinks
HEAD TRAUMA, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH A HAMMER LEFT ON THE SINK AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, IMMEDIATE CRY, NO LOC, HX OF ASTHMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
SCALP LACERATION 1 CM, CONTUSION: SLEDGE HAMMER FELL ON HEAD ABOUT 2 FT ABOVE, WAS TEARING DOWN HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
MOVING LADDER AT HOME DIDN T KNOW HAMMER WAS ON TOP OF IT HAMMER FELL HIT HIS HEAD CAUSING LAC DX SIMPLE CLOSURE SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN PLAYING & BROTHER HIT HIM WITH A HAMMER. DX; LAC.SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ceilings and walls
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY A MALLET FALLING FROM THE WA LL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
PT HIT HEAD WITH HAMMER; CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION HEAD - 3 YOM WAS STRUCK BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER BY BR OTHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SUST LACERATION TO SCALP HIT SELF WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH SLEDGEHAMMER AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HAMMER FELL ON HEAD DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hammers
HEAD CONCUSSION, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING HAMMER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, HEADACHES, EYES EOMI, NO LOC OR SOB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT WAS USING A HAMMER, HAMMER HEAD FLEW OFF THE HANDLE & LANDED ON HIS HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION. DX - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR FX SKULL WHEN STRUCK BY HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
9 YO FEMALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT BY HAMMER WHEN THROWN BY ANOTHER CHILD - LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
CHI, HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT HEAD WITH HAMMER SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HEAD LACERATION.PT WAS USING A HAMMER OVERHEAD AND IT DROPPED ON HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Fences or fence posts
PT HIT SELF WITH A HAMMER WHILE TEARING DOWN A FENCE. D: LACERATION S CALP / HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE SCALP FROM A MALLET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2005	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
SCALP LACERATION - HAMMER WAS DROPPED ONTO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
SCALP LACERATION.PT HAD A HAMMER FALL OFF A SHELF AND HIT PT IN HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A HAMMER AND HIT SELF ON HEAD. D: LACERATION SCAL P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
PT WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER. DX HEAD PUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT HEAD WITH WOOD MAUL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT ON HEAD WITH HAMMER AT *** -HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HEAD LAC, VIA EMS, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH A HAMMER HEAD FLEW FROM THE HANDLE IN CLASS, C/O PAIN, DIZZINESS, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING, LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
WHILE USING HAMMER AT HOME HANDLE CAME LOOSE AND HAMMER HIT HEAD SUSTAI NED A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Clothing accessories
PLAYING IN BACKYARD. NEIGHBOR BOY THREW A HAMMER, WHICH WENT THRU PT'S SWEATBAND & PUNCTURED HER FOREHEAD. DX: SKULL FX, LAC FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT HEAD WITH SLEDGEHAMMER DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
36 YO HIT IN HEAD BY HAMMER FX BASILAR SKULL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Ladders
HAMMER FELL FROM TOP OF LADDER, HIT HER IN HEAD, -LOC DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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