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Accidents - Hammers - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 612
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Date: 11/28/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HEMATOMA TO ARM WHEN USING A HAMMER TO HAMMER NAILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2008Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
45 YO HAMMER BROKE AND METAL PIECE STRUCK ARM FOREIGN BODY FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT HIT RT FOREARM WITH HAMMER AND INJ IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2008Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
40 YOM WAS HIT WITH HAMMER CLAW LAST NIGHT P/W FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
L FA FB HAMMERING METAL DX; FB L FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2008Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT LOWER ARM WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2008Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
SLEDGE HAMMER FELL ON ARM, DX; CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT WAS STANDIG NEAR HIS DAD WHO WAS USING A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE HAMMER AND LODGED IN HIS L FOREARM. DX FB L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2008Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT ARM WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. DX FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2008Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers, Scaffolding
FOREARM PAIN-AFTER USING A HAMMER & LIFTING SCAFFOLDING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2008Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
PATEINT HURT WHEN HITTING 2 HAMMERS TOGETHER. PEICE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO ARM. DX: PUNTURE WOUND TO RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2008Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
WORKING AT HOME WHEN A METAL FRAGMENT BROKE OFF HAMMER AND PENETRATED A RM. DX FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2008Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK FOREARM WITH SLEDGEHAMMER. D:FOREARM CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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