Accidents - Hammers - Year 2008 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 947
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	43
26-50 years old:	813
50+ years old:	89

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
WRIST CONT. PT STRUCK WRIST WHEN USING A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
36 YO F SPRAINED WRIST INJURED USING SLEDGE HAMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
USING HAMMER AT HOME SUST INJ TO L WRIST WHEN MISSED W HAMMER STRIKING SELF DX L WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
RIGHT WRIST INJURY FROM USING HAMMER, GRIPPING AND HITTING REPEATEDLY. DX-RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN, TENNDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Hammers
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME-AFTER HAMMERING FOR 3 WEEKS-@ FRIEND'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT C/O R WRIST PAIN X SEVERAL HOURS. PT DID LOTS OF HAMMERING ON SATUR DAY. R WRIST GOUTY ARTHRITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
RT WRIST CONTUSION-SUS INJ TO RT WRIST WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT IT WITH A HAMMER 2 DAYS AGO. CONTINUES TO HAVE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
WRIST CT-HIT WRIST W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
RIGHT WRIST LAC, PT WAS HIT BY A PIECE OF CERAMIC TILE WHEN HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
WRIST PAIN AFTER USING R HAND FOR HAMMERING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
RT WRIST CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A HAMMER AND HIT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
DX L WRIST TENDONITIS/HTN: C/O 2-3WKS L WRIST PAIN. PT STATES HE HIT THE DORSUM OF L HAND W A HAMMER 5 MOS AGO. PAIN WORSE W FLEX/EX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
49 YOF SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST WHILE HAMMERING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
PT WAS USING A HAMMER, SPRAINED RT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HTI WRIST WITH A HAMMER AT HOME TODAY CONTUSION WRIST #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
WRIST FX-HIT WRIST W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
WRIST SPRAIN-FELT PAIN WHILE SWINGING A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT IN HIS ARAGE WHEN A SLEDGE HAMMER FELL OFF A PEG BOARD ONTO RIGHT WR IST CONTUSION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
USING A HAMMER AND MISSED OBJECT AND HIT WRIST SPRAINING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Ladders
HAMMER FELL ONTO L WRIST AND HAND FROM LADDER. DX. L WRIST CONT,.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK SELF WITH HAMMER ON L WRIST CONTUSED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Pipes
PT WAS HITTING A PIPE WITH A HAMMER AT HOME AND STRUCK LEFT WRIST CONTU SION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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