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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 877
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers |
| PUNCT. WOUND ANT. TIBIAL SHAFT: 67YOM SPLITTING WOOD @ HOME USING A MAUL, WOOD FLIPPED OUT, HIT IN L SHIN, PUNCT. WOUND TIBIAL SHAFT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 24 YOF HIT LLL W/SLEDGE HAMMER DX: LLL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 44 YOM HIT SHIN W/HAMMER. DX: LOWER LEG LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 6 YR F HIT WITH HAMMER;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 53 Y/O/M BREAKING UP TILE AT HOME WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND CUT LEG DX// LEFT LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| A 43 YR OLD MALE ACCIDENTALLY HIT LEG WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER DX LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 25 YOM PT HIT SELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. CONTUSION L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| 30 YOM HIT LLL W/SLEDGEHAMMER A WEEK AGO DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 51 YOF CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 20YOM HIT RT LOWER LEG WITH HAMMER DX: RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| LAC. L LOWER LEG: 71YOM @ FRIEND'S, BECAME UNBALANCED SWINGING SLEDGE- HAMMER & FELL TO CONCRETE, LAC. L OUTER LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 53YOM ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN LOWER LEG WITH HAMMER CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT LOWER LEG WITH SLEDGE HAMMER LEG CONTUSION 60YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Awls, chisels or planes |
| 46YOM, BREAKING ROCK WITH SLEDGEHAMMER&CHISEL,PIECE BROKE&FLEW CUTTING CALF>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 39 YOM-PT STRUCK R LOWER LEG WITH A HAMMER @ HOME DX CONTUSION R LOWER LEG * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 37 YOM-PT STATES ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK LLL WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER @ HOME DX CONTUSION LLL * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers, Other unpowered garden tools |
| 46 YO M HITTING METAL WEDGE W/HAMMER PIECE BROKE OFF STRUCK LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 81 YOM HIT LEFT SHIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. DX-CONTUSION & HEMATOMA LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 58 YOM HIT SELF IN LLL W/HAMMER DX: LLL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT LOWER LEG WITH A HAMMER YESTERDAY CONTUSION RT LOWER LEG 49 Y/O W/M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Other unpowered garden tools |
| 88YOM USING SLEDGE HAMMER AND WEDGE TO SPLIT WOOD, HAMMER SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEG. DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG 3.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 33 YOM WAS HIT BY PIECE OF METAL FROM SPLITTING MAUL. DX: R LEG LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers |
| 31YOM, PRY SOME WOOD WITH HAMMER WHEN IT'S PRONGS CAMEOFF HITTING LEG >>PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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