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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,655
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HAND PUNCTURE WOUND-NAIL GUN SHOT NAIL INTO HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| SHOT IN HAND WITH STAPLE GUN. DX FB HAND - SENT TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HAND FB-NAILGUN SHOT NAIL INTO FINGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT STAPLED HAND W/STAPLE GUN. DX: PW L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| P.W. L HAND/MOTHER STS 2YOM YESTERDAY PUNCTURED L HAND WITH STAPLE GUN. TODAY L HAND AND ARM RED AND EDEMATOUS.HOT TO TOUCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT SHOT SELF IN THE HAND WITH A NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| DOING FINISHING WORK WITH NAIL GUN P.W. LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT WAS HELPING BUILD A PORCH WHEN HE SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND WITH A NA IL GUN. D: PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HAND FB-NAILGUN SHOT NAIL INTO HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN THROUGH HAND; PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| NAIL IN HAND WOUND: MAKING WOODEN BENCH AT HOME, USING *** NAIL GUN, SH OT NAIL INTO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| AT HOME AND SENT A TWO INCH NAIL INTO HAND FROM NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PW R HAND W/STAPLE GUN DX: PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| NAIL GUN SHOT NAIL THRU THREE FINGERS OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT AT HOME USING NAIL GUN INJ L THUMB / DX NAIL PUNCTURE L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FIRED A NAIL GUN AND THE NAIL WENT THROUGH HIS HAND; DX. PUNC WOUND TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND RT HAND - SHOT NAIL THROUGH HAND WITH NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Desk supplies |
| PATIENT C/O TRAUMATIC HAND PAIN, STAPLE GUN PENTRATED LEFT METACARPAL. PUNCTURE WOUND WITH CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT USING NAIL GUN SHOT NAIL INTO LEFT 2ND DIGIT METACARPAL. DX-PUNCTURE HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND-INJURED HAND WITH STAPLE GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HAND FB-ASSEMBLING A FRAME-NAILGUN SHOT NAIL INTO HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT GOT NAIL WITH GLUE IN HAND FROM NAIL GUN DX// FB LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SHOT NAIL THROUGH HAND WITH NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| FELL WHILE HOLDING STAPLES FOR STAPLE GUN 5 MM HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO HAND; PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND SECONDARY TO NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| ACC HIT ON THE HAND C NAIL GUN TODAY " CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT STATES ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN R HAND WITH A STAPLE GUN DX: RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN/PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND: INJURED HAND WITH STAPLE GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SHOT A NAIL INTO LEFT HAND WHILE USING A NAIL GUN SUSTAINED A PUNCT URE WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HAN DFB-NAILGUN SHOT NAIL INTO HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: GRAZED BY NAIL OF NAIL GUN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A NAIL GUN WHEN A NAIL PUNCTURES HIS LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| NAILGUN MISFIRE BETWEEN THUMB&INDEX F.B. LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| LEFT HAND FB. PT INJURED HAND WHEN USING A NAIL GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| USING A NAIL GUN AND NAIL WENT INTO HAND RESULTING IN CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2006 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PUNCTURE LEFT HAND WITH NAIL GUN. PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT LAC LT HAND WITH STAPLE GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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