Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - Year 2008 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,489
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	149
16-25 years old:	370
26-50 years old:	1,310
50+ years old:	651

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
23YOM AT HOME USING A NAIL GUN,ACCIDENTLY PUNCTURED LT HAND FINGER ON NAIL BRUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FB TO FINGER, REMOVED. PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SHOT NAIL IN FINGER WITH NAIL GUN AT HOME DX: FX OF LT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FINGER INJURY FROM NAIL GUN PUTTING NAIL IN FINGER. DX-ACUTE LEFT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE, LEFT INDEX FINGER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT USING A NAIL GUN AT HOME AND SHOT A NAIL INTO INDEX FINGER FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING NAIL GUN, SHOT THRU FINGER/ FB REMOVAL LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
USING NAIL GUN AND NAIL WENT THRU FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FINGER LAC-USING CONCRETE NAILGUN ON FLOOR-CUT ON THE CONCRETE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN - 2" NAIL IN L THUMB. NAIL L THUM B REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
65 Y/O USING A NAIL GUN, SHOT A NAIL THRU 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS LEFT HAND DX-FOREIGN BODY 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE SHOT L RING FINGER ACCIDENTALLY WITH A NAIL GUN/ DX PUNCTURE WOUND L 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT NAIL FROM PNEUMATIC NAILER INTO THUMB. DX: FB L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT (L) INDEX FINGER WITH A NAIL GUN---NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND (L) IND EX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
DX PUNCTURE WD L INDEX FINGER W BONY INJ/SKIN PUNCTURE WD: INJ LIF W NAIL GUN FRI. STATES IT W GLANC'G BLOW BY A BRIGHT NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WAS USING A NAIL GUN - GOT LARGE NAIL IN TIP OF RT. THUMB. FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT GOT NICKED BY A NAILGUN/ PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
41 YO INJURED FINGER W/NAIL GUN FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE SHOT IN L HAND WITH A NAIL GUN/ DX FB L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING AUTOMATIC NAILER, NAIL WENT INTO FINGER/ FB LLF, PW LLF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
GOT A NAIL FROM NAIL GUN IN LEFT THUMB. ? PIECE OF WOOD IN THUMB. LAC ERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Garage doors
PT STATES ONE WEEK AGO WHILE WORKING ON THE GARAGE DOOR AT HOME HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AND RING FINGER WITH NAIL GUN DX FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT (L) THUNB WITH A NAIL GUN HAS PUNCTURE WOUND TO THUM B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
26 YO MALE SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN F/B FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN THRU INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS OF LEFT HAND. DX: REMOVAL OF NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING NAIL GUN AND NAIL WENT THROUGH THUMB DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
43 YO INJURED FINGER BY NAIL FROM NAIL GUN FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT WITH PW TO FINGER FROM A NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT HIMSELF WITH A NAIL GUN IN THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER DX; F.B. REMO VAL (NAIL) LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT HOME, USING A NAIL GUN, PUNCTURING LT INDEX FINGER AND LT WRI ST WITH A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT ACCIDENTALLY W/A NAIL GUN INTO R HAND AT HOME, NAIL IN R INDEX FINGER. DX. FB R HAND INDEX FINGER, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
LEFT INDEX FINGER INJURY FROM HITTING FINGER WITH NAIL GUN. DX-ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT IN THUMB WITH DECK NAIL FROM NAIL GUN AT GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE NAIL REMOVED LEFT THUMB#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O SHOT NAIL INTO FINGER WITH NAIL GUN. DX FB 4TH DIGIT REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT NAIL THRU FINGER (FRAMING NAIL GUN) DX: THRU & THRU WOUND FINGER , REMOVE NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT SELF WITH NAILGUN IN FINGER;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PLAYING WITH NAIL GUN AT SCHOOL, SHOT SELF WITH NAIL INJURING FINGER. DX; FB FINGER REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
29 YO MALE SHOT FINGER WITH NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS BUILDING A CHICKEN COUP AND SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO FINGER. DX: R FOREFINGER FB/PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
THUMB VS NAILGUN DX: THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PUNCTURE TO FINGER, SHOT FINGER W/ NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT HOME USING A NAIL GUN, PUT A NAIL INTO LT HAND CAUSING A PUNTURE WOUND TO LT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT GOT HIT W/ THE NAIL GUN WHILE WORKING AT HOME. DX. PW L POINTER FIN GER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT NAIL IN FINGER WITH NAILGUN AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT RING FINGER FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT 4TH FINGER,SHOT WITH A NAIL GUN,PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
35 YO MALE INJURED RIGHT FINGER WITH SCREW GUN AVULSION LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Tool sheds
DX R THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND: ACC SHOT SELF IN R THUMB ASSEMBL'G A CHILD'S OUTSIDE STORAGE UNIT WITH NAIL GUN...NAIL RICHOCCHETTED OFF METAL PART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT HOME USING A NAIL GUN, PUT A NAIL IN FINGER CAUSING A PUNCTUR E WOUND TO LT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL GUN SHOT OFF WOOD AND NAIL WENT INTO FINGER. DX; FB FINGER WITH P UNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
CUT FINGER WITH NAIL GUN;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT NAILGUN AND NAIL HIT LT THUMB PUNCTURE THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
2/3RD FINGER PUNCHED W/NAIL GUN DX; PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT DROVE GALVANIZED NAIL FROM NAIL GUN X2 DAYS THROUGH FINGER, NOW W/PA IN AND REDNESS TO FINGER; LACERATION OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
35YOF WAS HOME USING NAIL GUN,ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED A NAIL PUNCTURED FINGER;FINGER PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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