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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 209
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT REPORTS PUNCTURE WOUND TO KNEE AFTER HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A NAIL GUN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| USING AIR NAILER, NAIL WENT INTO KNEE/ FB LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WORKING ON HIS ROOF WITH A NAIL GUN AND SHOT A NAIL IN RIGHT KNEE FB KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT ACCID DISCHARGED NAIL GUN INTO KNEE AT FRIEND'S. DX: R KNEE INTRAARTICULAR FB W/ PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| WORKING ON CARPENTRY PROJECT AND SHOT SELF IN KNEE WITH NAIL GUN WITH 3 INCH NAIL EMBEDDED IN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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