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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 107
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 9YO BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT PT IN BACK W/NAIL GUN AT HOME, 2.5 IN NAI L EMBEDDED IN THORACIC SPINE, NOW W/BACK PAIN; PENETRATING CHEST WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT SUST WOUND TO CHEST FROM NAIL GUN# |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| WAS USING A POWER NAIL GUN TO INJECT NAILS INTO WALL BOARD; DEVELOPED C HEST PAIN. CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PW LEFT AXILLA. PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH A NAIL GUN FROM 6 FEET AW AY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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