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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 241
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 47 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 |
| NAIL GUN ACCIDENTAL WENT OFF 1 1/4 NAIL WENT INTO KNEE ....FB REMOVAL NO WORKMENS COMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| HURT WITH NAIL GUN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND KNEE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| PUNCTURE WOUND R KNEE:SHOT A 2 3/8 RINGED SHANKS ALUMINUM NAIL WITH A NAILGUN 300 PSI INTO HIS KNEE,PULLED NAIL OUT BEFORE COMING IN, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 31 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 SHOT SELF IN (L) KNEE WITH A NAIL GUN, REMOVED NAIL ON SCENE DX; NA IL PUNCTURE WOUND, MEDIAL SIDE OF KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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