Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,228
See also: Lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	119
Year 1998:	56
Year 1999:	35
Year 2000:	86
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	154
Year 2004:	91
Year 2005:	62
Year 2006:	92
Year 2007:	114
Year 2008:	107
Year 2009:	87
Year 2010:	171

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	68
6-15 years old:	87
16-25 years old:	243
26-50 years old:	546
50+ years old:	281

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/05/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
34YOM FIRED A NAIL GUN INTO A 2X4, NAIL DEFLECTED & HIT HIM IN CHEST. DX - PENETRATING INJURY TO PERICARDIUM AND/OR HEART
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/12/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
6 YO M WITH AN INJURY TO WALL OF LIVER WHEN HE WAS HIT IN THAT AREA BY ACCIDENT WITH A NAIL GUN DX: FB TO LIVER AREA 1 MG, ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
52 YOM INJURED CHEST WITH NAIL FROM NAIL GUN.D X-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT ANTERIOR CHEST WALL, TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/26/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
38YOM STATES WAS USING A NAIL GUN 3 WEEKS AGO & IT KICKED BACK INJ.BACK & SHOULDER,STILL HAVING PAIN IN BACK. DX; THORACIC MUSCLE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS WORKING IN GARAGE, SET A NAIL GUN DOWN BESIDE HIM, IT ACCIDENTALLY FIRED, SHOOTING NAIL IN CHEST. DX-NAIL GUN INJURY-CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 63 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT SELF IN CHEST ACCIDENTALLY W/NAIL GUN; HAD GUN TURNEDE WRONG WA Y. PULLED NAIL OUT. DX:PENETRATING NAIL WOUND CHEST/UPPER ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
USING A NAIL GUN THAT SLIPPED AND FIRED A NAIL DEEP INTO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT A 3INCH NAIL IN TO HIS CHEST WITH A NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTUIRE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
53 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
77 YO MALE HAS NAIL GUN WOUND TO HEAD AND CHESTCTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
HAD NAIL GUN FALL ONTO BACK DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT H IMSELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH NAIL GUN INTO STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL GUN WENT OFF 2 FT IN FRONT OF PT, 18 GUAGE NAILS GRAZED PT IN THE CHEST DX: ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 32 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
PATIENT WAS USING A NAIL GUN WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SHOT OFF INTO HIS CHEST WITH LOSS OF BREATH. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN/UPPER TRUNK FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAILGUN FIRED AND NAIL WENT INTO PT'S CHEST. DX: PW CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS SHOT IN THE BACK WITH A NAIL GUN - NAIL STUCK ON HIS BACK - NOT ASSUALTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2005	Age: 35 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHEST-STANDING ON A CHAIR HANGING DRYWALL-FELL-NAIL G UN SHOT NAIL INTO CHEST-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/07/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
56 YO MALE HAD NAIL GUN TO CHEST SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT ACIDENTALLY SHOT W/ NAIL GUN TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
37 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY SOT WITH NAIL GUN TO CHEST PUNCTURE WOUND CHEST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/25/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT W/ NAIL GUN TO R CHEST DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
LIVER LAC-ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN CHEST W/ NAILGUN-2" NAIL PUNCTURED CHEST INTO LIVER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/17/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
SHOT IN R NIPPLE WITH NAIL GUN. DX R PNEUMOTHORAX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT SELF IN CHEST WITH NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, House repair or construction materials
PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT UPPER CHEST - BUILDING A HOUSE - NAIL GUN DOUBLE FIRED SSTRIKING PATIENT IN RIGHT UPPER CHEST NEAR AXILLA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT C/O SHOT W/A NAIL GUN TO LT BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
NAIL GUN TO UPPER QUADRANT DX PENETRATING INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2001	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/07/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/08/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2000	Age: 25 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1999	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/1999	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/1998	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/1997	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/17/1997	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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