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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,223
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 47 Y/O M INJURED HEAD WHEN POST DRIVER SLIPPED AND HIT HIM AT HOME. DX; LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| TRIPPED ON AND FELL ON TOOLS DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH TOOL WHILE FIXING CAR DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| DROPPED SLING BLADE ON HEAD AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT. WAS USING A POST HOLE DIGGER, GOT HIT ON THE HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: LIFTING POST HOLE DIGGER OVER HEAD, DROPPED IT ONTO OWN HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| HIT BACK OF HEAD W/GARDEN TOOL, LAC, -LOC DX: 1.5 CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tools |
| CHI-@ HOME-HIT W/A TREE LIMB HE WAS CUTTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| HEAD CONT. PT HIT HEAD ON A POST HOLE DIGGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| GRANDDAUGHTER ACCIDENTLY HIT HER IN THE HEAD WITH A GARDEN TOOL, CUTTING HER HEAD. SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| CUT HEAD ON GARDEN TOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| LAC SCALP; STATES HE HIT HIMSELF WITH POST DRIVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tools |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF ON HEAD WITH STAKE DRIVER AT BROTHER'S HOUS E. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tools, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| WHILE STAINDING ON WALL CUTTING TREE BRANCHES FELL HIT FLOWER BOXDX: BL UNT HEAD, THORACIC, LUMBAR, & LT. SHOULDER TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Tools |
| PT'S TOOL SLIPPED. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, FOREHEAD LAC/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 28 Y/O M C/O HIT HEAD. PT WAS USING METAL T POST DRIVER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. DX LAC TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tools |
| CHI-NO LOC-HIT ON HEAD W/ POST HOLE DIGGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD W/NAIL PULLER. DX: SCALP LAC/ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| STATES "WAS DRIVING A POST, THE DRIVER HIT ME IN THE HEAD" DX: LACERATION TO HEAD NOT STATED AS WORK COMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools, Fences or fence posts |
| HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH FENCE POST DRIVER WHILE BUILDING FENCE AT HOME. DX; LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools, Fences or fence posts |
| HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH FENCE POST DRIVER WHILE POUNDING IN POSTS AT HOME . DX: SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| PT SUSTAINED BLOW TO SIDE OF HEAD WITH LARGE METAL TOOL IN SCHOOL METAL SHOP. D: SOFT TISSUE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT HAD A TOOL FALL ON HEAD FROM SHELF; SCALP CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| SOFT TISSUE TRAUMA TO HEAD-IN ELEVATED BUCKET CUTTING LIMBS-LIMB HIT HE AD-HEAD HIT SIDE OF BUCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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