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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 264
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers |
| INJURED FOREARM WHILE HAMMERING. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| HITTING METAL W/ A SLEDGE HAMMER METAL FLEW INTO ARM RETAINED FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT FOREARM REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| L FOREARM SPRAIN - INJURED ARM WHILE HAMMERING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hammers, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| WAS DRIVING STAKES IN GROUND WITH A HAMMER FOR TOMATOE PLANT, THE HANDLE FELL OFF AND STRUCK R FOREARM, DX; HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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