Accidents - Hammers - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,336
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,369	Hand:	685
Head:	347	Face:	319
Foot:	280	Toe:	226
Upper Trunk:	220	Knee:	215
Eyeball:	164	Ankle:	158
Lower Leg:	124	Wrist:	89
Mouth:	73	Lower Arm:	30
Neck:	15	Lower Trunk:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
PT STATES TRIPPED AND FELL AND TRIPPED OVER HAMMER DX NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Pipes
PT USING SLEDGEHAMMER TRYINGTO DRIVE A 8 FT ROD INTO THE GROUND HIT HAN D COMPLEX LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
68 YO HIT FINGER W/HAMMER HEMATOMA FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED THUMB OF LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER, CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HEMATOMA TO ARM WHEN USING A HAMMER TO HAMMER NAILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF IN FINGE RWITH A HAMMER. DX. FINGER FX AND LACERATION, NAILBED LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
LEFT 2ND DIGIT TUFT FX-SUS INJ WHEN HE HIT LEFT FINGER ACCIDENTALLY WI TH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT WAS SWINGING A SLEDGEHAMMER & SMASHED THUMB BETWEEN HAMME& PC OF WOOD AT HOME DX: FRACTURED LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT HAND W/HAMMER. DX: L HAND CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
52YOF WAS USING A HAMMER TO POUND A STICK INTO THE GROUND,ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT DORSAL PART OF HAND;HAND HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENTLY HIT R L INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER. MISSED NAIL. L INDEX F INGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT SELF WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER WHILE HITTING A A STOB AT HOME DX: RT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
C/O FINGER PAIN &SWELLING S/P ACCIDENTALLY HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER >>CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
HAMMERING ON A PROJECT,AFTER FINISHED HAD CP ACROSS LOW CHEST TO RT;ACH Y,CONSTANT. NSTEMI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CORNEAL AB-CONCRETE DEBRIS IN EYE WHILE HAMMERING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
HAS PUNCTURE WUND TO CHEST WALL FROM HAMMER HEAD FRAGMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT FOOT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX:LT 3RD DIGIT OPEN FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
THUMB CT HITTING WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
TRAUMA RT.EYE.PT.REFERS WHILE USING A HAMMER A NAIL POP -UP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT THUMB W/ HAMMER 7 DAYS AGO DX CONTUSION R THUMB*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
WRIST PAIN AFTER USING R HAND FOR HAMMERING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers, Awls, chisels or planes
CHOPPING WOOD WITH A METAL HAMMER&CHISEL&WOODEN CHIP FLEW INTO LOWER LE G>>PUNCTURE WOUND/FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A SLEDGE HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
L HAND CONT/59YOF AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY HIT HER HAND WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Rugs or carpets
HAND CT-ACCIDENTLY HIT HAND W/A HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON CARPET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
CONTUSION TO LEFT THUMB - WHILE HANGING CURTAINS SHE HIT HER THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WITH LAC TO BUTT FROM FALLING ON A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT HAND WITH HAMMER-CONTUSION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
51 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER HIT WITH HAMMER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
FINGER CT-HIT W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 69 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: Other
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX PLEURISY: PRESENTS W SUDDEN ONSET L SIDED RIB PAIN W LAY'G ON H-WOOD FLOOR W L SIDE DOWN HAMMER'G NAILS INOT THE FLOOR BOARD; FELT POP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT NOTICED REDNESS ON R EYE AFTER HAMMERING. 0 KNOWN INJURY. SUBCONJU NCTIVAL HEMORRHGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
R THUMB INJ/69YOF 3 DAYS AGO STRUCK R THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
DX CELLULITIS LEG/LOWER EXT SWELL'G/ANEMIA, MILD: PT HIT HIMSELF W HAMMER 3 D AOG. SINCE THEN LLE INC ERYTHEMATOUS AND ANK SWELL'G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT AT HOME USING A HAMMER TO PRY A BOARD INJ HEAD/ DX SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
DX HEMATOMA, LLE: W HAMMER'G WOOD 6D AGO AND HAMMER GLANCED L LOWER LEG 2IN SQ HEMATOMA W GENERALIZED EDEMA & BRUISING AROUND IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DROPPED CLAW HAMMER ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT DX: CONTUSION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION TO UPPER LIP FROM CLAW HAMMER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
C/O HAND PAIN, STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER, C/O SEVERE PAIN. DX-CONTUSION THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 62 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
L FA FB HAMMERING METAL DX; FB L FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT IN KNEE WITH A HAMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT KNEE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
58YOF ACCIDENTLY AT HOME WAS STRIKING A OBJECT WITH HAMMER,MISSED STRUCK LEFT THUMB;THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
L 2ND FING LAC/69YOM STS LAST NIGHT AT HOME HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER SU STAINING LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER W/SLEDGEHAMMER, METAL TO METAL. DX: CRUSH INJURY LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CONT. PT SMASHED FINGER WHEN USING A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hammers
FINGER AMPUTATION WHEN USING A SLEDGE HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PAIN TO TOE DROPPED HAMMER ONTO FOOT DX: CONTUSION TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED SPRAIN TO THE ANKLE WHEN HIT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
FINGER LAC/70YOM STS AT HOME 2 HOURS AGO, HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER. WILL NOT STOP BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
FINGER CT-HIT CLAW SIDE OF HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT DROPPED A HAMMER ON HAND, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM STRIKING SELF WITH HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN WAS HIT IN HEAD BY HAMMER WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
CHOPPING WOOD USING A MAUL WHEN IT FLEW AND HIT FOOT FRACTURE LEFT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A HAMMER, CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY WHILE USING A HAMMER, STRUCK A FINGER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER. DX; CONTUSION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers, Ladders
PT DX HEMATOMA OF HEAD - S/P PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD W/A HAMMER THAT FELL OFF LADDER YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
74YOM USING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON A PIECE OF WOOD,CAME UP STRIKING NOSE; FACIAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Tables
PT DROPPED A HAMMER ONTOP OF A GLASS TOP TABLE AND IT SHATTERED SUSTAIN ED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED LT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS W/ A "MAUL";CRUSHED BETWEEN STEEL ON STEEL DX:CONTUSION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DX L HAND CONTU: STRUCK POSTERIOR L HAND W HAMMER X 2D W ONGOING SWELLING AND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
WORKING IN HER GARDEN USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE A STAK AND HIT HER HAND. DX-CONTUSION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
STRUCK R HAND / 2ND FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. DX LACERATION L INDEX FI NGER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT WITH PAIN TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AFTER HITTING IT WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LEFT THUMB LACERATION.PT ACCIDENTLY HIT THUMB WHILE USING A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
53 YOM HIT SELF ON LEFT THUMB WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER SUSTAINING AN OPEN F RACTURE WITH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK RIGHT THUMB WITH A HAMMER SUSTAINED A FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE FINGER WHEN ACCIDENTALLY CUT IT WHILE USING A HAMMER.?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT SUS FRACTURED FINGER AFTER IT WAS SMASHED WITH HAMMER%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT HIT LEFT RING FINGER WITH HAMMER ABOUT 5 DAYS AGO, HIT FINGER AGAIN TODAY WITH PIECE OF WOOD, SWELLING & HEMATOMA. DX: CRUSH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WITH LAC TO HEAD, HAMMER FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Decorative yard equipment
STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE PUTTING UP BIRD HOUSE/ FX,LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
PT WAS USING IMPACT HAMMER TO DEMO FIREPLACE ON TUESDAY AND C/O PAIN IN FINGER. D: FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
LEFT HAND FB. PT WAS HAMMERING METAL AND GOT SOMETHING INTO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT (L) INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
WRIST FX-HIT WRIST W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HITTING A IECE OF WOOD WITH A HAMMER WHEN THE WOOD SHOT UP INTO LEFT KNEE LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH HAMMER/CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT HURT WHEN PULLING A NAIL OUT WITH A HAMMER. HIT FOREHEAD WITH H AMMER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
WRIST SPRAIN-FELT PAIN WHILE SWINGING A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AT HOME LACERATION LT RINGER FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Not recorded	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK L INDEX FINGER W/HAMMER CONTUSED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
FINGER LAC-HIT W/ SLEDGEHAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
C/O TOE PAIN, DROPPED A HAMMER ON TOE. DX-CONTUSION TOE, SPRAIN LEFT 3RD TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
65 YO M METALIC FOREIGN BODY TO HAND INJURED USING A METAL HAMMER TO TAKE OUT A TREE STUMP*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
PT WAS MOVING HEAVY OBJECTS AND USING HAMMER AT HOME. DX: UPPER BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER WHILE USING A HAMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
FELL ON CLAW HAMMER/ LAC,CONTUSION LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT INJ LT KNEE WHEN BENDING DOWN TO REACH FOR HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
5TH FINGER FX. PT HIT FINGER WHEN USING A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT DX LACERATION LT RING FINGER - S/P PT WAS PUTTING DOWN FLOORING AND SMASHED HIS FINGER WITH HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Floors or flooring materials
HAND SWELLING&HEMATOMA STATUS POST HAMMERING THE FLOOR >>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT LT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX: FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME, HIT SELF IN ANKLE WITH MAUL. DX; CONTUSION, AB RASION ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Hatchets or axes
C/O FOOT PAIN&SWELLING STATUS POST DROPPING BLUNT END OF HATCHET VERSUS MALLET ONTO FOOT >> FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DROPPED A MAUL ON LT ANKLE AND FOOT DX CONSTUSION TO LT ANKLE AND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
57 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CLOSED HEAD INJURY - ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK L THUMB W/HAMMER FX THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT RIGHT THUMB WITH A HAMMER SUSTAINED A FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
RT INDEX FINGER CONTUSION.PT HIT FINGER WHILE USING A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HAND HIT WITH MAUL/HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN USING A HAMMER & HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH CLAW END OF HAMMER. DX; SCALP LAC.2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT C/O HEAD LAC. PT HIT WITH HAMMER. DX LAC FACIAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
SMASHED R INDEX FINGER W/HAMMER DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2008	Age: 56 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: Hammers
PT HAD CHEST PAIN WHILE SWINGING A MAUL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/04/2008	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: Toe		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
CRUSH TOE - 52 YO MALE REPORTS HE DROPPED A HAMMER ON RIGHT FOOT TODAY CAUSING CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT LITTLE TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Hatchets or axes
FIXING AXE HEAD WITH HAMMER, HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER. DX; LACERATION THU MB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK SELF IN THE NOSE WITH A HAMMER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
INJURED L FOOT, DROPPED HAMMER ON IT DX; FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 51 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: Hammers
PT INJURED HEAD WITH A SPLITTING MAUL. DX: SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS FOOT WITH A HAMMER DX RT FOOT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT HIT HAND WITH HAMMER AND NOW EXPERIENCING PAIN IN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT WAS HITTING A PIECE OF STEEL W/HAMMER AND IT SPLINTERED OFF INTO LIP S AND L FACE. DX. FB L FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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