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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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) |
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