Accidents - Hammers - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Finger

Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,237
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
69YOF HIT FINGER WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. DX. FINGERI NJURY, FINGER LACERAT ION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
56 Y/O/F HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AT HOME DX. LEFT 4TH FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
54 YOM HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX: CRUSH INJURY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
58 YOM, LACERATION FINGER, PT. STATES REMODELING DECK AT HOME, BOARD SL IPPED AS HAMMERING, THUS SMASHING FINGER, CAUSING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 52 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
52 YOM HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2010	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
54 YOM, HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	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
61 Y/O MALE USING HAMMER TO PUT IN NAILS WHEN HIT FINGER DX 4 CM LAC 2ND DIGIT L HAND WITH CONTUSION ALSO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
FINGER FX. 52 YOM HIT FINGER USING A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
72YOM FRACTURE/LACERATION TO FINGER HIT WITH HAMMER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
52 Y/O BM ACCIDENTALLY HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Hammers
54 YOM FINGER FROM HITTING FINGER WITH HAMMER. DX-LEFT RING FINGER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2010	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 Y/O/M HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AT HOME DX/ LT MIDDLE FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Pipes
B/L 2.5 CM BASE THUMB LAC. W/ REPAIR: 57YOM TRYING TO USE A HAMMER TO DRIVE A GROUND ROD, CAUGHT THUMBS BETWEEN ROD & DRIVER, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
74YOM HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER 5 HRS PTA DX: FINGER TIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 59 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
LACERATION LT.HAND.3RD.FINGER.59YOM.PT.REFERS WHILE USING HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
57YOF FRACTURED FINGER HIT WITH HAMMER WHILE HAMMERING A NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
57 YOM PT HIT FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. CRUSH INJURY TO R INDEX FIN GER, NAIL BED LAC, LAC R INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	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
72YOM WAS USING A HAMMER AND HIT FINGER DX RT FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2010	Age: 57 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
57YOF BANGED FINGER WITH A MALLET FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 52 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
52 YOF, HIT THUMB WITH HAMER, CONTUISON THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
A 51 YOM INJURED FINGER WITH A HAMMER. DX: OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
59YOM SUSTAINED FX TO FINGER WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT IT WITH A HAMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
59YOM HIT FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER LT MIDDLE FINGER INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2010	Age: 55 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
55YOM HIT (L) INDEX FINGER W/ HAMMER DX;# CONTUSION (L) INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 61 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
61 YOM FX FINGER, HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER THAT HE WAS USING TO HIT A PIECE OF METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Tombstones or grave markers
86 YOM STRUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER AGAINST TOMBSTONE SUSTAINI NG A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
74YOM LACERATION TO FINGER HIT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
56YOM HIT LT THUMB WITH A HAMMER DX: SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DX CELLULITIS FINGER/CONTU FINGER: 80YOBM SWELL' & BRUISING OF R 2ND F DP X 1WK AFTER SMASHING W/ HAMMER. SOME NUMBNESS/TINGLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2010	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, Fences or fence posts
58YOM FRACTURED FINGER HIT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE PUTTING FENCE STAKE IN AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
53YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
57 YOM-ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK INDEX FINGER W/HAMMER @ HOME TODAY DX LAC FINGER # 2 *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
61 YOF HIT RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE GARDENING SUSTAI NING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 57 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
L 4TH FINGER TUFT FX/57YOM AT HOME STRUCK L 4TH DIGIT WITH HAMMER AT 3P TODAY. HARD TO BEND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 58 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: Fracture
Product: Hammers
58YOF, SMASHED LT INDEX FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER >>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Fences or fence posts
55 YOM INJURED LT FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE PUTTING FENCEPOST IN GROUND AT HOME. DX: LT FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
68 YOM SMASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER. DX-LAC LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 76 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
76 YO M HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER. DX FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2010	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
^52YOM WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME AND ACCIDENTLY POUNDED HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER. DX: THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
58 YOM HAMMERING PIECE OF METAL, SHARD WENT INTO LT THUMB DX: FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	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
52YOWM PT HIT R MIDDLE FINGER W/ SLEDGEHAMMER AT HOME. DX. LAC R 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	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
60 YOM HIT THUBM W/SLEDGE HAMMER. DX: L THUMB LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers, Floors or flooring materials
64YOM HEMATOMA/CONTUSION TO FINGER HIT WITH HAMMER WHILE PUTTING FLOOR ING ON*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2010	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, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
62 YO F HANGING PICTURE AT HOME, ACCIDENTALLY HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER. D X FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Floors or flooring materials
66YOF PUTTING A WOOD LAMINATE FLOOR IN AT HOME AND STRUCK LEFT INDEX FI NGER WITH THE HAMMER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 75 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
75YOM WAS AT HOME, HIT HAND WITH A HAMMER CAUSING AN OPEN FX TO LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2010	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
51YOM HIT (R) RING & PINKY FINGER WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER @ HOME DX;# CONTUSION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
57YO MALE WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 76 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
76YOM STRUCK RIGHT THUMB WITH HAMMER AT HOME CONTUSION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
61 YOM, HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER, THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 64 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
64 YOM, SMASHED FINGER WITH HAMMER, CONTUSION HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
69 Y/O/M HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AT HOME DX/ LEFT THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 61 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
61YOM, ACC STRUCK LT THUMB WITH A HAMMER @ HOME, +PAIN&SWELLING >>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2010	Age: 61 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
61 YOM SUS LAC TO FINGER AFTER HITTING IT WITH HAMMER%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2010	Age: 87 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: Puncture
Product: Hammers
87YOM USING A HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A PW TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
68 YOM HIT HIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER/ LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
THUMB FX-78YOM-ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
61 YOM SUSTAINED A INJURY TO LT FINGER FATER HE HIT HIS FINGER WITH A H AMMER-DX-3RD DIGIT FRACTURE OF THE DISTAL PHALYNX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
52YOWM PT SMASHED HIS L INDEX FINGER W/A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON RACE CAR AT HOME. DX. LAC, FX L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2010	Age: 66 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
DX OPEN TUFT FX: 66YOM HOLD UP PIECE OF WOOD TO HAMMER & WOOD SLIP'D& HE HAMMERED L 5TH DIGIT. NAIL SPLIT IN 1/2 &SEEMED TO BE COM'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2010	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
FINGER LAC-56YOM-CAUGHT BETWEEN A WRENCH & HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.