Accidents - Hammers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,108
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	203
Year 1998:	104
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	480
Year 2001:	198
Year 2002:	134
Year 2003:	386
Year 2004:	307
Year 2005:	200
Year 2006:	420
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	319
Year 2009:	108
Year 2010:	140

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
51 Y/O/M HIT IN THE FACE WHEN A SLEDGE HAMMER FELL AT HOTEL DX/ FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
58 YOF POUNDING IN TOMATO STAKE, HAMMER BOUNCED BACK & HIT PT IN HEAD DX**: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
52YOWM PT STATES HE WAS TRYING TO RUSH AND FINISH A PROJECT BEFORE IT STARTED RAINING & STRUCK SELF IN HEAD W/ HAMMER. DX. LAC R BROW, CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
73YOM, ON ASA, ACC STRUCK ONTO FACE WITH A HAMMER DRILL, ?MECH,+BLD CTR 'D>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SUST LAC TO FACVE WITH HAMMER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FACE ON A HAMPER AT GROUP HOME, LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH HAMMER DX: RT FOREHEAD LAC
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: 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: 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: 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: 01/01/2008	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

Date: 08/22/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
70 YO HIT IN FACE BY HAMMER WHEN FELL OFF TOP OF LADDER WHILE MOVING IT LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
FRIEND DROPPED HAMMER 6 FEET FROOM ROOF AT HOME INJURING FOREHEAD. DX; LACERATION FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
TRIPPED @ HOME&FELL HITTING FACE ON A HAMMER HANDLE, NOW P/W REDNESS&SW ELLING " CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/07/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT WITH HAMMER; FX FACIAL BONES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
DX LEFT FACE LACERATION: HIT SELF WITH CLAW OF HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER NO LOC DX// LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 51 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: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE FOREHEAD AFTER STRIKING SELF WITH A HA MMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
WORKING AT HOME AND HAMMER BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK FOREHEAD CONTUSION F OREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT DOING HOME PROJECT, ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN FACE WITH HAMMER, LAC FAC E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
1.5CM NOSE LAC-@ HOME-HAMMER FELL OFF LADDER HITTING NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
STRUCK SELF ON F.HEAD C HAMMER/FAMILY MEMEBER ACC STRUCK PT'S F.HEAD " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT WITH HAMMER; FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT WAS HIT W/SLEDGE HAMMER. DX: MAXILLARY SINUS FX, EPISTAXIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2005	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: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
FRACTURE NOSE - PATIENT INJURED WHEN USING SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN SPLITTING WOOD - END OF SLEDGEHAMMER FLEW OFF HANDLE STRIKING NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER. DX-1CM FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	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
HAMMERING NAIL INTO CLOSET WALL-HAMMER BOUNCED OFF WALL FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH HAMMER DX: LAC TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Fences or fence posts
FACE LAC-HIT FACE W/A CLAW HAMMER-@ HOME-WHILE TAKING APART A FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT USING A HAMMER AT A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN HE STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE FACE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
STRUCK IN FACE WITH HAMMER PUTTING SIDING ON HOUSE DX EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Floors or flooring materials
FOREHEAD LAC-@ HOME-HIT SELF W/A HAMMER WHILE LAYING ON FLOOR WORKIJNG ON SOMETHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK WHEN A MAN WAS WORKING SWINGING A LEDGE HAMM ER ACCIDENTLY GRAZED PTS FACE CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
DX FOREHEAD LACERATION: HAMMER FELL AND HIT PT'S FOREHEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
FOREHEAD LAC-HIT SELF W/A HAMMER ACCIDENTLY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE FACE WHEN HE STRUCK A MAUL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENLTY HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH HAMMER DX: 3.5 CM LAC TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
51 YOWM WAS LYING ON HIS BACK HAMMERING WHEN THE HAMMER ACCIDENTALLY HI T HIS NOSE. DX. NOSE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT SELF IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER WHILE PULLING A NAIL OUT DX: LAC LT SUPRAORBITAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUSION FACE - PATIENT REPORTS TIP OF HAMMER FELL OFF AND HIT HER BET WEEN THE EYES - CHIPPING ICE WITH A HAMMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
56 YOM WAS AT GUN CLUB IN PERCY; WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH A SL EDGE HAMMER. LACERATION, RIGHT EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT. FELL AND HIT A HAMMER WITH FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2001	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2001	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: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2000	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2000	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2000	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2000	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2000	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: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1999	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/1998	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/1998	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/1998	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/1997	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/1997	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: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/1997	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: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/1997	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Desk supplies
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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