Hammers

52 YOM WAS HAMMERING METAL ANDF GOT A PIECE IN FINGER DX: FB

19 YOM INTO ER WITH A FOREHEAD LACERATION. HIS FRIEND WAS SWINGING A WOODEN MALLET LIKE A BAT AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS STRIKING PATIENT IN THE FOREHEAD. DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREHEAD

30YOM PRESENTS WITH THE LACERATION TO HIS LEFT THUMB AFTER HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER DX: LEFT THUMB LACERATION, DISTAL TUFT FRACTURE AND NAIL AVULSION

28YOM PRESENTS AFTER STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER ABOUT THE MID INDEX FINGER METACARPAL. STATES THAT IMMEDIATELY SWELLED AND THE SWELLING HAS GONE DOWN SOME BUT HE STILL HAVING THE SWELLING IS HAS TROUBLE WITH MOVING THE FINGER. XRAY NEGATIVE FOR FRACTURE DX: CONTUSION OF HAND

31YOM C/O FINGER PROBLEM. PATIENT REPORTS HITTING FINGER WITH HAMMER. RIGHT 4TH FINGERTIP LACERATION. RADIOGRAPHS NEGATIVE FOR FRACTURE OR DISLOCATION. 2 CM LACERATION SUTURED. DX: LACERATION, RIGHT 4TH DIGIT SUTURED

30 YOM HIT ANKLE WITH A HAMMER DX: PAIN

85YOM C/O FOREIGN BODY. PATIENT STATES HE STRUCK A METAL OBJECT WITH A HAMMER AND BELIEVES A METAL SHAVING IS LODGED IN LEFT HAND. TINY PUNCTURE WOUND EXPLORED. NO FB LOCATED. DX: FB HAND

32YOM REPORTS AFTER A HAMMER FELL ON HIS HEAD. DX HEAD INJURY

43YOM FINGER INJURY WHEN THE PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER DX: OPEN DISPLACED FRACTURE OF DISTAL PHALANX OF LEFT RING FINGER

19YOM ACCIDENTALLY SMASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX: FRACTURED FINGER; SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA FINGER

11 YOM USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE TRIM FROM A WALL AND HIT SELF ON THE HAND. DX HAND LACERATION

36YOM PATIENT WAS CHOPPING WOOD USING A SLEGEHAMMER, ACCIDENTALLY MISSED AND HIT HIS FINGER, ALCOHOL INTOXICATION BAL NOT COLLECTED DX: LACERATION OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITHOUT FOREIGN BODY WITH DAMAGE TO NAIL, ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION WITHOUT COMPLICATION

I had a Sears Craftsman battery powered hammer laying on my work bench. I had not used it for several months and it was not in the charger. The hammer spontaneously ignited scorching my work bench. My brother was at home at the time, smelled smoke and traced it to the basement. He removed the tool from the basement and watered down the work bench. If he had not been at home or if he had gone to bed I would have lost house and probably my brother.

The caller works for WMTA safety department. The caller stated that the head of the hammer becomes loose from the handle. The caller stated that the head could fly off injuring people nearby and damaging nearby property. The caller stated that the following hazard was identified with one hammer. They have 400 of these hammers and have tried to retrieve as many as possible. The caller stated that the ones retrieved have gone through testing through their agency. The other retrieved hammers have done the same thing at the testing facility after a few hits. The caller stated that the manf has been contacted in regards to this hazard. The caller stated that the manf has been in contact with their QA group and is working it out. The caller stated that their agency is taking the appropriate actions but would like to file this report to make others aware of the issue.

We bought the THE ROCK EXCAVATOR FIELD KIT (Backyard Safari) from [REDACTED]. The heavy, steel head of the hammer came off when my daughter was using it. Luckily, she was not hurt. This is a link to their web site. http://www.backyardsafari.com/patch-program/the-rock-excavator/ [REDACTED]

The hammer I purchased at 99 CENT ONLY STORE, on Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, Ca., for my grandson, came apart after one use. It turns out that the very heavy iron head is attached to a flimsy steel tube with only a brittle plastic band that shattered on first use! It could have caused serious injury had anyone been standing where the head landed. I called the 99 Cent Only Stores customer service, but they hung up on me and I received recorded messages when I tried to call back. They have never returned my call, even though I left a detailed message on their answering machine, so I don't think they intend to acknowledge the information.

I was using hammer to build a frame for workbench iam making. The metal head and inner part of hammer slid out of rubber handle and struck the wall near me. My fiance's child was playing in area and could have been injured or killed by this hammer. I contacted manufacturer to seek replacement since the retailer no longer carries this hammer. It was very difficult to navigate phone menus to actually speak to someone at manufacturer and when i finally did get to the right place, they were rude an refused to help simply stating that i shoul just go buy a new hammer even though i spent @50.00 on this one approx 6 yrs ago. Its a good thing this hammer did not cause injury or significant property damage... The hammer has no model number listed but i have enough pics to help ifentify it.