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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,284
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CUT TO LT THUMB AFTER PICKING UP A GARBAGE BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LACERATION FINGER - 49 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT THUMB ON A PIECE OF BROK EN GLASS IN A TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PICKING UP BAG, GLASS NEAR BAG, GLASS FROM PICTURE INSIDE, AT HOME; FIN GER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2004 | Age: 27 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: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A BAG, SUSTAINED " FINGER LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| FRACTURE FINGER - 40 YOF C/O LEFT RING FINGER PAIN AFTER CATCHING HER F INGER ON THE BAG HANDLE WHILE LOADING BAGS INTO CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| 39 YO MALE LIFTED HEAVY BAG AND FELL FRACTURE RIGHT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS EMPTYING TRASH AND FELL ONTO TRASHBAG INJURING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| PT SMASHED LT HAND WHLIE MOVING BAGS DX: FX LT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CUT HIS THUMB ON UNKNOWN OBJ, WHILE CARRYING A TRASH BAG, SUSTAINED" " RT THUMB LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LEFT THUMB LACERATION.PT WAS PUSHING DOWN A TRASH BAG AND SOMETHING LAC ERATED THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS DIGGING INTO A GARMET BAG IN HER ATTIC AND STATED SOMETHING? CUT HER MIDDLE RIGHT FINGER, "RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| CARRYING GROCERY BAGS & PULLED FINGER WRONG WAY. ACUTE RIF LIGAMENT INJ URY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION.PT PICKED UP A TRASHBAG AND CUT FINGER ON A METAL PICTURE FRAME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| RT RING FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH BAG AND LACERARED FIN GER ON SOME BROKEN GLASS IN BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Bags |
| PW RT 4TH FINGER.PT WAS TAKING A TRASH BAG AND THERE WAS GLASS IN BAG A ND PT PUCTURED FINGER ON GLASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Drinking glasses |
| PT WAS PICKING UP A TRASH BAG. IT HAD A BROKEN GLASS IN IT AND THE GLA SS POKED THROUGH THE BAG LACERATING THE PT'S FINGER. DX:LAC4TH FINGERTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| LEFT THUMB CAUGHT IN A BAG - FELT THUMB "POP"D: FX LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| SPRAIN L 2&3RD FINGERS, PT STS CARRIED HEAVY BAGS & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT, NO DEFORMITY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS TAKING TRASH BAG OUT AND INJURED FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS IN BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Bottles or jars |
| 50 YO MALE LIFTED TRASH BAG WITH BROKEN BOTTLE IN IT LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Incinerators |
| LAC R 3RD FINGER, PT PUSHING A GARBAGE BAG INTO THE INCINERATOR & SUST INJURY W/A PIECE OF METAL AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, SENSATION INTACT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2004 | Age: 34 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: Bags |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| CUT FINGER THROUGH TRASHBAG ON GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LACERATION FINGER - 52 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER ON A PIECE O F BROKEN GLASS STICKING OUT OF A TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CLEAING UP GARBAGE IN BAGS WHEN SOMETHING CUT HIS RT INDEX FINGER RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| CUT LT. 5TH FINGER TAKING OUT GARBAGE BAGS DX: LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Bags |
| 44 YEAR OLD FEMALE CUT WITH SYRINGE WHILE THROWING TRASH BAG OUT NEEDLESTICK MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS CUT ON GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG. DX: L THUMB LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LAC R 5TH FINGER, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH SOMETHING IN THE GARBAGE BAG AT HOME, MILD PAIN, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT, NO VASCULAR COMPROMISE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Bags |
| 60 YO FEMALE WAS EMPTYING TRASH AND WAS STUCK BY SYRINGE THROUGH TRASH BAG - PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Other unpowered garden tools |
| THUMB LAC-CUTTING OPEN A BAG OF GRASS SEED W/A SICKLE & CUT THUMB-@ HOM E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2004 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| CUT FINGER ON SOMETHING IN TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A BROKEN PIECE OF GAL SS IN TRASH BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT. CUT L SMALL FINGER WHILE PUSHING DOWN TRASH BAG. DX. LAC L SMALL F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 22 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: Bags, Trash compactors |
| PT LACERATED LITTLE FINGER WHILE PUSHING TRASH BAG INTO TRASH COMPACTOR . LACERATED ON BROKEN GLASS. D: SIMPLE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT CUT THUMB ON SHARP OBJECT WHEN HE GRABBED TRASH BAG OR GARBAGE CAN AT HOME; THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A SHARP OBJECT WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LACERATION FINGER - 25 YOM WAS PICKING UP A TRASH BAG WITH BROKEN GLASS INSIDE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE BASE OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN PICKING UP GARBAGE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT LIFTED GROCERY BAG. DX: L MIDDLE/INDEX SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT THROWING A BAG OF TRASH OUT AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS IN THE BAG SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS THROWING OUT A BAG OF TRASH IN A DUMPSTER WHEN THE BAG WRAPPED A ROUND RIGHT THIRD FINGER PULLED IT WHEN THROWN STRAINED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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