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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,506
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 36 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX SPRAIN L THUMB: L THUMB PAIN SINCE LAST NOC. W PUT'G A VACUUM CLEANER TOGETHER & HEARD HER FINGER POP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| THUMB SLIN AVULSION-PUT FINGER UNDER RUNNING VACUUM CLEANER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 68 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: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRYING TO FIX VACUUM CLEANER AND CAUGHT FINGER IN RUNNING M OTOR AND LA C,FX AND DISLOCATED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Ceilings and walls |
| HIT WALL VACUUMING, DX; SPRAIN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 39 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: Vacuum cleaners, Counters or countertops |
| LACERATION FINGER - 39 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME - WHILE VACUUMING, BRUSHED HAND UP AGAINST A PIECE OF TEMPERED GLASS ON THE COUNTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Knives |
| 45 YOF PULLED BACK OUT LIFTING VACUUM AND CUT TIP OF FINGER WITH FILET KNIFE - LACERATION FINGER - BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 5 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: Vacuum cleaners |
| CONTUSION FINGER - 5 YO FEMALE HAD LITTLE FINGER OF HER RIGHT HAND CLOS ED IN UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 81 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: Vacuum cleaners |
| 81 YO F LACERATION TO LITTLE FINGER TRIPPED ON VACUUM CLEANER CUT FINGER ON STEEL WAND OF VACUUM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT'S HAND GOT SUCKED UP IN THE SWEEPER AT HOME; FRICTION BURN TO 3-5 FINGERTIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LOOKING AT BOTTOM OF VACUUM WHEN IT TURNED ON PT HAS ABRA TO (R) INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHILD GRABBED A RUNNING VACUUM CLEANER AND BRUSHES TOOK SOME SKIN OFF F INGER. D:ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FINGER FX-CAUGHT FINGER ON FLOOR SWEEPER BELT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| WHILE WORKING ON HIS VACUUM PEICE OF METAL AVULSION PARTIAL RIGHT THUMB W/ FINGERNAIL INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 50YOF WAS HOME USING THE UPRIGHT VACUUM SWEEPER,PEDAL TIPPED THE VACCUUM CUTTING FINGER;FINGER LACERATION RT FOURTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 14 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: Vacuum cleaners |
| 14 YO M CONTUSION TO FINGER FOOLING AROUND WITH BROTHER WAS HIT WITH A VACUUM CLEANER ATTACHMENT AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM AT HOME CAUSING INJURY TO RT HAND/WRIST;NO OBVIOUS DEFORMITY. SPRAIN/CONTUSION RT WRIST,4TH & 5TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 77 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: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT CUT FINGER ON VACUUM LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PLAYING WITH SISTER WHO PLAYS WITH THE VACUUM, PT UNSUPERVISED PLACED F INGER INTO A PART OF VACUUM&FINGER GOT STUCK>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| THUMB CT-INJURED WHILE CHANGING VACUUM CLEANER BELT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 50 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: Vacuum cleaners, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS VACUUMING HER CAR WHEN SHE SUSTAINED A PW TO FINGER ON SOMETHIN G SHARP IN THE CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF PLATIC ON VACUUM/ LAC RIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PAIN AND SWELLING TO MIDDLE FINGER AFTER STICKING IT IN A RUNNING VACUU M CLEANER. DX. CONT L MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS VACUUMING, FELL AND LANDED ON LT THUMB DX: LT THUMB AVULSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| R THUMB INJURY FROM VACUUM CLEANER/NON SPEC INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT BY VACUUM, RIGHT INDEX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 46 YOF JAMMED LEFT PINKY FINGER ON A VACUUM CLEANER SUSTAINING A DISLCO ATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 2 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: Vacuum cleaners |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN VACUUM CLEANER, DX CONTUSED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS AT HOME, TRYING TO FIX A VACCUM CLEANER WHILE IT WAS TURNED ON CAUSING A SPRAIN TO RT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A VACUUM AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 35 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: Vacuum cleaners, Knives |
| LAC. 5TH DISTAL DIGIT: CUTTING STRING OFF A VACUUM CLEANER WITH POCKET KNIFE, CUT LITTLE FINGER, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 38 YOM WAS CLEANING HIS VACUUM, MOTOR TURNED OUT AND MACHINE ENGULFED HIS LT RING FINGER WITH DEFORMITY. DX-COMPLETE AVULSION FRACT-RING FING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FINGERNAIL AVULSION-INJURED ON VACUUM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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