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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 801
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CUT FINGER WHILE MOVING WATER HEATER FINGER / TENDON LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters, Mirrors or mirror glass |
| PT WAS WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME WHEN HE KNOCKED A MIRROR OFF THE WALL CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. DX. MULTIPLE LACERATION TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| MOVING WATER HEATER CUT FINGER DX LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 32 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Metal containers |
| CONTUSION R THUMB, YESTERDAY DROPPED HOT WATER TANK ON THUMB, TODAY DROPPED A CASE OF SODA ON SAME THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED OUTSIDE OF HOT WATER UNIT. D; 2ND DEGREE CONT ACT BURNS TO LT HAND AND FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| RT 5TH FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS MOVING A WATER HEATER AND LACERATED FIN GER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT C/O INJURED 4TH AND 5TH FINGER. PT DROPPED WATER HEATER ON FINGERS W HILE MOVEING IT . DX COTN TO FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 74 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: Water heaters |
| 74YOM CUT HIS FINGER ON A WATER HEATER DX: LAC R MIDDLE FINGER DORSAL ASPECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls |
| 36 YOWF GOT HER FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A WALL AND A WATER HEATER. DX. CO NTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 25 YOWF TRYING TO IGNITE H2O HEATER AND WAS SHOCKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT.C/O CUT TO RT.4TH FINGER RT.HAND SUSTAIN ON WATER HEATER DX-LACERATION RT.RING FINGER RT.HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LT INDEX FINGER LAC-REMOVING A HOT WATER HEATER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED-HIT FINGER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 48 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: Water heaters, Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| LAC FINGER ON STEEL STRAP FROM H2O HEATER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/23/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT SUSTAINED CUT INJURY TO RT MIDDLE FINGER DUE TO MOVING WATER HEATER THIS PM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LACERATED FINGER ON WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 54 YO MALE CUT FINGERS WHILE LIFTING WATER HEATER LEFT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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