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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 230
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Other fireplaces |
| DX:L PHALANGES FX X 4 FINGERS L HEAD LAC. CLEANING FIREPIT AND PROPANE CANNISTER EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 76 YOM WAS TAKING A PROPANE TANK OFF THE BED OF HIS TRUCK; TANK SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS THUMB. LACERATION OF LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| CUT KNUCKLE ON METAL PROPANE TANK INFECTED LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN LEFT INDEX FINGER - BURNED WHEN A PROPANE TANK EXPLO DED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 26 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT SCREWING PROPANE CYLINDER INTO OUTDOOR HEATING LAMP AND CYLINDER DRO PPED CAUSING A CUT TO FINGER DX: SKIN AVULSION LT INDEX FINGER 3.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT HAD 46 LB TANK FALL ON L HAND, FX 2ND DIGIT L HAND CRUSH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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