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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,680
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 67 Y/O W/F TRIPPED OVER STEPPING STONE FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PUNCHED MAILBOX DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FRACTURE HAND - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LEFT HAND PAIN AND REPORTS SLIPPI NG AND FALLING WHEN AT HER MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT CUT HAND GETTING MAIL OUT OF MAILBOX AT HOME. DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 54YOM WAS DISASSEMBLING WINDMILL IN HIS YARD & CUT PALM ON BLADE DX: LAC R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT. CUT HAND ON A YARD ORNAMENT (WINDMILL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT STRUCK A MAILBOX AT HOME WITH HIS RIGHT HAND FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CHILD WALKING TO MAILBOX ANKLE ROLLED AND PT FELL CUTTING HAND. DX LEFT HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CEMENT BIRD BATH FELL ON HAND LACERATION L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HAVING AN ARGUMENT W/ STEPFATHER -PUNCHED MAILBOX RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT GOT ANGRY AND PUNCHED A MAILBOX AFTER RECIEVING A PIECE OF UNWANTED MAIL FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles |
| PT RAN INTO A MAILBOX ON A DIRTBIKE SUS A HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 89-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM A MAILBOX AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HIT HAND ON STONE WATER FOUNTAIN 30 MIN PTA-DX-ACUTE R 5TH METACARPAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT STATES SHE WAS IN HER YARD ATTEMPTING TO STEP OVER A HOSE, WHEN SHE FELL ONTO THE LANDSCAPING EDGING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 47 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT HAND ON A WINDMILL BLA DE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT HAND ON MAILBOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO HAND AFTER PUNCHING MAILBOX AFTER HAVING AN ARGUMENT WITH STEPDAUGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT PUNCHED A METAL MAILBOX AT 2250 AND INJURED HIS RIGHT HAND. DX RIGHT HAND BOXER'S FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT 5TH MC FX-PUNCHED A MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT HIT MAILBOX WITH RT FIST C/O PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT.INJ.RT.HAND NEAR HOME WHEN HIT ON A MAIL BOX. DX; CONTUSION & ABRASI ON RT.HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT HAND LACERATION.PT PUNCHED A MAILBOX AND LACERATED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Bicycles or accessories |
| RAN INTO MAIL BOX ON BIKE DX. HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| DX RIGHT HAND ABRASION: HIT HAND ON YARD ORNAMENT, ACCIDENTALLY, AT HO ME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PUNCTURE L PALM WHEN WORKING ON A BIRD HOUSE. PUNCTURE WOUNDL PALM $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CUT HAND ON NAIL IN MAILBOX WHILE GETTING MAIL, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT PUNCHED A METAL MAILBOX AT HOME. D: HAND ABRASION/CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT HAND ON YARD ORNAMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 71 YOF WAS PUTTING UP A BIRD HOUSE; PIECE SLIPPED AND CUT HER RIGHT HA ND. LACERATION, RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| WENT TO MAILBOX AT HOME AND FELL HITTING HAND ON MAILBOX. LACERATION T O HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| TRAUMA (RT) HAND, PT INVOLVED IN A MVA, DRIVER STRUCK A MAIL BOX, C/OPA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HIT MAILBOX - FRACTURE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| SLIPPED ON ICE AT HOME AT 0800, FELL TO THE ROADWAY IN FRONT OF MAILBOX. DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT LEFT HAND ON EDGE OF OLD RUSTY MAIL BOX AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HIT FIST ON METAL MAILBOX LAC PALM,LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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