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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,149
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 79 YOF-PUTTING ARTIFICIAL TREE IN A CAR & FELT SOMETHING PINHED HAND-ST EERED OFF ROAD & HIT MAILBOX DX MINOR PW OF HAND (HEALING) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 16 YOM, FX HAND, PT. STATES ANGRY AT MOTHER, PUNCHED MAILBOX WITH HIS H AND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 20YO HISP FEMALE HIT METAL MAILBOX WITH R HAND DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 54 YO M PUNCHED HIS MAILBOX CUTTING HAND. STATES HE HAD BEEN DRINKING BEER. DX 7 CM LAC TO HAND, ALCOHOL ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45YOM, REPORTS WAS " SWINGING @ SOMEONE"&ACC PUNCHED A MAILBOX >>HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2010 | Age: 14 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 14YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HAND AFTER PUNCHING A MAILBOX IN ANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 66 YOF-OPEN MAILBOX @ HOME & WAS STUNG BY UNKNOWN INSECT ON HAND-PAIN/S WELLING DX INSECT BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 61YOM HIT A MAILBOX AND LAC LT PALM, ADMITS TO 2 BEERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2010 | Age: 16 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 |
| 16 YR M CUT HAND ON MAILBOX;DX LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3 YR F CUT HAND ON SMALL METAL WINDMILL IN YARD;DX LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 31 YOM PUNCHED MAILBOX. DX: R 4/5 METACARPAL DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 14 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 |
| 14 YO M HIT HAND ON MAILBOX FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 Y/O/M PUNCHED A MAILBOX AT HOME AND INJURED HAND DX/ LEFT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 16 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 |
| 16YOM RAN INTO A MAILBOX C/O LEFT HAND PAIN. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 4YOM FELL & CUT HAND ON METAL LAWN EDGING DX; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 6 YR M JUMPED OVER YARD ORNAMENT;DX STRAINED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34 YO M MOTHER-IN-LAW RAN OVER MAILBOX WITH CAR, TRYING TO GET MAILBOX OUT FROM UNDER CAR, CUT HAND. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 YOF PUNCHED A MAILBOX; INJURED RT HAND. DX**: RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6 YO F TRIPPED OVER WISHING WELL IN YARD AT HOME. DX HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 26 YHR OLD BLACK MALE DX LACERATION OF RT HAON MAND - S/P HX OF PUSHING ON MAILBOX TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53 YOM LACERATED RIGHT HAND FIXING MAILBOX AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2010 | Age: 68 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 |
| 68YOM WALKING IN HIS YARD AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO A DECORATIVE GLASS BALL LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20 YO M PUNCHED MAILBOX IN ANGER. DX HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Paper products |
| 52YOM HIT HAND ON METAL MAILBOX PUTTING ENVELOPE INTO IT DX: HAND FRACT URE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | 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 |
| 35 YOM FX HAND WHEN STRUCK ON MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 14 YOM FX METACARPAL, HIT A MAILBOX WITH HIS HAND A WEEK AGO W/ PERSIST ENT PAIN UNABLE TO CLOSE HAND, SPLINT AND F/U ORTHO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 15YOM WAS PUNCHING PEOPLE'S MAILBOXES, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, & NOW HAS MULTIPLE ABRASION & BRUISES TO HIS HANDS. DX; MULT. ABRASIONS,BRUISES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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