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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,426
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A NAIL AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT RING FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HIT FINGER ON POINT OF NAIL DX: PUNC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors |
| PT STATES WAS AT HOME ON HER WAY OUT THE DOOR WHEN SHE SCRAPED HER RIG HT INDEX FINGER ON A RUSTY NAIL IN THE DOOR DX ABRASION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT PUNCTURED 3RD FINGER BY A NAIL YESTERDAY; FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| POKED IN FINGER W/ NAIL DX: FINGER LAC & FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER FROM NAIL AFTER CABINET FELL ON PATIENT PW * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT GOT NAIL IN FINGER AT HOME WHILE PULLING WOOD APART DX// FX LEFT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PW TO FINGER FROM A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| BUILDING SOMETHING AT HOME AND PUT NAIL THRU FINGER WITH NAILGUN AND NO W HAS CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Lawn mowers |
| PT C/O PAIN TO R MIDDLE FINGER, SMASHED IT BETWEEN A BOLT AND A PIECE O F METAL WHILE WORKING ON LAWNMOWER AT HOME. DX. DX FX L 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Drills |
| FINGER LAC-SCREW DRILLED THROUGH WOOD HIT FINGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT STATES A NAIL WENT THROUGH HIS L INDEX FINGER WITH NAIL GUN. INJURY OCCURRED YEST WHILE HELPING FRIEND PLACE SHINGLES. PW, FX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FINGER LAC-POKED IN FINGER W/A NAIL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 23 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Furniture |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A SCREW IN A PIECE OF FURNITURE DX RT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT BREAKING BOARDS AND CUT FINGERS ON SCREW STICKING OUT; 4TH/5TH FINGER LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| NAIL FROM NAILGUN SHOT INTO FINGER/ PW WITH RETAINED FB RIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 24 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A NAIL @ HOME, ?MECH >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER ON A NAIL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SHOT A NAIL INTO FINGER. DX PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT PRESENTS WITH PUNCTURE WOUND FROM NAIL GOING THROUGH FINGER FROM NAI L GUN. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT GOT A HORSE SHOE NAIL INTO LEFT THUMB. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FROM NAI L TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Clothing accessories |
| PT GOT A NAIL THROUGH GLOVE WHILE HELPING FRIEND. DX: PW R INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| LT RING FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A NAIL ON WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 24 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: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| TRAUMATIC FINGER PAIN, PUT A NAIL INTO FINGER, REMOVED THE NAILHIMSELF. DX-FINGER PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HIT FINGER ON METAL BOLT AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A NAIL AT HOME DX// LEFT THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT CAME IN WITH NAIL IN THUMB. DX-FOREIGN BODY THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 20 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: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| DX PUCTURE WOUND MIDDLE L FINGER: INJ FINER ON RUSTY TACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PW L 3RD FINGER W/NAIL DX; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| TIGHTENING BOLTS ON TIRE WHEN WRENCH SWUNG AND HIT FINGER LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STATES NAIL OF HEAD WITH THROUGH FINGER DX RT FINGER NAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT SHOT FINGER WITH A NAIL FROM NAIL GUN YESTERDAY DX// PUNCTURE WOUND CELLULITIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREFINGER - CUT ON NAIL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| TRIPPED FAND FELL CUT FINGER ON A NAIL DX SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO LT FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT FINGER ON NAIL, DX; LAC. FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER ON RUSTY NAIL DX; CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER ON A NAIL. DX: 3 CM R INDEX LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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