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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,369
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 37 YOM, METAL IN FINGER AT HOME, FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2009 | 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: House repair or construction materials |
| 51 Y/O BLACK MAIL LACERATED FINGER ON A PIECE OF SHEET METAL WHILE WORK ING ONE HIS HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Hammers |
| 53YOM WAS LAYING PROCELIN TILE IN BATHROOM AT HOME USING SML SLEDGE HAM MER WHEN ACCID HIT R 4TH FINGER W HAMMER DX 2 CM LAC R 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN PLYWOOD BOARD FRACTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Knives |
| 45 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER CUTTING DRYWALL WITH A KNIFE INJURING LT FIN GER- DX- LT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 38 YOM WAS STRIPPING COPPER WIRE AT HOME. LACERATION, RIGHT MIDDLE FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Bench or table saws |
| ACC CUT FINGER ON A TABLD SAW THAT WAS USING FOR INSTALLING *** SIDING> >LAC/FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 27 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: House repair or construction materials |
| A 27YOM LACERATED FINGERS ON SOME TIN ROOFING. DX: FINGER LACERATION 3RD,4TH AND 5TH DIGITS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 48 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: House repair or construction materials, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| L MID FING LAC/48YOM CUT FINGER WITH RAZOR BLADE WHILE CUTTING DRYWALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT LAC THUMB ON DRYWALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT.INJ.L.3RD.FINGER AT MOTHER-IN-LAWS HOUSE WHEN CARRYING CINDERBLOCKS IN YARD & DROPPED ONE ON FINGERS. DX; LAC.L.3RD.&4TH.FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 51 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: Dislocation |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| DX L 5TH PIP JOINT DIS, REDUCED: P/W L 5TH FINGER DIS W CARRY'G ROOF TILES. DROP'D SHEATH OF SHINGLES, HIT FINGER AGAINT RAIL'G TRY'G CATCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 51 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON SHEET METAL THAT WAS BEING USED IN CONSTRUCTION DX: 1 CM. LACERATION LEFT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Knives |
| WAS CUTTING SHINGLES WITH A KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED PT HAS LAC TO R IN DEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | 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: House repair or construction materials, Knives with replaceable blades |
| FINGER LAC-CUTTING SHINGLES ON HIS ROOF WITH A NEW RETRACTABLE UTILITY KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 22YMC CUTTING VINYL SIDING WITH UTILITY KNIFE TO ENLARGE A HOLE FOR A PIPE SLIPPED AND CUT THUMB/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 35YO HISP MALE AT HOME WORKING ON THE HOUSE,CUT FINGER ON SHEET METAL DX L THUMB LACERATION - LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| LAC TO FINGER, PT WAS PUTTING UP DRYWALL AT OFFICE AND CUT FINGER ON A PLASTIC EDGE. NOT WORK RELATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT CUT FINGER WHEN WORKING ON HIS ROOF BEGAN TO FALL ATTEMPTED TO CATCH SELF AND CAUGHT TIN WITH HAND CUTTING HIS HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT.INJ.RT.THUMB AT HOME WHEN OUTSIDE IN GARAGE & SMASHED THUMB BETWEEN 2 BOARDS. DX; F.X. RT. THUMB / LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| SOFT TISSUE INJURY OF FINGER WITH SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA: 42YOM L RING FINGER PAIN, GOT IT JAMMED BETWEEN 2 CEMENT BLOCKS PUTTING UP WALL-HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 29 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: House repair or construction materials |
| SLAMMED FINGER BETWEEN TWO BOARDS TODAY CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS FIXING THE SOFFIT ON HOME, WHEN CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 44 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: Puncture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| C/O FINGER PAIN&SWELLING AFTER REACHING INTO A CINDER BLOCK COVERE WITH GRASS&SOMETHING POKED HIS FINGER>>PW/CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| PT BENT THUMB BACKWARDS WHILE PUSHING "BLOCKS" WAS DOING UNDER PINNING OF HIS MOBILE HOME. DX. THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| DX FB IN FINGERNAIL: FB IN R MIDDLE FINGERNAIL W TRY'G TO MOVE CONCRETE BLOCKS ONE EXPLODED PRODUC'G PROJECTILE THAT PENETRATED NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 68 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL AND LACERATED THUMB. DX: LEFT THUMB LACERATION, REPAIRED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Containers |
| BOX OF CERAMIC TILE FELL ON FINGER/ CRUSH INJURY RT 4TH FINGER, RT DIST AL 4TH FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 47 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: House repair or construction materials |
| LACERATION FINGER - 47 YO MALE STATES HE WAS WORKING ON A HOME PROJECT AND PIECE OF SHEET METAL SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING ON CEMENT MIXER IN BACKYARD. DX-ACUTE SKIN FINGER AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 36 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER WHILE PUTTING UP TIN ON A BUILDIN G. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| SETTING A 9X12 OAK BEAM CRUSH INJURY (NAIL BED) X 2 FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| WORKING W TILE AT HOME WHEN LACERATED R 2ND 3RD FINGERS ON EDGE OF TILE DX AVULSION LAC R 3RD 4TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT STATES SHE "JAMMED HER LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A WELL HOUSE" STRUCTURE COVERING A WELL DX SPRAIN LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT CUT HIS R THUMB ON SHARP METAL ROOF WHILE PUTTING ONTO BUILDING TODA Y AT HOME. DX. LAC R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| DOING CEMENT WORK AT HOME WITHOUT GLOVES,ABRADED FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN FLOORING MATERIAL AND BRACE. FRACTURE, RIGHT 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 34 YOM HAD 4 X 4 PIECE OF LUMBAR FALL ON RIGHT HAND FRACTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CUT L 3RD FINGER ON SHEET METAL AT HOME DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | Age: 65 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: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| DX FX-DISTAL PHALYNX, RING/MIDDLE FINGER: C/O HAND PAIN SINCE 350# CON- CRETE BLOCK LANDED ON HAND W HE W CARRY IT 6IN OFF GROUND THIS A.M. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PIECE OF SHEET METAL WAS DROPPED ON PT'S R 4TH FINGER AT STORE PT HAS P ARTIAL AMPUTATION OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT IN HIS ATTTIC AND SLIPPED STRUCK RIGHT RING FINGER ON THE METAL TRUS S LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PUSHING SHEETROCK AND HURT FINGER FINGER FRACTURE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 28 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON ROOFING MATERIAL. DX: LACERATIONS ON 4TH AND SMALL FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS LAYING SOME BRICKS WHEN HER GHRANDDAUGHTER PUSHED A STACK AND TH EY FELL ONTO FINGER CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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