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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Trash compactors, Metal containers |
CUT RT THUMB WHILE CRUSHING CANS ON A CAN SMASHER AT HOME. LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Trash compactors, Motor vehicles or parts |
PT WAS LIFTING COMPACTOR INTO TRUCK & IT SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER ON TAILGATE DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Trash compactors |
34 YO INJURED FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL(UNPLUGGED BUT STILL SPINNING) LAC FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Trash compactors |
18 YOF GOT RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN TRASH COMPACTOR CONTUSION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
Product: Trash compactors |
PT LT THUMB AMPUTATION - FINGER CAUGHT IN COMPACTOR JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Trash compactors |
PT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A PALETTE AND TRASH COMPACTOR AND INJURED FINGER. DX: FINGER LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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