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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 368
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| MOVING WATER HEATER CUT FINGER DX LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 32 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Metal containers |
| CONTUSION R THUMB, YESTERDAY DROPPED HOT WATER TANK ON THUMB, TODAY DROPPED A CASE OF SODA ON SAME THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| RT 5TH FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS MOVING A WATER HEATER AND LACERATED FIN GER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 42 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: Water heaters |
| PT C/O INJURED 4TH AND 5TH FINGER. PT DROPPED WATER HEATER ON FINGERS W HILE MOVEING IT . DX COTN TO FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls |
| 36 YOWF GOT HER FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A WALL AND A WATER HEATER. DX. CO NTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | 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: Water heaters, Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| LAC FINGER ON STEEL STRAP FROM H2O HEATER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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