Accidents - Water heaters - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,518
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	85
Year 1998:	369
Year 1999:	209
Year 2000:	105
Year 2001:	143
Year 2002:	166
Year 2003:	368
Year 2004:	75
Year 2005:	251
Year 2006:	190
Year 2007:	561
Year 2008:	511
Year 2009:	233
Year 2010:	248

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 31 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: Water heaters
31YOM, ACC CAUGHT RT SMALL/INDEX FINGER WHILE REMOVING WATER HEATER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
40 Y/O WF LACERATED FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters, Handrails, railings or banisters
A 32 YOM STATES FINGER WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A 200# WATERTANK AND METAL R AIL, FX TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 35 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
35YOM TRYING TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON HIS HOT WATER HEATER AND SUSTAINED A THUMB LACERATION ON A PIECE OF METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
48 YO WM CUT FINGER ON A WATER HEATER AT HOME LACERATION RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
28 YOF, METAL DOOR OF WATER HEATER CUT FINGER, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT CUT FINGER ON A WATER HEATER AT HOME DX LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT TO FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls
MOVING A WATER HEATER FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WATER HEATER AND WALL AMPUTATION RIGHT FOURTH FINGER FRACTURE RIGHT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 39 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: Water heaters, Carts
PT SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN A WATER HEATER AND A CART LACERATI ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT @ HOME, HAD HOT WATER HEATER FALL ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER DX; LACERA TED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT FINGER ON WATER HEATER/ LAC RMF, ABRASION RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
LAC TO RT INDEX FINGER SUSTAINED WHILE INSTALLING NEW HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
TRYING TO CHANGE ELEMENT IN HOT WATER HEATER, CUT FINGER. DX FINGER LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT CUT L THUMB ON HOT WATER TANK CAP AT HOME. DX. LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 46 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
PT CUT FINGER ON WATER HEATER LAC FIGNER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. LACERATION, RIGHT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER/ LWT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT FINGER WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX; LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT RECEIVED LAC TO R RING FINGER FROM A WATER HEATER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 26 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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A WATER HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 35 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, Ceilings and walls
35YOM SMASHED BETWEEN WATER HEATER AND BRICK WALL LAC L SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT CUT FINGERS ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX; 2 X 2 CM CUTS TO 2ND FINGER, AND 2 CM CUT TO INDEX FINGER, RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Water heaters
NEW CAT STUCK UNDER WATER HEATER,BIT WHEN PULLED CAT OUT P.W. RT INDEX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT CUT FINGER ON WATER HEATER AT HOME LAC RT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT L THUMB ON HOT WATER HEATER DX: THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
BURN TO THUMB WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT PIOLET OF HOT WATER HEATER DX: BURN TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2006	Age: 35 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
35YOM CUT SHARP METAL OF WATER HEATER LAC MIDDLE F LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2006	Age: 30 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: Water heaters
DX LEFT RING FINGER CONTUSION: JAMMED FINGER ON HOT WATER TANK AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
STATES HE CUT HIS RIGHT 5TH FINGER WHILE MOVING A HOT WATER HEATER. LACERATION TO RIGHT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 33 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
33 YOM CUT FINGER ON WATER HEATER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
SMASHED FINGER ON HOT WATER TANK AT HOME FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
1,5CM FINGER LAC-CUT ON WATER HEATER HE WAS WORKING ON-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CHASING CAT CAUGHT FINGER ON METAL HOT WATER HEATER LACERATION RIGHT H AND FOURTH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
1.5 CM FINGER LAC-CUT ON WATER HEATER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT ON HOT WATER HEATER - LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
34 Y.O. B MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT INJ SELF WHILE WORKING ON A WATER HEATE R @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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)

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
31 Y/O M RIGHT HAND INJURY - CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN WATER HEATER AND CABIN ET. DX: RIGHT FRACTURE BOXERS FX 5TH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Stairs or steps
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A WATER HEATER HE WAS CARRYING UP STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT CUT RT THUMB REPAIRING WATER HEATER, LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT CUT THUMB WHEN WORKING ON WATER HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2001	Age: 29 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/1999	Age: 38 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: Water heaters, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1998	Age: 37 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/1998	Age: 29 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1998	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/1998	Age: 32 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/1998	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1998	Age: 46 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/1998	Age: 39 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/1997	Age: 34 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: Water heaters, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1997	Age: 50 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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