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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 322
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL LEAD BROKE OFF UNDER FINGERNAIL, UNABLE TO REMOVE/ FB LIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX:RSUBUNGUAL INFECTION. INFECTION UNDER THUMB NAIL AFTER GETTING PENCI L STUCK UNDER THE NAIL 3 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 32-YOF SUSTAINED A PENCIL LEAD UNDER HER FINGER NAIL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX RIGHT THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND: SITTING AT DESK, TURNED TO GET UP, SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO CONTAINER OF PENS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| INFECTED RT RING FINGER-PT STRUCK PALM OF RT HAND 1 WK AGO WITH A PENCI L. NOW C/O SWELLING & NUMBNESS IN RT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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