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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,681
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER CUTTING A TREE WITH A SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power saws |
| FINGER OPEN FX-INJURED WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES W/ ELECTRIC SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT TO FINGER WHILE PRUNING PLANTS WITH TRIMMER DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 43YO HISP MALE AT HOME USING TRIMMERS TO TRIM PLANTS-IT CAUGHT-KICKED BACK-CUT R 5TH DIGIT,DX AMPUTATION-FINGER PARTIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING A TREE BRANCH WITH A KNIFE & ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power hedge trimmers |
| 49YO BLACK FEMALE USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS-TRIMMING SHRUBS,CUT L INDEX FINGER, DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUTTING TREES 10 DAYS AGO WHEN DOING YARD WORK. CONTINUING THUMB PAI N. D: ARTHRITIS, DJD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT FINGER WHILE TRIMMING TREES. DX LACERATION L FINGER #2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT FIFTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS PRUNING HIS BUSHES AND CUT ACROSS THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. DX-LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Scissors |
| FINGER LAC-CUTTING FLOWERS W/ SCISSORS-CUT FINGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FINGER LAC-TRIMMING BUSHES-CUT ON CLIPPERS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| FINGER LAC-CUTTING DOWN A TREE W/A CHAINSAW WHEN SAW HIT FINGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING BRASH WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND IT KICKED BACK AND CUT FINGER DX: OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 28 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| 28 YO M LACERATION TO 3RD AND 4TH FINGER TIPS CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 BRANCHES WHILE CUTTING A TREE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Knives |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING PLANTS AT HOME, LACERATED THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE USING A MACHETE. DX-RT 2ND DIGIT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT PRUNING TREE YESTERDAY AND STICKER WENT INTO FINGER. D: FOREIGN BODY AND CELLULITIS, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 43 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT IN A TREE TRIMMING IT,PT FELL,CUT R AND FINGER WITH TRIMMER DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PT WAS USING A CHAINSAW TO CUT A TREE LIMB AND SUSTAINED CRUSHING INJUR Y TO FINGER. NOT WORK RELATED- DISABLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds |
| PT SLIDDING, STRAINED R THUMB WHEN CAUGHT BETWEEN TREE & ANOTHER PERSON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A CHAINSAW WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 45 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT PRUNNING PLANTS AT HOME AND CUT FINGER PT LEFT BEFORE BEING TREATED DX// LAC RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/12/2007 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tractors |
| FRACTURE FINGER - 39 YO MALE GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN TREE AND TRACTOR AT HOME 1 HOUR PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Poles |
| PATIENT'S FINGER WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A TREE AND STEEL POST. DX-OPEN FRACTURE PHALANX 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CUTTING TREES AT HOME, FINGER PAIN DX; FINGER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 35 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT PRUNING A TREE W/ SMALL CLIPPERS,CUT TIP L MIDDLE FINGER, DX 1CM L MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds |
| PT INJURED FINGERS WHEN SLED HIT A TREE AT HOME TODAY DX// FX LEFT INDEX MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Knives |
| LAC L 2ND FINGER, PT CUTTING FLOWERS W/A KNIFE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2007 | Age: 43 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING ROSES WHEN SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND. D: PUNCTURE WOUND AND CELLULITIS, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Knives |
| LACERATION FINGER - 40 YOM WAS CUTTING PART OF REAL TREE FOR CHRISTMAS AND SLIPPED LACERATING LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Clothing accessories |
| THUMB FB-THORN FROM BUSH WENT THROUGH GLOVE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2006 | Age: 40 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PT CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH CHAIN SAW WHEN LACERATED FINGER. D: FINGERS LACERATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT HIS FINGER WHILE USING A HEDGECLIPPER TO CUT SOME TREES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ball sports |
| PT ATTEMPTING TO GET A BALL OUT OF A TREE AT HOME FOR HIS SON AND STUCK SELF IN THE LEFT THUMB WITH A THORN FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2006 | Age: 43 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Clothing accessories |
| PT CUTTING A TREE WHEN A BRANCH BROKE AND HAND WAS PUSHED INTO SAGUARO CACTUS. WEARING LEATHER GLOVES. D:PUNCTURE WOUND, CELLULITIS, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Knives |
| PT CUT FINGER W/ SCALING KNIFE WHILE TRIMMING PALM TREES DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION TO RT INDEX FINGER WHILE CUTTING A TREE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING SOME TREE LIMBS WITH A SAW AT HOME AND LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME AND A BRANCH FELL ONTO RIGHT INDEX FINGER FR ACTURED FINEGR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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