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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,980
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 30 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT THUMB ON CHISEL, DX; LAC. THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CUT HAND ON A CHISEL AT HOME DX/ LEFT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH CHISEL LEFT BEFORE BEING TREATED DX/ LAC LEFT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A CHISEL CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT WITH LAC TO HAND FROM A CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| DX LAC HAND: .5CM LAC ON NATERIOR THUMB ATER HIT'G THUMB W CHISLE W WOODWORKING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 30 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LAC THUMB ON A CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 26 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LACERATION FINGER - 26 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE USING A WOOD PLANER TO CUT WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING A CHISEL. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CUT HAND WITH A CHISEL AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| HIT LEG WITH CHISEL LACERATION THIGH # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 35 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON CHISEL AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LAC THIGH ON A CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| INJURED WORKING ON CAR WITH CHISEL/WRIST CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LAC TO HAND, PT CUT HAND WITH BRICK CHISEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| FINGER FX-HIT FINGER W/A WOOD PLANER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 42YOM WHILE USING A CHISEL AT HOME ACCIDENTLY LACERATED RT HAND; HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT LACERATED LEFT HAND W/WOOD CHISEL. DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 31YOM WAS USING A CHISEL AT HOME WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF PUNCTURING FOREARM;FORIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER PUSHING WOOD INTO AN ELECTRIC PLANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CUT LT HAND W/CHISEL AP. 2" LACERATION NOTED. BLEEDING NOTED. DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LACERATION HAND - 28 YO MALE STATES HE CUT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND WH EN USING A CHISEL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| USING CHISEL @ HOME WHEN IT SLIPPED&HIT HAND >> PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Doors |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON A DOOR AT HOME WITH A WOOD CHISEL, CHISEL SLIPPE D STRIKING HIMIN LEFT INDEX FINGER DX LAC TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT ON CHISEL DX: THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| STABBED SELF IN HAND WITH A CHISEL AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 43 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LAC FINGER ON PLANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH CHISEL WHILE DOING HOME REPAIRS, LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT HAND WHILE USING CHISEL @ HOME >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| AT HOME PT WORKING WITH WOOD WITH A CHISEL,SLIPPED & CUT L THUMB DX L THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT WITH LAC TO HAND FROM A CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 26YOM WAS USING A CHISEL AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STABBED HAND WITH CHISEL; LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT FINGER ON WOOD CHISEL. DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT WAS USING A CHISEL TODAY AND HAS A GASH IN PALM OF HAND. D: PALM LAC ERAION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 49 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT FINGER WITH STAINLESS STEEL CHISEL DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 36YMC CUT FINGER ON A CHISEL/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT WAS USING A CHISEL AND SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND. DX: 4 CM LEFT PA LMER LACERATION, 2 CM LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LAC TO R HAND ON CHISEL DX; HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON WOOD CHISEL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 34 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 34 YO M LACERATION OT FINGER CUT WHILE CHISELING WOOD AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT LAC LT HAND WITH WOOD CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 37 YOM STABBED LEFT HAND WITH A CHISEL WHILE WORKING ON KITCHEN SUSTAIN ING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LACERATION THUMB - 48 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB - CUT SELF WHEN USING A WOOD CHISEL IN HIS CELLAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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