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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 174
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| PT CAUGHT THUMB IN MOTORIZED PIPE SNAKE. DX: L THUMB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drain snakes, Sinks |
| PT INJURED FINGER ON DRAIN SNAKE TRYING TO UNCLOG SINK AT HOME DX// RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| PT USING A SEWER SNAKE WHEN FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN DEVICE SPRING. D: FING ER FX, LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Drain snakes, Pipes |
| PT DISLOCATED FINGER WHILE SNAKING A DRAIN AT HOME.DX: L FIFTH FINGER JOINT DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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