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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 213
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Batteries, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 44 Y/O B/M WAS WORKING ON A BATTERY WITH A WRECH ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Batteries |
| WHILE CHANGING CAR BATTERY AT HIS PARENTS HOME PT LAC L THUMB DX LAC L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Batteries, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DROPPED A PALLET OF BATTERIES ON HIS RIGHT HAND ONE HOUR AGO AT STORE. CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT INDEX FINGERR, SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| FINGER CONTUSION W/ABRASIONS - WAS TRYING TO JUMPSTART CAR AND A FRIEND STOPPED TO HELP, CONNECTED CABLES WRONG AND BATTERY EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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