Accidents - Tools - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,802
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Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
LT INDEX FINGER LAC-AT HOME-CUT W/A WOOD WORKING TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
LAC TO INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS R HAND.CAUGHT IN GRINDER.DX AVULSION LAC R INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
40 M INJURED L THUMB WHILE USING GRINDER AT HOME. DX; LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
PORTABLE AIR PUMP SMASHED LT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 29 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: Tools
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUNCTURED HIS LT THUMB WITH A "SCRATCHAWL" TOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
CUT FINGER ON GRINDING WHEEL - LACERATION INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
SPLITTING LOGS, PIECE OF WOOD FLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER/ LAC RIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
LACERATION FINGER - 45 YOM WAS USING A GRINDER AND LACERATED RIGHT PINK Y
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT SUST. LAC. TO FINGER ON GARDEN TOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2002	Age: 41 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: Tools
41-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A POTATO DIGGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT LACERATED R HAND WITH GRINDER, LACERATION L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Tools
FINGER INJ.CAUGHT IN POST HOLE DIGGER.DX AVULSION OF NAILS & SOFT TISSUE OF LT 3RD & 4TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	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: Tools
PATIENT USING GRINDER WHEN HE LACERATED FINGER. D: 1.5CM LACERATION, FI NGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Sinks
CUT HAND ON A TOOL IN THE SINK LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT GOT LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN GRINDER DX: LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
CUT ON GRINDING WHEEL-LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Tools
DX:AMPUTATION L MID 3RD FINGER,LACERATION L INDEX FINGER. PT WAS USING WOODWORKING TOOL AT HOME. ADMITTED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 36 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: Tools
WHILE WORKING WITH GRINDER AT HOME, PT LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
PT WORKING ON HIS TRUCK AT HOME WHEN A TOOL FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT THUMB C ONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT STATES HE WAS USING A GRINDER TO CUT A BOLT AND HE ACTUALLY CUT HIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
CUT FINGER W/ GARDEN SHEARS DX: LACERATION RT. 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION-SUS 1" LACERATION TO BASE OF LEFT INDEX FI NGER WHILE CUTTING SHRUBS IN GARDEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 38 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: Tools
38 YOM USING POST HOLE DIGGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tools, Jewelry
PT WAS WORKING ON JEWELRY AND TOOL SLIPPED CAUSING PUNCTURE OF LT INDEX FINGER.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
CAUGHT FINGER IN A FEED GRINDER AT HOME. 2 CM LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 48 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: Fracture
Product: Tools
PATIENT SMASHED THUMB WITH T-POST DRIVER. D: THUMB FRACTURE AND LACERAT ION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN GRINDING WHEEL. DX; 2 CM LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER, LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
LAC L 4TH FINGER; CUT W/ SCREW CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 41 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: Tools
41YOM-LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER-GRIND STONE EXPLODED-CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	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: Tools
PATIENT LACERATED THUMB WHEN WORKING WITH WOOD WORKING TOOL. D: THUMB LACERATION, 3.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Batteries
L THUMB LAC/27YOWM STS LAC THUMB OCCURRED YEST AM. INJURED WITH GRINDER & BATTERY ACID ENTERED WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT'S FINGER HIT GRINDER. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC 4 CM, DEEP ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT. LACERATED FINGER WITH POST HOLE DIGGER THAT HOOKS ON BACK OFTRACTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT.REPORTED WORKING WITH WOOD CUTTER ACCIDENTLY SUSTAIN CUT TO RT.TIPTH UMB. DX- LACERATION RT.THUMB RT.HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
45 YOMC SCUFFED FINGER ON GRINDER 2 DAYS AGO/CELLULITIS LT INDEX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tools
CUT THUMB W/ CUTTING TOOLDX: PUNCTURE WOUND LT. THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT STATES CUT FINGER ON TOOL WHILE GARDENING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
CUT SELF WITH WOOD WORKING TOOL DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	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: Tools, Fences or fence posts
FINGER LAC-AT HOME-USING A POST HOLE DRIVER-CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DRIVE R & FENCE POST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 45 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: Tools
LT INDEX FINGER LAC-HIT A GRINDER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Tools
PT STATES CAUGHT FINGER IN A GRINDER WHILE GRINDING A PC OF METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 29 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: Tools
LACERATION FINGER - VICTIM INJURED RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHEN WORKING WITH TOOLS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2002	Age: 31 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: Tools
PATIENT TRYING TO LIFT AND MOVE GRINDER AT FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN HE INJURED THUMB. D: THUMB FRACTURE AND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2002	Age: 46 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: Tools
LACERATED INDEX FINGER ON GRINDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
PT INJURED THUMB ON GRINDING WHEEL AT PARENTS, ACUTE NAIL BED LACERATIO N R THUMB OPEN TUFT FX R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
CUT FINGER ON GRINDING WHEEL/LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 36 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: Tools
*36YOM CUT R INDEX FINGER ON GRINDER DX: LAC R PIP INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
LT INDEX FINGER LAC-INJURED ON A GRINDER @ HOME IN GARAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
LT RING FINGER FX-@ NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE-INJURED ON "HINGED HANDLE OF A POS T HOLE DIGGER"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tools
HOLDING A WORK TOOL FOR HER HUSBAND WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY POKED HER R 5TH FINGER. PW R 5TH FINGER $
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
FRACTURED THUMB 33 YO WM HIT THUMB WITH AIR GUN (ER STATED IT WAS A TOOL)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
DX LEFT FINGER CONTUSION: CLOSING TOOL ONTO FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tools
PUNCTURE WOUND RT FINGER--28 YOF CUT FINGER WITH TOOL. CLEANING LINE WITH PIPE SNAKE WHEN SNAKE WRAPPED AROUND FOREARM & HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
PT SMASHED THUMB WITH TOOL AT HOME, R THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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