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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,238
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/23/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
48 YO - DX: LACERTION RT. THUMB - CUT THUMB WHILE WORKING WITH AIR COND ITIONER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/21/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
PT C/O CUTTING LEFT RINGER FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER DX: LACERATION LEFT RING FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. FINGER LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
PT STATE HE CUT HIS FINGER BY A/C FAN BLADE AT HOME LAC 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 38 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: Air conditioners |
WOUND RT.FINGER.PT.REFERS CUT FINGER WITH AIR CONDITIONER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
PT WORKING ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME AND CUT HIS FINGER. DX LAC FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/22/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Air conditioners |
AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON R THUMB AT HOME. DX. CONT. R THUMB. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
Product: Air conditioners |
21 YO MALE CUT HAND WHILE MOVING AIR CONDITIONER AVULSION LACERATION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
PT CUT FINGER MOVING AIR CONDITIONER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/04/2004 | 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: Crushing |
Product: Air conditioners, Windowsills or frames |
CRUSH INJURY LT MIDDLE FINGER, REMOVING HOUSE AIR CONDITIONER FROM WINDOW, BOTH WINDOW SASHES FELL, HIT FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
71 YOF TRIPPED AND LACERATED R RING FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER AT NEIGHB ORS HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
Product: Air conditioners |
REMOVING WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, CRUSHED L RING FINGERTIP. DX. TIP AMPUTATION L RING FINGER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
PT. WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER, IT FELL AND MASHED HIS FINGRE LACERATION FINGER - INTRA-ARTICULAR WITH TENDON TRANSECTION |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 08/15/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners, Lawn mowers |
HIT AIR CONDITIONER WHILE CUTTING GRASS/ LAC LT SMALL FINGER,CONTUSION LT LONG FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/08/2004 | 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: Air conditioners, Ladders |
TRYING TO FIX AIR CONDITIONER AND LADDER STARTED TO SLIPP SO HE GRABBED IT AND CUT HIS FINGER DX LAC TO FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/01/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
43 YOM DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING LACERATION AND CONTUSION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/01/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Air conditioners |
PT DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON LEFT SMALL FINGER LEFT 5TH FINGER FRACTUR E |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
LAC R INDEX FINGER; FINGER CUT ON AIR CONDITIONER WHILE CLEANING IT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
PT.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN FIXING SWAMP COOLER. DX; 2 CM. LAC.L.2 ND.FINGER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/27/2004 | 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: Air conditioners |
37 YO M DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ON FINGER LAC FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
LACERATION TO LEFT 3RD 4TH AND 5TH DIGITS AFTER CUTTING IT ON ANAIR CONDITIONER HE WAS MOVING |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
Product: Air conditioners |
LIFTING SWAMP COOLER @ HOME PINCHED FINGER DX AVULSION TO FINGERTIPS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/16/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
THUMB LACERATION FROM AIRCONDITIONER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/07/2004 | 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: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
PUTTING IN AIR CONDITIONER IN WINDOW AND CRUSHED FINGER FRACTURING IT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/18/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
CUT FINGER ON AN AIRCONDITIONER DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
PT WAS PUTTING AIRCONDITIONER INTO WINDOW AND CUT BASE OF THUMB ON AIR CONDITIONER LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/12/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
CUT FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER DX: R INDEX FINGER LAC. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 67 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: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
FINGER LACERATION - CAUGHT FINGER UNDER AIR CONDITIONER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/09/2004 | Age: 68 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: Air conditioners |
LAC R 3RD & 4TH FING/68YOF AT HOME CUT FINGERS ON COOLING FINS OF AIR C ONDITIONER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 64 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: Air conditioners |
MOVING AIR CONDITIONER THAT FELL ONTO HER HAND AND LAC FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/05/2004 | Age: 77 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: Air conditioners |
PT WORKING ON A COOLER LAST NIGHT WHEN CUT FINGER ON FAN. D: FINGERTIP LACERATION, SKIN AVULSION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
44 YO MALE CUT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER LACERATION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 05/31/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
LACERATION FINGER - 32 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL ON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
PT CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE FAN BLADE OF AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
LAC TO R POINTER AND MIDDLE FINGER, CUT ON FAN OF COOLER DX: FINGER LAC X2 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
PT GETTING A/C OUT OF CAR AND CUT THUMB DX: LACERATION TO THUMB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
PUTTING AIR CONDITIONER IN WINDOW WHEN WINDOW SHUT ON LT HAND. ACUTE SP RAIN LT 3RD FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/20/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
PT CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE METAL EDGE OF AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 2 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: Air conditioners |
PT LACERATED THUMB ON FAN BLADE OF SWAMP COOLER. D: LACERATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/15/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
PATIENT WAS LOADING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND DROPPED IT ON HIS HAND. DX-LEFT THUMB LACERATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON PTS HAND WHILE CLEANING CLOSET |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Air conditioners |
TRAUMA R 3RD FINGER, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME , C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, NO TENDON DAMAGED, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Air conditioners |
PT DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON FINGER AT HOME DX:FINGER CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Air conditioners |
MOVING AIR CONDITIONER AND FELL ON FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners |
CUT ON AIR CONDITIONER - LACERATION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/14/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Air conditioners, Hot tubs or home spas |
STRUCK FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER LIFTING HOT TUB - LACERATION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/02/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Air conditioners |
CUT ON AIR CONDITIONER; PW FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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