Accidents - Knife sharpeners - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,964
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	461
Year 1999:	185
Year 2000:	207
Year 2001:	95
Year 2002:	30
Year 2003:	84
Year 2004:	226
Year 2005:	218
Year 2006:	389
Year 2007:	278
Year 2008:	240
Year 2009:	101
Year 2010:	378

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	86
6-15 years old:	401
16-25 years old:	688
26-50 years old:	1,112
50+ years old:	676

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 25 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: Knife sharpeners, Knives
25YOM SHARPENING A KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Seasonal decorations
12 Y/O FEMALE CARVING HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN WITH KNIFE AND CUT FINGER DX LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
49 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB WHILE SHARPING A KNI FE- DX-LEFT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
50YOWF CUT R INDEX FINGER WHILE SHARPENING KNIFE. DX LACERATION 2ND R FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 17 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: Knife sharpeners, Knives
17YOM-FINGER LAC-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
51 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
FINGER LAC-33YOM-CUT ON A KNIFE WHILE USING A SHARPENER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
25YOM WAS USING A SHARPENING TOOL TO SHARPEN HIS OWN KNIFES ACCIDENTLY CUT LT THUMB;THUMB AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
FINGER LAC-34YOF-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
34 YOF PT C/O LAC TO L 1ST DIGIT, CUT WITH KNIFE SHARPNER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
FINGER LAC-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE & CUTTING BREAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
FINGER LAC-CUT ON KNIFE HE WAS SHARPENING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT STATES SHARPENED A KITCHEN KNIFE AND CUT HIS THUMB AT HOME. DX. LA C L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT CUT SKIN BETWEEN LT THUMB AND INDEX WITH KNIFE AT SCHOOL LEFT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING A CARVING KNIFE AT HOME & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED DUE TO SUSTAINING LACERATION OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN CUT BY A KNIFE. DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING ARMY LITTKNIFE AND CUT FINGERS DX: LACERATION RIGHT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
24YOM CHEF STUDENT C/O LT 5TH FINGERTIP LACERATION SUSTAINED WHILE SHARPENING HIS KNIFE. DX - LT 5TH FINGERTIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE & CUT FINGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER, DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING KNIFE AND CUT THUMB, DX: SUPERIFICAL LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT SUS LAC TO FINGER FROM A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING A KNIFE CUT FINGER..LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 69 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: Knife sharpeners, Containers
PT TAKING KNIFE SHARPENER OUT OF BOX, RECIEVED LACERATIONTO RIGHT LITTL E FINGER, SUTURED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	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: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING KITCHEN KNIFE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 17 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: Knife sharpeners, Knives
USING KNIFE SHARPENER AND HAND SLIPPED AND KNIFE LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT. CUT L HAND AND SMALL FINGER W/KNIFE SHARPENER AT HOME. DX. LAC SMA LL FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
THUMB LAC-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
LAC TO L THUMB AT 7 PM, CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE AT HOME. DX. LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 73 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: Knife sharpeners
CUT THUMB ON KNIFE SHRPENER AT HOME ..LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
CUT THUMB ON KNIFE SHARPENER/ LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE & CUT THUMB DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT CUT LT THUMB WITH KNIFE WHILE SHARPENING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PATIENT CUT BY A KITCHEN KNIFE WHILE SHARPENING IT AT HOME. DX: LACERATION TO RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 23 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: Knife sharpeners
23 YOM CUT HIS THUMB ON A KNIFE LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	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: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING A KNIFE, THE SHARPENER SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
26YOM AT HOME INJ TO FINGER ON KNIFE DX/DEEP LAC INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 32 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: Knife sharpeners, Razors or shavers
RT INDEX FINGER LAC-AT NEIGHBOR'S-WHILE SHARPENING A RAZOR BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	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: Knife sharpeners
PT LACERATED RT FINGER WITH KNIFE SHARPNER DX LACERATION OF RT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
INJURED WHILE SHARPENING KNIFE DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2000	Age: 3 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: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/1999	Age: 17 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: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/1999	Age: 65 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: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/1999	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: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/1998	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/1998	Age: 28 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: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/1998	Age: 26 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: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/1998	Age: 53 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: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1998	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: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/1998	Age: 18 months	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: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/1998	Age: 11 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: Avulsion
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/1998	Age: 62 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: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1997	Age: 46 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: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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