Accidents - Can openers - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 829
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	16
6-15 years old:	102
16-25 years old:	117
26-50 years old:	179
50+ years old:	412

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	702	Knee:	59
Hand:	30	Head:	15
Face:	15	Foot:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2006	Age: 17 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: Can openers, Metal containers
OPENING A CAN OF DOG FOOD CUT FINGER ..LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2006	Age: 58 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: Can openers
PT AT HOME L HAND LAC FROM A CAN OPENER / DX LAC L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Can openers
PATIENT STEPPED ON OLD RUSTY CAN OPENER YESTERDAY, SIGNIFICANT SWELLING OF HEEL AREA; CELLULITIS AND ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
CUT FINGER ON CANOPENER/ LAC RT 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2006	Age: 20 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: Can openers
LAC THUMB ON A CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2006	Age: 57 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: Can openers, Metal containers
CUT FINGER ACC ON A CAN OPENER WHILE OPENING A CAN OF DOG FOOD " LAC ''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Can openers
PT PULLED FINGERNAIL OFF ON A CAN OPENER, AVULSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT CUT FINGER ON CAN OPENER, FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Metal containers
PATIENT WAS OPENING DOG FOOD WITH CAN OPENER & LACERATED HER RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Can openers
HIT IN KNEE WITH CAN OPENER DX KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
DX LEFT EYELID LACERATION: INJURED FACE ON CAN OPENER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Can openers, Containers
A BOX OF CAN OPENER AT *** FELL ON HEAD, INTIAL N&V THEN H/A " CONUCSSI ON" + " HEMATOMA"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 65 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: Can openers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER ON LID OF CAN BEING OPENED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Foods
PT CUT HAND ON CAN OPENER OPENING CAN OF BAKED BEANS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PATIENT SUFFERED A FINGER LACERATION WHILE OPENING A CAN WITH A CAN OPENER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
LACERATED FINGER IN A CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Metal containers
CUT BY CAN OPENER WHILE OPENING CAN OF TUNA 2 CM THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Metal containers
CUT HAND OPENING A CAN W/ A CAN OPENER LACERATIONS 3RD & 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 12 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: Can openers
THREW CAN OPENER DOWN ON GROUND, BOUNCED AND CUT THUMB DX: R THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
FINGER CUT ON CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2006	Age: 7 months	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: Can openers
CAN OPENER LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT LAC LT INDEX FINGER ON METAL CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
CUT PINKY ON A CAN OPENER. DX. L 5TH FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
FINGER LACERATED, CUT ON CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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