Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,563
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	401
6-15 years old:	108
16-25 years old:	246
26-50 years old:	774
50+ years old:	32

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
44YOF CUT FINGER ON A CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER. DX. FINGER LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
25YOF BURNED (R) HAND W/ HOT CANDLE WAX DX;# BURN (L) RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
32 YOF DX FINGER LACERATION - CUT FINGER W/CANDLE STICK GLASS PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2010	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
13MOM CUT FINGER ON A CANDLE; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 9 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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
9YOM, PLAYING WITH MOM'S EYEBROW SHAVER TRYING TO CUT A CANDLE&CUT FING ER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other glass bottles or jars
17YOF; PT WAS PICKING UP BROKEN GLASS FROM A CANDLE JAR AND CUT TIP OF INDEX FINGER. D: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2010	Age: 13 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Drinking glasses
13 YO M BURNED HAND HOLDING LIT CANDLE IN GLASS. DX FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
44 YOF, SPILLED CANDLE WAX ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
2YOF PLAYING WITH A HEAVY GLASS CANDLE HOLDER RECEIVED A CUT ON LT THUMB;THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
29 YOF CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2010	Age: 21 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
21 YR OLD MALE BURNED THUMB ON WARM GAS OF CANDLE PICKING UP CANDLE GLA SS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
16YOF; PT WAS CLEANING FINGERNAILS WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL AND CANDLE; CAN DLE IGNITED THE ALCOHOL AND BURNED FINGER;DX2ND DEGREE BURN TO FINGER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
28YOF WAS WASHING A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHEN IT BROKE LACERATING RT INDEX FINGER;FINGER LACERATION 2CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives
32 Y/O/F TRYING TO REMOVE CANDLE FROM HOLDER WITH A KNIFE AND INJURED F INGER DX/ RT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
29 YOM, CUT FINGER ON CANDLE, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Beds or bedframes
10 YOF REACHED UNDER BED FOR BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AND CUT HERSELF . DX: LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
45 YOF GRABBED HOT CANDLE AND BURNED LEFT THUMB FIRST DEGREE BURN THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
49YOF WITH LAC TO FINGER ON CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 11 months	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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
11 MONTH M HAD A CANDLE FALL ON TO HIS FINGER, L INDEX FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 18 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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
18 YOM R INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN CANDLE HOLDER DX; FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2010	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
21 MOM LAC TO FINGER FROM A CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
17 YO FEMALE BURNED FINGER WITH HOT WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
51 YOF LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON A CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
26 Y/O/F CUT FINGER ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME DX/ RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC PT LEFT BEFORE BEING TREATED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/24/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
48YOM, CURTAINS CAUGHT ON FIRE B/C OF LIT CANDLE 6D AGO, USED HAND TO E XTINGUISH IT&NOW WITH THUMB SWELLING/REDNESS>>BURN/CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Microwave ovens
18YOF CANDLE WAX NOTED TO THIGHS AND FINGERS, SPILLED HOT WAX ON SELF WHEN REMOVING FROM MICROWAVE DX: 2ND FEGREE BURN LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
14 MO M CUT FINGER ON METAL CANDLE HOLDER;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
A 12 YOM CUT FINGER WHILE PLAYING WITH "YANKEE" CANDLE WHEN GLASS BROKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
3YOM BURNED HIS FINGER WITH A CANDLE SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
2YOBM PT WAS RUNNING WITH TIN CANDLE HOLDER AND CUT R HAND 5TH DIGIT. DX. LAC L HAND 5TH DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
14MOM BROKE A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER HAS LAC TO L 4TH FINGER DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
6YOF STUCK HAND IN CANDLE WAX TO SEE IF IT WAS HOT IN KITCHEN, BURNED F INGERS; FINGERTIP BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
27YOBM CUT THUMB ON CANDLE HOLDER, 1/2" LAC TO R THUMB WHILE CLEANING ROOM. DX. LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
33YOF SUST LAC TO FINGER ON CANDLE HOLDER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
58 YOF CUT FINGER ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
30YOF INJ.RT.THUMB AT HOME WHEN TRYING TO TAKE TIN LID OFF GLASS CANDLE HOLDER & IT BROKE. DX; LAC.RT.THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Microwave ovens
26 YR OLD FEMALE PULLED HOT WAX OUT OF MICROWAVE AND SPLASHED WAX ON F INGERS BURNING THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FINGER LAC-4YOM-CUT ON GLASS VITIVE CANDLE HOLDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2010	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
36YOF, HOT FACIAL HAIR WAX SPILLED & BURNED FINGERS, 2ND DEGREE BURNS L 2ND & 3RD FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
2YOM TOUCHED HOT WAX FROM A CANDLE, 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
24 YOM WAS HOLDING A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AND IT BROKE IN HIS HAND. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
20YO MALE WITH LAC TO FINGER, PUNCHED A CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
4 Y/O W/M BURNED FINGER WHEN TOUCHED HOT CANDLE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
46 Y/O/F GLASS CANDLE HOLDER BROKE WHILE CLEANING IT DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2010	Age: 18 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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
DX LAC HAND: 18MOF LAC TO R AHND B/T THUMB & INDEX FINGER; MOP STATES CHILD CUT HAND ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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