Accidents - Business and office machines - Year 2008 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 646
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	165
6-15 years old:	78
16-25 years old:	173
26-50 years old:	153
50+ years old:	75

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Business and office machines
PT PUT HAND IN PAPER SHREDDER, AMPUTATION OF LEFT 5TH FINGER TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	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: Amputation
Product: Business and office machines, Paper products
PT HELPING MOM SHRED PAPERS. GOT R HAND JAMMED IN "7X ROYAL" CROSS CUT PAPER SHREDDER. R 3, 4, 5 FINGERS STILL STUCK IN SHREDDER. DX PART AMPU
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Business and office machines
20 YOF CAUGHT 3RD FINGER IN PRINTING PRESS AT SCHOOL CRUSH INJURY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines, Paper products
25 Y/O WAS SHREDDING PAPER AND CUT HERSELF ON THE SHREEDER AT HOME. DX-LAC. FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
FINGER LAC-STUCK FINGER IN PAPER SHREDDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT CUT FINGER ON A PAPER SHREDDER, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT CUT FINGER ON A PAPER SHREDDER. D: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT WAS LIFTING AN INDUSTRIAL SIZE COPIER/ PRINTER MACHINE WHEN HE FELL WITH IT. HAD SHARP EDGES AND CUT HIS FINGERS. NOT WORK RELATED-DISABLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 65 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: Business and office machines
LAC FINGER ON PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
32 YO FEMALE CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF METAL ON COPY MACHINE LACERATION THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Business and office machines
PT SUS AVULSION TO FINGER AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN A MACHINE%
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT WITH FINGER LAC FROM A PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
CUT FINGER IN A PAPER SHREDDER. DX. FINGER LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT HAD R MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN PRINTER AT HOME CAUSED LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2008	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
PT WITH FRACTURED FINGER, CAUGHT IN PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
LAC TO FINGER WHEN CAUGHT ON THE COPY MACHINE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
CONTUS FINGER, TRYING TO SHRED A DISC? @ GRANDPA'S HOUSE, FINGER CAUGHT IN PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PUT HAND IN PAPER SHREDDER;DX LACERATED MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Business and office machines
18 MO OLD MALE STUCK HIS HAND IN A PAPER SHREDDER, MOM HAD TURNED AROUN TOGRAB PAPER.. DX: RT MIDDLE FINGER PART. AMPUTATION, FINGER LACS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PUT FINGERS IN PAPER SHREDDER, DX LACERATED FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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