Accidents - Towel racks or bars - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,059
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	23
Year 1998:	103
Year 1999:	179
Year 2000:	157
Year 2001:	33
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	81
Year 2005:	67
Year 2006:	59
Year 2007:	160
Year 2008:	29
Year 2009:	75
Year 2010:	79

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	40
6-15 years old:	174
16-25 years old:	125
26-50 years old:	317
50+ years old:	401

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towel racks or bars
32YOF SLIPPED GRABBED ONTO A LOOSE TOWEL RACK FELL INJURED LT HAND FINGER;FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
53 YOF CUT FINGER ON THE METAL PAPER TOWEL RACK. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
7 Y/O/F CUT FINGER ON A TOWEL RACK DX: R 5TH FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Paper products
CUT FINGER PULLING PAPER TOWEL OUT OF A RACK. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
LEFT 4 AND 5 FINGER CONT/SPR. PT FELL WHEN GOING INTO BATHROOM AND HIT HAND ON A TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
INJURED FINGER ON A TOWEL RACK THIS MORNING LACERATED THUMB *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
LACERATES THUMB ON METAL TOWEL RACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towel racks or bars
NONDISPLACED FRACTURE DISTAL PHALANX OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FROM STRIKING HAND ON A RACK IN BATHROOM (ON SHOWER WALL) WHILE CLEANING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
CUT THUMB ON TOWEL RACK/THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2007	Age: 8 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: Towel racks or bars
PT SUS INJURY AFTER HITTING FINGER ON A METAL TOWEL RACK. DX FX LEFT F OURTH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
CUT FINGER ON A TOWEL RACK LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
LAC LIF ON BATHROOM TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
LAC TO R THUMB W/GLASS TOWEL BAR THAT BROKE DX: LAC L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT. CUT R RING FINGER ON A TOWEL RACK. DX. LAC R RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2004	Age: 14 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: Towel racks or bars
PT CUT FINGER ON SHARP POINT OF TOWEL RACK, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT IN BATHROOM, CUT RT PINKY ON BROKEN TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2001	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2000	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2000	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/1999	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Screwdrivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1999	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Towel racks or bars, Screwdrivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1998	Age: 11 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: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/1998	Age: 46 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: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/1997	Age: 18 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: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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