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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,999
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET LANDED ON RT HAND WITH RT 2ND DIGIT INJURY, FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO FINGER AFTER TRIPPING ON A RUG AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 16 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: Rugs or carpets |
| 16MO OLD F FELL ON CARPET CUTTING FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 29 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: Rugs or carpets, Knives |
| CUTTING CARPET LACERATED FINGER W KNIFE HAPPENED AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 72 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND LANDED ON 5TH FINGER. D:5TH FINGER DISLOCATION , NASAL ABRASION/CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL ON RUG DX: LT. INDEX FINGER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CAUGHT FINGER ON CARPET MALLET FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL OVER CARPET AT MARKET SPRAIN THUMB KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Ceilings and walls |
| TRIPPED ON RUG AND HIT FINGER ON WALL-LEFT THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| L 3RD MALLETT FINGER/45YOF INJURED FINGER AT HOME CLEANING CARPET. PAIN DIP AND NOT ABLE TO EXTEND FINGER AT DIP JOINT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 39 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: Rugs or carpets |
| PT WAS AT HOME WASHING TO CARPET WHEN SHE STRAINED HER RT 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FINGER LACERATION- SUSTAINED WHILE WORKING ON A RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RT HAND 3RD DIGIT SPRAIN-PT WAS CLEANING CARPET AND HEARD A POP AT DIP JOINT OF RT MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| MALLET FINGER - 47 YOF WAS SCRUBBING CARPET AND HEARD A LOUD POP, NOTIC ED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BENT AT DISTAL KNUCKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 7 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CONT R 5TH FINGER/7YOF PLAYING LAST EVENING AND FELL ONTO RUG AND JAMMED R 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | 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: Rugs or carpets, Drills |
| LAYING CARPET - DRILL WENT THROUGHT NAIL BED LACERATION NAIL LEFT 2ND DIGIT 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT 5TH FINGER FRACTURE.PT SLIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL ON HAND AND INJUR ED FINGER ON A FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| DX:SPRAIN RIGHT THUMB. PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND INJURED RIGHT THUMB IN THE FALL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| WORKING WITH CARPET AT HOME AND CUT FINGER ON A CARPET STAPLE DX: LACERATION RIGHT HAND 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET; FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CUT FINGER ON SOMETHING IN CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER COUSIN AND FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME, FELL ON FLEXED FINGER; FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| ABRAS THUMB; CUT WHILE CUTTING CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON RUG FINGER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 45 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: Rugs or carpets |
| PT WAS SCRUBBING A CARPET WHEN SHE JAMMED HER FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| RIGHT INDEX FINGER AVULSION. PT SCRAPED FINGER ON FLOOR OR CARPET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LT 5TH FINGERNAIL PARTIAL AVULSION-CAUGHT FINGERNAIL A LOOP OF CARPET @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CLEANING CARPET, AND STUBBED FINGER IN CARPET. STRAIN TO 3RD DIGIT RIG HT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 51 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: Rugs or carpets |
| 51 YO M TRIPPED OVER CARPET INJURED FINGERFX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RT MIDDLE FINGER FX-JAMMED FINGER ON CARPET WHEN SHE SWATTED @ DOG @ HO ME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT WAS SCRUBBING CARPET. DX: CONT LINDEX, AVULSION EXTENSOR TENDON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT HIT FINGER ON CARPET; SPRAIN RT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| *53YOF SCRUBBING CARPET - FELT POP DX: CONT L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL ON CARPET, INJURED THUMB, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT THUMB LACERATION.PT WAS USING A CARPET KNIFE TO CUT CARPET AND IT SLIPPED AND PT CUT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR AND LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT FELL ON THE RUG IN HER BEDROOM AT HOME AT 1230, LANDED ON HER RIGHT HAND BENDING THE THUMB BACKWARD. DX RIGHT THUMB SPRAIN/STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL ON RUG GETTING OUT OF SHOWER. LEFT THUMB FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT 4TH FINGER SPRAIN.PT WAS CLEANING THE CARPET AND FELL AND BENT FIN GER BACKWARDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CUT ON SHOMETHING SHARP WHILE LAYING CARPET/PW RT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON CARPET FLOOR, C/O RT UPPER LEG PAIN AND LEFT HAND PAIN. FINGER FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 67 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: Rugs or carpets |
| DX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER STRAIN: JAMMED FINGER WHILE CLEANING RUG A T HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC LT THUMB-@ HOME-LAYING CARPET-SLICED THUMB W/ A BOX KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT BRUSHED HAND ON GLASS IN CARPET. DX: LAC .5 CM R MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT MIDDLE FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND-HAPPENED WHILE LIFTING A CARPET @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| JAMMED FINGER WHILE CLEANING CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| $RT 5TH FINGER FRACTURE,LEFT WRIST CONTUSION.PTS FOOT CAUGHT IN RU G AND PT FELL ON THE FLOOR AND INJURED WRIST AND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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