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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 419
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 59 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: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT WORKING ON CAR AT HOME USING TOOL CALLED "BEARING PULLER" WHICH HAS VERY FAST SLIDE OF SOME SORT. FINGER CAUGHT IN SLIDE. D:OPEN TUFT FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 62 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: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT LACERATED FINGER WITH CAR BUFFER. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories, Tools |
| PT WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH TONGS AND WAS HAMMERING ON IT. THE STEEL SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT WAS TRYING TO DISCONNECT A TRAILER HITCH AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TRAILER AND THE BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON A CAR CAUSING THUMB TO HIT PIPE AND CUT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| WHILE WORKING ON HIS BROTHER'S CAR A VALVE SPRING COMPRESSOR TOOL SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE CLAMP PINCHED HIS FINGER. AVULS LAC LT 5TH FING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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