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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 949
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Electric Christmas decorations |
| 54YO WHITE MALE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY SHOT L THUMB W/ INDUSTRIAL STAPLE GUN,DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 39YO WHITE MALE STAPLE INTO L THUMB - .5 INCH GALVANIZED STAPLE DX PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| STAPLE FROM STAPLE GUN WENT THROUGH FINGER/ PW LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Seasonal decorations |
| 40 YO F WAS PUTTING UP HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS WHEN STAPLE FROM STAPLE GU N ENTERED FINGER. GUN WAS TURNED WRONG WAY. DX:PUNCTURE, FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Desk supplies |
| PT HAS A STAPLE IN A FINGER FROM A STAPLE GUN. DX FINGER FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 73 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: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| 73YOM PUTTING TOGETHER A PICTURE FRAME WITH A STAPLE GUN AND SHOT SELF IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH THE STAPLE LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Desk supplies |
| FB RT 5TH FINGER.PT WAS SHOWING WIFE HOW TO USE STAPLE GUN AND HAD A ST APLE EMBED IN FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Paper products |
| 29 YR OLD STAPLED PAPER TO A POLE IN THE STREET AND STAPLED FIGNER DX// FB LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 51 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| THUMB FB-LARGE STAPLE GUN FELL SHOOTING STAPLE INTO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 21 YR OLD SHOT STAPLE IN FINGER FROM STAPLE GUN A HOME IN GARAGE TODAY DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON A STAPLE WHILE PUTTING FELT ON ROOF OF HOUSE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS PULLING STAPLES OUT OF THE FLOOR WHILE AT HOME WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER LT INDEX FINGER. DX: LT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Wooden containers |
| CUT FINGER ON STAPLE ON WOODEN BOX ABRASION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| TRAUMATIC FINGER PAIN GOT A STAPLE STUCK IN LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH STAPLE GUN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 43YOF HELPING WITH PUTTING UP FLYERS IN NEIGHBORHOOD,PUNCTURED FINGER WITH STAPLE;LT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| WINDOW STAPLE IN THE INDEX FINGER. F/B. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT STAPLE IN FINGER FROM STAPLE GUN AT HOME DX// FB LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT WAS USING A STAPLE GUN WHEN THE STAPLE GUN DEPLOYED AND A STAPLE LODGED IN LEFT INDEX FINGER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT STATES HAD A STAPLE GO THROUGH FINGER DX RT FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| CONTUSION L FINGER #4 PUT A STAPLE THROUGH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| HAS INDUSTRIAL STAPLE IN (R) HAND RING FINGER----FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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