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Accidents - Caulking or spackling compounds - Year 2008 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 103
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 11/30/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
SUSTAINED SKIN AVULSION INUREY TO INDEX FINGER WHILE OPENING A TUBE OF CAULK>>AVULSION /LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Other manual workshop tools
TRIED TO CUT TIP OF SEALANT TUBE WITH SHEARS, LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
DX FB-REMOVED/DISTAL DIP AVULSION FX/TETANUS IMMUNIZATION UPDATED: WAS CAULKING LAST WK AND JAMMED FINGER AGAINST WOODEN OBJECT-GOT F SPLINTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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