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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 94
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK SELF WITH A PEN DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 59 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Clothing |
| REACHING INTO HIS POCKET AND HIS LEAD PENCIL PIERCED HIS FINGER WITH LE AD EMBEDDED IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STABBED SELF W/ A PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THUMB W/ FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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