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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 145
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 56YOM WAS HOME TRYING TO LOOSEN A BOLT ON A LIGHT FIXTURE THAT WAS TO TIGHT,LACERATED FINGER;1-CM RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT JAMMED THUMB ON LIGHT. D: THUMB SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON LIGHT SWITCH, "LOST BALANCE", FELL ONTO BUTTOC KS. DX=FRACTURE LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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