Accidents - Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,253
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Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Containers
57YOM WAS HOME A BOX WAS FALLING FROM A SHELF,WENT TO STOP IT FROM FALLING JAMMED LT THUMB;THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PINCHED LT PINKY FINGER IN CABINET. AVULSION/LAC LT 5TH FINGER TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
53 YOF TRIPPED ON A DISPLAY AT DEPARTMENT STORE AND FELL SUSTAINING A D ISLOCATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
SHOPPING IN GIFT SHOP AND LAC FINGER ON A GLASS SHELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CUT FINGER ON METAL CABINET. DX- 3 CM R INDEX FINGER LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
83 YOM TRIPPED AND HIT FINGER ON METAL CABINET AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
GOT FINGER CRUSHED BETWEEN CABINETS AT HOME. AMPUTATION, TIP OF RIGHT I NDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CAUGHT FINGER ON METAL PART ON SHELF/ LAC RT 4TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 54 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: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Art and ceramic supplies or equipment
DX OPEN WD, R MIDDLE FINGER/TETANUS UPDATED: LAC R MIDDLE FINGER & EACH'G F SOMETHING IN CABINET & CUT HAND ON MEAT CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Power saws
FINGER FX-HIT FINGER W/ ELECTRIC SAW WHILE MAKING SHELVES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
TAKING SOME SHELVING APART, CUT THUMB---(R) THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FX. PT WAS INJURED WHEN AN OBJECT FELL OFF A SHELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LACERATION TO FINGER FROM A METAL RACK. DX LACERATION L FINGER #3
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 53 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LOST BALANCE LIFTING METAL CABINET, DX; FX / LAC. FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
61YO HISP FEMALE POSS BUMPED FINGER ON METAL CABINET C/O FINGER PX DX FINGER HEMATOMA-CELLULITIS-URGENT HYPERTENSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
SMASH FINGER IN FILE CABINET, DX; LAC./CONTUSION / FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
53YOF AT HOME ACCIDENTLY HIT TIP OF FINGER WHILE REACHING INTO CABINET; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL AT HOME STRUCK LEFT FIFTH FINGER AGAINST A *** SHELF LA CERATIO N FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CUT FINGER ON THE METAL PART OF MEDICINE CABINET LACERATION RIGHT SECOND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 91 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LAC FINGER ON CABINET CORNER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
74YOM AT NURSING HOME FELL JAMMED RIGHT HAND FINGERS AGAINST CABINET; FINGERS DISLOCATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
60 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY SLAMMED THUMB INTO CABINET FRACTURE THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Other unpowered garden tools
WAS IN THE GARAGE AND WAS REACHING ON THE SHELF TO GET SOMETHING, HIS PITCHFORK WENT THUR THE RT HAND. PUNCTURE WOUND RT RING FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LAC FINGER ON RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FINGER FB-SPLINTER WHILE REACHING INTO CABINET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT DROPPED A HEAVY BOOKSHELF ONTO RIGHT FIFTH FINGER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL HITTING HAND ON GLASS SHELF AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT WAS TRIMMING PIECE OF PLASTIC OFF A SHELF AND CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Tableware and accessories
AT HOME A DISH FELL OUT OF CABINET,PT TRIED TO CATCH IT,IT BROKE-CUT R INDEX FINGER, DX LACERATION R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Drinking glasses
PT WAS REACHING IN CABINET AND A HEAVY MUG FELL OVER ON HAND DX: INJ RT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Fishing
PT REACHED UP ON SHELF IN GARAGE AND GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PATIENT CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON A FILING CABINET. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CUT FINGER ON SHELF DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
R 4TH DIGIT LAC. ON METAL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 55 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
55 YO M LACERATION TO THUMB CUT ON BOOKSHELF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FINGER FB-METAL SLIVER IN FINGER FROM A SHELF-@ STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS REACHING INTO A CABINET & CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS DX; DEEP LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OFF A SHELF AND FELL BACKWARDS GRABBING THE SHELF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT CUT FINGER ON METAL SHELF AT JENNY CRAIG. DX: L SMALL FINGER LAC 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT INJURED FINGER IN THE CUPBOARD DOOR. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN SHUT IN A CABINET DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 83 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CUT FINGER ON A FILE CABINET LACERATION LEFT SECOND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
60 YO FEMALE CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN FILE CABINET AT HOME STRAIN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON SHELVING WHEN PULLING SOMETHING OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CUT FINGER ON SHELF/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RIGHT THUMB STR. PT STRAINED THUMB WHEN SLAMMING IT IN CABINET DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS WORKING ON A SHELF WHEN GLASS SHELF ON TOP FELL & BROKE CUTTING LT 2ND FINGER. DX - LT 2ND FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
R LITTLE FINGER LACERAITON AFTER PT WAS THROWING AWAY A CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FINGER LAC-CUT ON GLASS SHELF-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
THUMB LAC-CUT ON RUSTY FILE CABINET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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