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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,460
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products, Ceilings and walls |
| 76 YO F SRAINED FINGER TRIPPED OVER PACKAGES AND HIT HAND ON WALL AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS CUT W/CUTTER ON PLASTIC WRAP CONTAINER. DX: R THUMB AVULSION LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT STATES HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN LARGE BOX AND STRAINED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 7 YOM CUT LT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE OPENING BOXES DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 11 YOM WAS SLIDING DOWN A HILL ON A PIECE OF CARDBOARD AND CAUGHT PINKY FINGER OF RIGHT HAND ON SOMETHING SUSTAINING A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUTTING UP CARDBOARD BOXES AT HOME WITH A UTILITY KNIFE FOR RECYCLIN G LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PATIENT HAS ACRYLIC NAILS, WAS LIFTING A HEAVY BOX, NAIL GOT CAUGHT ON A BOX AND FLIPPED BACKWARDS INJURING NAIL BED. DX-FINGERNAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| C/O PT STATES INJURED FINGER LIFTING BOXES DX RT FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| C/O PT STATES INJURED FINGER WHILE LIFTING BOXES DX RT FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 7 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: Cardboard products, Knives |
| WAS CUTTING THE TOP OF A JUICE BOX OFF WITH A BIG KNIFE HAS LAC TO (R) INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 7 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: Cardboard products, Knives |
| PT X TODAY WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A PIZZA BOX WITH A KNIFE, SUS A FINGER LAC. DX. LACERATION TO THE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| CUT FINGER ON *** WRAP CUTTER DX FINGER LACERATION DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| C/O PT YSTATES INJURED FINGER LIFTING BOXES DX RT FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives |
| CUT FINGER WHILE CUTTING CARDBOARD WITH KNIFE DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT A BOX FELL ON PTS FINGER AT POST OFFICE TODAY DX// RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BOX CUTTER WHILE OPEING UP A BOX OF TOOLS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE TRYING TO OPEN A BOX TODAY DX// RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PATIENT HAD A BOX FALL OVER AND SHE PUT HER HAND OUT TO TRY TO STOP IT AND JAMMED HER LT FIFTH FINGER. DX-LEFT FIFTH FINGER INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| SPRAINS THUMB WHEN A BOX FELL ON IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| C/O P T STATES DROPPED BOX ON FINGER DX RT FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Cardboard products, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| AVULSION TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER-SUS SEVERE LAC TO TIP OF FINGER WHEN HE CUT IT ON CARDBOARD WITH STAPLE IN IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| ROUGHHOUSING W/MOMS BOYFRIEND, GRABBED FOIL BOX & SLICED FINGER, LACERA TION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 45 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: Cardboard products |
| CARRYING A CRATE AND WIRE FROM IT WENT THRU FINGER LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING SOME CARDBOARD WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND CUT HIS RT 2ND, 3RD, AND 4TH FINGERS ON THE SURFACE. DX-SUPERF. RT FINGER LACERAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT PUT HAND IN BOX AT HOME AND CUT FINGER TIP DX// RIGHT INDEX FINGER TIP AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 54 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: Cardboard products |
| CUT FINGER ON A CARDBOARD BOX @ HOME " LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY JAMMED FINGER BETWEEN BOXES DX RT FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT LAC FINGER ON A CARDBOARD BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATES FINGER WITH RAZOR BLADE WHILE CUTTING BOXES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT WAS USING AN *** KNIFE TO OPEN A CARDBOARDBOX AND CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS AT HOME OPENING A CARDBOARD BOX, STRAINED RT 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products, Doors |
| CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BOX AND DOOR. DX CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 40 YO F AVULSION OF NAIL GOT CAUGHT IN BOX* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS STANDING ON A CARDBOARD BOX AND IT COLLAPSED; PT FELL OFF AND HI T HAND ON CONCRETE. D: FRACTURE LEFT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 47 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: Cardboard products |
| DX LEFT 5TH FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON CARDBOARD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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