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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 219
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Knives |
| 2CM FINGER LAC-OPENING A PLASTIC BAG & KNIFE SLIPPED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| STATES HE WAS TAKING OUT GARBAGE AND CUT FINGER DX LT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WKS AT HOTEL, GOT STUCK ON THE FINGER C A SYRINGE WHILE CARRYING A P LASTIC TRASH BAG SUSTAINED" EXPOSURE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LAC RRF WHILE TAKING OUT BAG OF GARBAGE TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CAUGHT A ROLL OF GARBAGE BAGS ROLLED UP ON END OF FINGER YESTERDAY. CLO SED FX PROXIMAL PHALANX LT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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