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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,359
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 10 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS HOLDING A BAG WHEN MOM PULLED IT FROM HIS HAND AND IT CAUGHT HIS R 5TH FINGER. PAIN IN FINGER. DX R 5TH FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 48 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: Bags, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| WHILE REACHING INTO TOILETRY BAG AT HOME, PT CUT FINGER ON RAZOR, LACER ATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 52 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: Bags |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ONA ?SOMETHING SHARP IN THE TRASH WHILE PUSHING IT DOWN IN THE BAG>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| 60 YOF LACERATED RIGHT RING FINGER ON SOMETHING IN TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Metal containers |
| PUSHING TRASH IN SACK AND CUT FINGER ON CAN LID AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Foods |
| CUT FINGER OPENING BAG OF CANDY---LAC (L) INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 21 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: Bags |
| PICKING UP BAGS OF TRASH AND LAC FINGER ON A BROKEN GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| CUT FINGER ON SOMETHING IN TRASH BAG LACERATION RT 4TH DIGIT * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags, Foods |
| INJURED FINGER WHILE PICKING UP A BAG OF APPLE CORES. R 4TH FINGER SPRA IN# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| CUT (L) 3RD DIGIT ON GARBAGE BAG, PICKED IT UP, SOMETHING SHARP CUT FIN GER---LAC (L) MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Knives |
| FINGER LAC, PT WAS USING A KNIFE TO OPEN A BAG AND CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM SOMETHING IN TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS CUT ON SOMETHING SHARP IN GARBAGE BAG. DX: R THUMB LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| PT AT PARK ATTEMPTING TO CATCH BAGS BENT FINGER BACK DX// FX RIGHT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 57 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: Bags |
| LAC FINGER ON GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| 19 YO F LONG FINGER PAIN BENT BACKWARD CARRYING SHOPPING BAGS AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| DX SUPERFICIAL LAC DISTAL LONG FINGER: SLICED FINGER ON DIRTY GLASS IN TRASH BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 38 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: Bags |
| 38 YO F LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH BAG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT STATES WHILE AT HOME SHE LIFTED A BAG OF TRASH FROM THE BOTTOM AND C UT HER FINGER. DX. LAC R MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LEFT THUMB LAC, PT CUT THUMB ON BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LEFT 5TH FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS TAKING TRASH BAG OUT AND GLASS POKE D THROUGH BAG AND LACERATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 20 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: Bags, Drinking glasses |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WHILE REACHING INTO A BAG, UNAWARE THAT THERE W AS A BROKEN GLASS IN IT >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| 3RD FINGER LAC. WHILE PICKING UP HIS BAG ON THE BUCKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| HAVING A POTATO SACK RACE, TRIPPED&FELL JAMMING FINGER&BENDING IT BACKW ARDS>> CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS FILING UP SAND BAGS AND JAMMED LEFT THUMB FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT REACHED INTO GARBAGE BAG AND CUT FINGER ON GLASS DX// LEFT THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 33 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: Bags |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER ON A BAG OF HAMBURGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Bags |
| SOMETHING STUCK HIM THROUGH TRASH BAG/PW FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 56 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| DX 3RD FINGER CONTU: ONSET OF SWELLING AND PURPLE BRUSING TO FINGER NOTICED WHILE CARRY HEAVY GROCCERY BAGS ECCHYMOSIS AFTERWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| DOING A POTATO SACK RACE AND FELL. DX FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Knives |
| PT OPENING A BAG WITH A KNIFE AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEF T INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Knives |
| PT CUT L FIRST FINGER WHILE TRYING TO OPEN BAG OF CHICKEN W/KNIFE AT HO ME. DX. LAC FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CUT FINGER FROM SHARP OBJECT IN TRASH BAG WHEN TAKING OUT DTRASH DX:THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 20 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: Puncture |
| Product: Bags, Hypodermic needles or syringes |
| PT PICKED UP TRASH BAG AND WAS STUCK WITH NEEDLE TO FINGER WHILE DOING COMMUNITY SERVICE, PUNCTURE TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 43 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags, Motor vehicles or parts |
| HYPEREXTENDED FINGER WHEN CAUGHT ON A BAG THAT TRYING TO GET IT OUT OF A CAR >> SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER WHEN HE PLACE HIS FINGER IN A GARBAGE BAG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT INJURED AT HOME CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH BAG DX: FINGER L AC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS PLACING GARBAGE IN BAG AND WAS CUT BY GLASS. DX: L RING FINGER AVULSION LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| OBJECT IN TRASH BAG LACERATED R RING FINGER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 80 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: Bags, Knives |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE WHILE OPENING CEREAL BAG, LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 48 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags, Recording tapes |
| WHILE CARRYING A BAG OF VIDEOS, PT DEVELOPED FINGER PAIN, DX STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS HOLDING A HEAVY GROCERY BAG AND C/O FINGER BRUISING. D: FINGER C ONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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