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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 735
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Knives |
| 21YOM-HAND LAC-CUT ON A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A ZIP TIE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Other toys |
| 6YOF CUTTING PLASTIC ZIP TIE ON TOY, PLASTIC BROKE CUTTING HAND; HAND L AC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Knives |
| L HAND LAC/22YOF WAS CUTTING A ZIP TIE APPROX 2 HRS AGO WHEN KNIFE SLIP PED AND PT CUT L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Knives |
| 19 Y MALE ACCIDENTLY CUT HAND WHILE CUTTING A PEICE OF PLASTIC WITH A KNIFE, DX: LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| HAND LACERATION: 18YOM @ HOME CUTTING ZIP TIES WITH UTILITY KNIFE 20 MINUTES PTA, 3CMX2CM LACERATION HAND, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Knives |
| 25YOWM TAKING OFF A PLASTIC TAB FROM PACKAGE W/*** KNIFE IN CAR AT *** AND CUT PALM OF L HAND. DX. LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| PT DX LACERATION OF LT HAND - S/P PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WHILE TRYING TO CUT A PEICE OF PLASTIC AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| PT DX LT HAND LACERATION - S/P PT WAS WSHING A PLASTIC,IT BROKE,CUT PATIENT'S HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| PT STABBED HAND WHILEW CUTTING A ZIP TIE DX: LAC RTR HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| PT WAS WORKING ON A SCHOOL PROJECT WHEN HE ACCID CUT HIR L PALM OF HAND ON A PLASTIC KNIFE. HAS SMALL LAC. DX L HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| BURNED HANDS FROM PLASTIC THAT WAS ON FIRE, UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Scissors |
| PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A PLASTIC PACKAGE WITH SCISSORS AND CUT HAND DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| PT C/O LT HAND INJURY FROM PLASTIC ID CARD AT SCHOOL. DX - HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| PT DX RT HAND LACERATION - S/P BIBEMS,DUE TO BLUNT FORCE,PT STATES "TRYING TO MOVE PLASTICS INTO BLDG,CUT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING PC OF PLASTIC WITH KNIFE & IT SLIPPED AND CUT HAND DX: DEEP PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| PT WAS CUTTING PLASTIC AND HAND SLIPPED CAUSING SLASH INJURY TO HAND. DX HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| 20 YO MALE SPILLED MOLTEN PLASTIC ON LEFT HAND AND FOOT 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND AND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| HAND FB-GRABBED *** STICK-GOT A SLIVER IN HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| BURNING PLASTIC AND BURNED HAND,UNKN IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND: TOUCHING MELTING PLASTIC (GORTEX) WHILE CAMPING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Knives |
| 24YOM WHILE HELPING UNCLE WITH A TENT USING A KNIFE TO CUT THE PLASTIC ZIP TIE,ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT PALM; LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON A SHEET OF PLASTIC-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Knives |
| PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A PLACTIC COVERING ON A OBJECT AND KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HAND, DX; DEEP PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Knives |
| C/O PT STATES WAS CUTTING PLASTIC WITH A KNIFE AND CUT HAND DX LT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO HAND ON PLASTIC FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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