Accidents - Water heaters - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,483
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	190
Year 1998:	462
Year 1999:	317
Year 2000:	270
Year 2001:	181
Year 2002:	241
Year 2003:	801
Year 2004:	290
Year 2005:	266
Year 2006:	350
Year 2007:	582
Year 2008:	851
Year 2009:	412
Year 2010:	264

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	135
6-15 years old:	201
16-25 years old:	391
26-50 years old:	3,518
50+ years old:	1,237

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 31 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: Water heaters
31YOM, ACC CAUGHT RT SMALL/INDEX FINGER WHILE REMOVING WATER HEATER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
40 Y/O WF LACERATED FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
65YOM CUT RT 1ST FINGER WHILE CHANGING WATER HEATER LAST NIGHT, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING. DX - RT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters, Handrails, railings or banisters
A 32 YOM STATES FINGER WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A 200# WATERTANK AND METAL R AIL, FX TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 35 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: Water heaters
35YOM TRYING TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON HIS HOT WATER HEATER AND SUSTAINED A THUMB LACERATION ON A PIECE OF METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
48 YO WM CUT FINGER ON A WATER HEATER AT HOME LACERATION RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
69 YOM CUT FINGER WHILE CARRYING A WATER HEATER DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
28 YOF, METAL DOOR OF WATER HEATER CUT FINGER, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS VISTING GRANDMA IN THE KITCHEN SLIPPED CUTTING 4& 5TH FINGER ONTO WATER HEATER. DX LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT CUT FINGER ON A WATER HEATER AT HOME DX LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2009	Age: 63 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: Water heaters
63 Y/O CUT FINGERS ON METAL OF HOT WATER HEATER. DX-LAC FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 24 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: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
GOT LT 5TH FINGER CAUGHT WHILE MOVING A WATER HEATER VERSUS STUCK INTO WATER HEATER>>FX/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT TO FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	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: Water heaters
R 2ND FING LAC/54YOM AT HOME C/O LAC FINGER WHEN OLD WATER HEATER HE WA S MOVING SLIPPED AND SHEETMETAL CUT HIS INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER WHEN HOT WATER SPILLED OUT & PTS FINGERS WE RE SCALDED. 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS FINGERS. <5% BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls
MOVING A WATER HEATER FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WATER HEATER AND WALL AMPUTATION RIGHT FOURTH FINGER FRACTURE RIGHT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 39 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: Water heaters, Carts
PT SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN A WATER HEATER AND A CART LACERATI ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT ON HOT WATER HEATER, DX; LAC. FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Water heaters
RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER FB. PT WAS CLEANING UNDER A WATER HEATER AND GOT SO METHING IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT @ HOME, HAD HOT WATER HEATER FALL ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER DX; LACERA TED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT FINGER ON WATER HEATER/ LAC RMF, ABRASION RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT LIGHT FOR WATER HEATER AND FLAME SHOTG OUT BUR NING FINGERS. NOT FDA. D:1ST DEGREE BURN, FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
LAC TO RT INDEX FINGER SUSTAINED WHILE INSTALLING NEW HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 72 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: Water heaters
DX L INDEX FINGER LAC W WOND CLOSURE/HTN: CUT LIF ON HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
TRYING TO CHANGE ELEMENT IN HOT WATER HEATER, CUT FINGER. DX FINGER LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Refrigerators
CUT FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER MOVING REFRIGERATOR AT HOME. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
PT RECEIVED FRACTURE FINGER WHEN WATER HEATER FELL ON IT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT CUT L THUMB ON HOT WATER TANK CAP AT HOME. DX. LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 46 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: Water heaters
PT CUT FINGER ON WATER HEATER LAC FIGNER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. LACERATION, RIGHT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER/ LWT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT FINGER WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX; LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT RECEIVED LAC TO R RING FINGER FROM A WATER HEATER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 26 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: Water heaters
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A WATER HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 22 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
BURNT FINGER ON A HOT WATER HEATER/TANK'' BURN''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT BURNED FINGERS WHEN TOUCHED A HOT WATER HEATER. D : BURN TO RIGHT #1 FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 35 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: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls
35YOM SMASHED BETWEEN WATER HEATER AND BRICK WALL LAC L SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT CUT FINGERS ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX; 2 X 2 CM CUTS TO 2ND FINGER, AND 2 CM CUT TO INDEX FINGER, RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Water heaters
NEW CAT STUCK UNDER WATER HEATER,BIT WHEN PULLED CAT OUT P.W. RT INDEX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT CUT FINGER ON WATER HEATER AT HOME LAC RT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 54 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: Water heaters, Motor vehicles or parts
LACERATION FINGER 3 CM: TAKING HOT WATER TANK OFF BED OF TRUCK, STRAP FLEW BACK, CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT L THUMB ON HOT WATER HEATER DX: THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
BURN TO THUMB WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT PIOLET OF HOT WATER HEATER DX: BURN TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2006	Age: 35 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: Water heaters
35YOM CUT SHARP METAL OF WATER HEATER LAC MIDDLE F LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
18 YOM CUT FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER. LAC R FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
DX LEFT RING FINGER CONTUSION: JAMMED FINGER ON HOT WATER TANK AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
STATES HE CUT HIS RIGHT 5TH FINGER WHILE MOVING A HOT WATER HEATER. LACERATION TO RIGHT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 33 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: Water heaters
33 YOM CUT FINGER ON WATER HEATER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
SMASHED FINGER ON HOT WATER TANK AT HOME FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT DROPPED HOT WATER HEATER ON FINGER. DX-CRUSH INJURY LEFT 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
1,5CM FINGER LAC-CUT ON WATER HEATER HE WAS WORKING ON-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CHASING CAT CAUGHT FINGER ON METAL HOT WATER HEATER LACERATION RIGHT H AND FOURTH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
1.5 CM FINGER LAC-CUT ON WATER HEATER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2004	Age: 18 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: Water heaters
WATER HEATER FELL ON FINGER DX FINGER CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT ON HOT WATER HEATER - LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 21 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: Water heaters
ACUTE LT INDEX FINGER CONTUSION, LT HAND PAIN, SMASHED WHILE MOVING HOT WATER TANK JUST PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
LAC LT SMALL FINGER ON SHEET METAL ON WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
34 Y.O. B MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT INJ SELF WHILE WORKING ON A WATER HEATE R @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	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: Water heaters
LAC R LONG FINGER - CLAMP ON HOT WATER HEATER BROKE AND CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT FINGER WHILE MOVING WATER HEATER FINGER / TENDON LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Mirrors or mirror glass
PT WAS WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME WHEN HE KNOCKED A MIRROR OFF THE WALL CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. DX. MULTIPLE LACERATION TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
MOVING WATER HEATER CUT FINGER DX LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 32 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Metal containers
CONTUSION R THUMB, YESTERDAY DROPPED HOT WATER TANK ON THUMB, TODAY DROPPED A CASE OF SODA ON SAME THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
PT ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED OUTSIDE OF HOT WATER UNIT. D; 2ND DEGREE CONT ACT BURNS TO LT HAND AND FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
RT 5TH FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS MOVING A WATER HEATER AND LACERATED FIN GER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PT C/O INJURED 4TH AND 5TH FINGER. PT DROPPED WATER HEATER ON FINGERS W HILE MOVEING IT . DX COTN TO FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 74 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: Water heaters
74YOM CUT HIS FINGER ON A WATER HEATER DX: LAC R MIDDLE FINGER DORSAL ASPECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls
36 YOWF GOT HER FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A WALL AND A WATER HEATER. DX. CO NTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Water heaters
25 YOWF TRYING TO IGNITE H2O HEATER AND WAS SHOCKED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT.C/O CUT TO RT.4TH FINGER RT.HAND SUSTAIN ON WATER HEATER DX-LACERATION RT.RING FINGER RT.HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 57 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: Water heaters, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LT INDEX FINGER LAC-REMOVING A HOT WATER HEATER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED-HIT FINGER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	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: Water heaters, Stretch cords or stretch straps
LAC FINGER ON STEEL STRAP FROM H2O HEATER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/23/2003	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: Water heaters
PT SUSTAINED CUT INJURY TO RT MIDDLE FINGER DUE TO MOVING WATER HEATER THIS PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
LACERATED FINGER ON WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	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: Water heaters
54 YO MALE CUT FINGERS WHILE LIFTING WATER HEATER LEFT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CRUSHED FINGER CARRYING WATER HEATER 20 MINUTES PTA. DX. R LITTLE FINGE R 0.5 CM NAILBED LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
31 Y/O M RIGHT HAND INJURY - CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN WATER HEATER AND CABIN ET. DX: RIGHT FRACTURE BOXERS FX 5TH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 49 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: Water heaters, Stairs or steps
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A WATER HEATER HE WAS CARRYING UP STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT CUT RT THUMB REPAIRING WATER HEATER, LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 53 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: Other
Product: Water heaters, Clothing accessories
DX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TENDON RUPTURE: DROPPED WATER TANK ONTO HAND, 50 LBS AT HOME, PT WAS WEARING GLOVES.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT CUT THUMB WHEN WORKING ON WATER HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2001	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/14/2001	Age: 29 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2000	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: Water heaters, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/1999	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/1999	Age: 38 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: Water heaters, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1998	Age: 37 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/1998	Age: 29 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1998	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1998	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/1998	Age: 32 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/1998	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1998	Age: 46 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/1998	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/1998	Age: 68 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: Crushing
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1997	Age: 69 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/1997	Age: 34 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: Fracture
Product: Water heaters, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1997	Age: 50 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1997	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/1997	Age: 23 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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