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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,764
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 12 YR F CUT FINGER ON METAL RAKE;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 45 YOF-@ PARK RAKING LEAVES FROM "CREEK" & FELL ON BANK-C/O PAIN TO HAN D/2ND/3RD/4TH KNUCKLES DX MCP # 3 SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 4YOM WAS SHOVELING AND HIT HAND WITH SHOVEL DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 43 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 43YOM, WAS RAKING THE LEAVES, FELL ON A PILE OF LEAVES&CUT FINGER ON ?S OMETHING SHARP>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 3 YR M HIT FINGER WIHT SHOVEL;DX FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 73 M, PT CUT THUMB ON A LEAF RAKE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DX LAC FINGER: 29YOM LAC ON TIP OF L MIDDLE FINGER. CUT SELF W GARDEN TOOL W DO' YARD WORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 30 YOM LAC TO FINGER FROM A GARDEN TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 72YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER ON A RUSTY SHOVEL HANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 86YOWM PT STATES HE WAS PUSHING UP ON POTATO HOE INTO GROUND & TINES H IT HIM IN THE HEAD, ALSO HURT R 5TH FINGER. DX. FINGER SUBLUX, PW SCAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 42YOM SMASHED LT 3RD DIGIT BETWEEN METAL TELEPHONE BOX AND SHOVEL DX: FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 7YOF INJURED FINGER, CUT HERSELF W/ A SHOVEL DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 63 YOF WAS CUT WHILE SHOVELING. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 48 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON GARDENING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 57YOM, ACC CUT RT SMALL FINGER ON A GARDENING SICKLE BLADE >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 55YOM INJURED (L) HAND SHOVELING DIRT DX;* (L) SMALL FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 69 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Golf |
| 69YOM, C/O THUMB PAIN AFTER RAKING THE YARD&PLAYING GOLF YEST >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 51 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LACERATION FINGER - 51 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CUT TO RIGHT THUMB - CUT T HUMB ON A SYTHE 30 MINUTES AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DX LAC FINGER: 59YOM L DORSAL INDEX F LAC F SICKLE LAST NOC. ONGOING PN & TROUBLE CNTRLING BLDG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 22YOWF PT WAS RAKINGHER BULBS AND METAL RAKE BROKE, IT CAME UP AND HIT HER IN THE TOP OF R HAND. DX. FX. CLOSED PROX PHALANX #3. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 18 YOM, HIT THUMB WITH WEDGE, THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 16 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 16YOM PT SHOVELING 2 DAYS AGO AND GOT A BLISTER ON HISL THUMB. WOUND IS NOW RED, BURNING SENS. SURROUNDED BY YELLOW. DX L THUMB CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2010 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 35YOM, C/O LT THUMB PAIN, HEARD A POP WHILE SHOVELLING DIRT 2D AGO >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 73YOF CUT RT THUMB WITH GARDENING SHEERS AT HOME. DX: LACERATION TO RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 70 YOF PRESENTS TO ER AFTER SHE TRIPPED OVER A SHOVEL LANDING ON HER FI NGER DX LT FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 15 Y/O/M FELL ON RAKE AT HOME AND INJURED FINGER DX/ RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 65 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 65YOM, ACC HIT RT THUMB W. SHOVEL 2D AGO, C/O THUMB PAIN >>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| ACUTE SPRAIN, LITTLE FINGER L HAND: 15YOF YEST. INJ'D FINGER YEST. USING METAL GARDEN SHOVEL, DOESN'T KNOW HOW SHE DID IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 12 YR M PLAYING WITH RAKE;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 2YOF LACERATION ON FINGER PLAYING WITH COUSIN WHO HAD GARDENING SHEARS CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| NAIL AVULSION, INDEX FINGER: 20YOM HIT R INDEX FINGER W/ PICKAXE TRYING TO GET A STUMP OUT OF YARD, AVULSED NAILTIP OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 1.5 CM LAC. THUMB: 13YOM CUTTING DOWN WEEDS, CUT THUMB W/ SICKLE (R) 1.5 CM, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 50 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 50YOF,LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB S/P DOING YARD WORK ,INJURING THUMB WITH GARDENING HEDGERS,NO SUTURE REPAIR NEEDED,DRESSING APPLIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 64YROLDFEMALE HAS LACERATION TO FINGER AFTER CUTTING IT WITH HEDGE CLIP PERS PTA DX LACERATION FINGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 61 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 61 YR OLD MALE NICKED FINGER ON A TROWEL THAT IS INFECTED NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 10YOM WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE IN YARD AT DAD S HOME WHEN LAC R INDEX FINGER ON A SHOVEL DX LAC R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 53 YOM CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH GARDENING SHEARS SUSTAINING AN AVULS ION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 45 YO F HIT FINGER WITH A WEDGE 4 DAYS AGO. SEEN AT URGENT CARE AND SEN T TO ER. DX:TUFT FX, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 40 Y/O M CUT HAND ON BROKEN RAKE LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 39YOF INJURED FINGER WHILE SHOVELING LAST WEEK. DX. FINGER SPRAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 60YROLD MALE WAS CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME WHEN WEDGE CAME LOOSE SMASHING F INGERS DX OPEN FRACTURE FINGERS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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