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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,300
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT HAND ON MAILBOX DX: R HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FELL ONTO VINYL LATTICE WORK INJURED HAND DX P.W. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT HAND ON METAL MAIL BOX AT POST OFFICE 3 WEEKS AGO, REPAIRED BY LOCA L ORTHO WITH DRAIN IN PLACE, NOW SWOLLEN; CELLULITIS AFTER HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT INSTALLING A WEATHER VANE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT PUNCHED MAILBOX. DX: CONT R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Poles |
| PT PUNCHED MAILBOX AND LIGHT POLE. DX R HAND FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PUNCTURED HAND BY LANDSCAPING TIMBER YESTERDAY AT HOME. DX R HAND PUNCT URE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HIT HAND ON A MAILBOX CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS CUT ON METAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE. DX: 2.5 CM L PALM LAC/ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 21YOM-CONTUSION RIGHT HAND-PUNCHED A MAILBOX TONIGHT-VERY ANGRY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| INTOXICATED / PUNCHED A MAILBOX & INJURED HAND DX: NO DX ON CHART PT. LEFT PRIOR TO BEING SEEN BY DR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LEFT HAND LACERAITON.PT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN MAILBOX AND A CAR WHILE TRY ING TO PULL OUT MAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT HAD A BIRDBATH FALL ONTO HAND. FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| R HAND CONT;ABRAS/28YOF PUNCHED MAILBOX AT 2:30PM TODAY. C/O PAIN OVER 5TH MCP W/ABRAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| BIRD FEEDER FELL ON HAND DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT HAND FRACTURE.PT STRUCK A MAILBOX AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 21 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT HAND ON METAL MAILBOX - LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| WAS IMPALED BY OLD RUSTY NAIL FROM BIRD FEEDERDX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT HOME WHEN HIT A MAIL BOX. DX; F.X. RT.5TH.MET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 40 YOM HAD RAILROAD TIE FALL ON HAND CONTUSION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT PUNCHED A MAILBOX 1 HR PTA DX; RT HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| GETTING MAIL OUT OF MAIL BOX AND CUT HAND ON MAIL BOX. LACERATION TO LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT HIT RUSTY MAILBOX W/ HIS FIST (WAS MAD). ACUTE 3CM FLAP LAC-DORSUM O F RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT LAC RT HAND ON A RUSTY MAILBOX 2O MIN PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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