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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,148
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2005 | 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: Metal containers, Knives |
| OPENED A CAN OF FOOD WITH A KNIFE LAC TO HAND FROM KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT LEFT HAND ON CAT FOOD CAN. LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND ON TUNA CAN LID AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON METAL CAN DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT WAS OPENING A CAN WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY WAS CUT BY THE METAL. DX - LT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 23 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: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON A CAN OF VEGTEABLE, ATTEMPTING OT OPEN IT. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 21 YO FEMALE CUT RIGHT HAND ON A CAN OF SEAFOOD LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CLEANING HOUSE WHEN LACERATED HAND ON CAN. D: HAND LACERATION 1CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT ON VEGGIE CAN LID; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN OPENING A CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LEFT HAND LC, PT CUT HAND ON A CAT FOOD CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN TRYING TO OPEN A CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON A CAN DX, HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN OPENING A CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON A CAN DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | 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: Metal containers |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A CAN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT LAC HAND ON A METAL FOOD CAN. DX HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT WITH CAN DX: LACE TO PALM L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON METAL CAN DX: L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON A CAT FOOD LID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| RIGHT HAND LAC. PT CUT HAND ON A POP CAN LID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Metal containers |
| RIGHT HAND INJ. PT INJURED HAND WHEN PUNCHING A METAL BOX. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON A CAT FOOD CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 20 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: Metal containers |
| WOUND LT.HAND.PT.REFERS WAS CUT WITH A METAL CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | 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: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON CAN LACER HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON A CAN DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 16 Y/O W/M CUT HAND ON KETCHUP CAN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON A METAL CAN LID WHILE COOKING, " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT ALC LT HAND ON CAN LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT LEFT HAND ON TIN FOOD CAN AT HOME LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT CUT HAND ON TUNA CAN AT HOME; PALM/HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT HAND ON CAT FOOD CAN. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 24 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: Metal containers |
| LAC L PALM - CUT HAND ON A CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 23 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: Metal containers |
| LACERATION HAND - PATIENT REPORTS HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON METAL FOOD C AN - CUT WHEN OPENING A CAN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 16 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CONTUSION,SPRAIN R HAND - HIT HAND ON METAL UTILITY BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 20 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: Metal containers |
| DROPPED CAN ONTO HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND, R PALM ON CAN OF CORN, DX; HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN A METAL BARRELL FELL ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT HAND ON CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON METAL CAN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT CUT HAND ON A CAN. DX-LACERATION RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON CAT FOOD CAN DX L HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT HAND ON CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON SHARP CAN DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT DOING "JUMP BOXES" AT SCHOOL IN GYM CLASS, CUT HAND ON METAL BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT HADN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A METAL CAN OF FOOD SUSTAINED "HAND LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON A METAL CAN DX: R HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC. TO R HAND FROM TIN CHAN WHEN OPENING SOUP, DX; LAC. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 23 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: Metal containers |
| PT CUT HAND ON A METAL CAN, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT WAS CUT ON CAN LID 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L HAND LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT WAS OPENING A FOOD CAN AND CUT HAND. LACERATION, RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 25 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: Metal containers |
| PT CUT HER RT HAND W/A BEER CAN X 5 MINUTES AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT. TRIPPED AND GRABBED A METAL BURN BARREL LAST NIGHT. DX. BURNS ON B OTH HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC R HAND/17YOF LAC HAND ON METAL CAN AT SCHOOL AT 7:30A. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT HAND ON OPEN CAN DX LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2005 | Age: 20 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: Metal containers |
| CUT ON CAN - LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT SLICED HAND ON OPEN CAN DX LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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