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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 81
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PATIENT CUT 2ND FINGER WITH RAZOR WHILE INSTALLING CARPET, CUT FINGER D OING SAME YESTERDAY; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 23 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 23 YO LAYING WALL-TO-WALL CARPET INJURED FINGER ON CARPET CUTTER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT LAYING CARPET WHEN FINGER GOT CAUGHT. D: FINGERNAIL AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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