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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,468
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| FINGER LAC, PT INJURED FINGER WHEN CATCHING IT ON A BELT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Automatic doors |
| PT STATES GARAGE DOOR CAME DOWN QUICKLY AND GLOVED FINGER GOT STUCK, OC CURED AT HOME, LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| TRYING TO PUT ANOTHER HO,E IN BELT IT SLIPPED LAC TO TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 52 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: Clothing accessories, Portable circular power saws |
| L IND,MID & RING FING LAC/52YOM STS HAT FELL OFF HIS HEAD & WHEN HE WEN T TO GRAB IT, HIT HAND ON MOVING BLADE OF CIRCULAR SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Tools |
| C/O FINGER PAIN S/P SUSTAINED JAMMING INJUREY, WHILE WEARING HEAVY WORK GLOVES CUTTING WOOD>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Jewelry |
| PT WAS HORSEPLAYING W/ A FRIEND TUGGING ON A PURSE AND HER RING & MIDDL E FINGER NAILS GOT CAUGHT & CAME OFF. DX: FINGER AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Knives |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A NOTCH ON BELT, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Pet supplies |
| 23YOF WHILE VOLUNTEERING AT A WILDLIFE RESERVE,WAS TAKING A INJURED MUSKRAT OUT OF CAGE,WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES,BITE HER;FINGER LAC 1CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| WAS PLAY FIGHTING AT SCHOOL DANCE AND HIT A BELT BUCKLE WITH (R) 5TH FI NGER DX- FINGER CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER SPRAIN.PT INJURED FINGER IN SOMEONES BELT LOOP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN PURSE STRAP TWISTED FINGER HAND SWOLLEN SPRAIN LEFT MIDDLE FINGER W/ TENDON INJUURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| FINGER SWELLED AFTER TAKING OFF GLOVE. DX- FOREIGN BODY STUCK IN R INDE X FINGER WITH CELLULITIS # |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories, First aid equipment |
| LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER-SUS SMALL LAC TO TIP OF RT FINGER WHEN HE RE ACHED IN HER PURSE AND CUT IT ON HER PILL CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| PT PUT ON A GLOVE 2 WK AGO AND WAS POKED BY SOMETHING. DX: L RING FINGER CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Knives |
| PT TRIED TO MAKE A HOLE IN BELT AND CUT FINGER W/KNIFE. DX: R INDEX LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| RIGHT 4TH FINGERNAIL AVULSION. PT WAS REACHING INTO PURSE AND INJURED F INGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | 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: Clothing accessories, Tools |
| CUT THROUGH GLOVE WITH TOOL/ LAC RT 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 31 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: Other |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| REMOVING PURSE FROM HER SHOULDER AND FINGER CAUGHT IN STRAP CAUSING MIL D TRAUMA TO IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 16 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: Clothing accessories, Knives |
| CUTTING A HOLE IN THE BELT THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF CUTTING FINGER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 11 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: Clothing accessories |
| CUT FINGER ON A METAL BELT BUCKLE. DX LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| 34YOM TRING TO CUT OFF A PAIR OF GLOVES CUT HIMSELF WITH A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 17 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: Clothing accessories, Knives |
| PT TRYING TO PUNCH NEW HOLE IN BELT-CUT FINGER WITH POCKET KNIFE-LAC FI NGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 25 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: Puncture |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| DX R MIDDLE FINGER FB/FB REMOVAL: R FINGER PUNCTURE TRY'G TO PULL METAL TAB OUT OF WIFE'S HAT WHEN IN LODGED INOT HIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| WEARING GARDENING GLOVES WHEN ONE FINGER OF IT BROKE OPEN AND FINGER GO T INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Tools |
| WORKING ON HER GARDEN, WEARING GLOVES, THEN NOTICED GRADUAL ONSET OF FI NGER SWELLIGN WITH DISCHARGE >> FINGER INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 79 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| PT PUTTING ON PURSE AND LEFT THUMB GOT CAUGHT STRAINED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Drills |
| FINGER FX-CAUGHT FINGER IN A DRILL WHILE WEARING GLOVES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| PT SUSTAINED SPRAIN TO THE FINGER WHEN HER BELT WAS STUCK ON HER SON'S BELT.? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN GETTING IT CAUGHT IN A BELT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 19 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: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Windowsills or frames |
| LACERATION: REACHING FOR PURSE, PURSE SITTING ON WINDOW LEDGE, WASN'T LOOKING, GRABBED BROKEN GLASS INSTEAD OF PURSE, LACERATION FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| RT INDEX FINGER CONTUSION.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A BELT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 44 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: Clothing accessories |
| LIFTING SON, FINGER CAUGHT IN SON'S BELT LOOP DX: FX PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| RIGHT 4TH LAC, PT INJURED FINGER ON A BELT BUCKLE THAT WAS SHARP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| WEARING LEATHER GLOVES AND HAD BLOCK OF WOOD FALL ONTO HAND 1.5 CM THUMB LACERATION WITH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| CUT FINGER ON SHEET METAL AT HOME, CUT THROUGH GLOVE. DX; LACERATION F INGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| CUT FINGER ON BELT BUCKLE;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Bench or table saws |
| CUT L THUMB ON TABLE SAW, WEARING GLOVES DX; OPEN THUMB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| FINGER TIP CELLULITIS-TORE FINGER TIP ON GLOVES-AREA BECAME INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Knives |
| PT WAS PUTTING ANOTHER HOLE IN BELT W/KNIFE AND CUT L INDEX FINGER. DX LAC L INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Hypodermic needles or syringes |
| PW TO FINGER-GOT STUCK W/A USED NEEDLE WHILE REACHING INTO A FRIEND'S P URSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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