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Accidents - Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers - Year 2008 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 245
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Date: 12/29/2008Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers, Safes
PT PULLED ON DOLLY WHILE MOVING A SAFE. DX: L 3/4/5 FINGER TENDON RUPTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2008Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
PT STATES A DOLLY DROPPED ON HIS (L) 3RD FINGER AMPUTATING TOP 3RD OF F INGER DX- AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HAND TRUCK AND CUPBOARD DOOR. DX: R FIFTH PHALANX LAC 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2008Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
R THUMB AVULSION AFTER ROLLING A HAND TRUCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers, Washing machines
PT PULLING WASHER WITH DOLLI-THUMB CAUGHT-FX LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2008Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
FINGERNAIL FX-FILLING DOLLY TIRE W/ AIR WHEN TIRE EXPLODED-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A DOLLY AND THE HANDLE POSSIBLY BROKE OFF AND AVULS ED PTS TIP OF R 4TH FINGER. UNWITNESSED. DX R FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
PT DX LR MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION - DUE TO MOVING THINGS WITH A HANDTRUCK TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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