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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,359
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Balloons |
| 16 YOM, @ SCHOOL,WENT TO POP BALLOON WITH PEN, LAC TO R INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FINGER VS. PENCIL DX: PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT INJURED WHEN CUT TIP OF FINGER WITH INK PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK FINGER WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL YESTERDAY DX// ABRASION RIGHT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND-ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF W/A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 5 YO INJURED FINGER W/PENCIL LEAD FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO 5TH FINGER W/ PENCIL TIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| THUMB FB-IN CLOSET-@ HOME-ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF W/A LEAD PENCIL TIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Book bags or back carriers |
| DIGGING IN BACKPACK & GOT TIP OF PENCIL STRUCK UNDER NAIL, FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK WITH PENCIL AND LEAD BROKE OFF IN FINGER; FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FB R 3RD FINGER, PT GOT LEAD FROM A PENCIL EMBEDDED UNDER NAIL IN THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STABBED SELF W/ A PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 10 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: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK PENCIL'S SHAVING INTO FINGER WHICH IS SWOLLEN NOW ' PARONYCHIA" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 7 YO INJUREDFINGER W/PENCIL FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 7 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: Pens and pencils, Benches |
| C/O PT STATES WAS REACHING FOR PENCIL AND BENCH FELL ON FINGER DX LT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PW TP FINGER FROM A PENCILE AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ABRASION FINGER - 34 YOM SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO RIGHT THUMB WHEN JABB ED BY A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PULLING AT A PEN AND IT CUT HIS FINGER. DX. FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| HIT IN FINGER WITH PENCIL. DX FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER - 26 YOM POKED SELF LEFT INDEX FINGER ONE WEEK AG O WITH A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 13 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: Pens and pencils |
| PEN STABBED THUMB DX: UNKNOWN TRUAMA TO THUMB; LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 33 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: Pens and pencils |
| PW TO FINGER WHEN STUCK SELF WITH A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FINGER FB-PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON A PENCIL ON THE FLOOR / PENCIL STUCK IN FINGER DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT POKED SELF IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A PENCIL LEAD BROKE OFF IN FINGER FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 9 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: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK PENCIL IN THUMB FEW DAYS AGO, DX PARONYCHIA THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2006 | Age: 11 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: Pens and pencils |
| CUT FINGER WITH METAL END OF PENCIL DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD JAMMED UNDERNEATH PINKY FINGERNAIL AT HOME; FB REM OVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT REACHED IN POCKET GOT PENCIL LEAD UNDER FINGERNAIL FB RT SM FINGERNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND RT THUMB - S/P STRUCK HERSELF WITH A PEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2006 | Age: 22 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: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SUSTAINED INJURY TO FINGER FROM A METAL PEN, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE L 5TH FINGER, PT SUST INJURY W/A PENCIL IN THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, FB EMBEDDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT PICKING AT SKIN WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL, TIP OF PENCIL PUNCTURED FINGER AND LEAD BROKE OFF; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2006 | Age: 22 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: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK PINKY FINGER WITH TIP OF PENCIL, WANTS TETNUS. DX: PUNCTURE WO UND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2006 | Age: 7 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: Pens and pencils, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT PUT HAND IN COUCH CUSHIONS AT HOME, STUCK IN FINGER BY PENCIL O N LEAD END; PUNCTURE WOUND WITH GRAPHITE; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POKED WITH PENCIL DX: F.B. (PENCIL LEAD) IN THUMB--REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 7 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| REMOVED PLASTIC CAP R FINGER - GOT PEN CAP STUCK ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 40 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PICKED UP A PENCIL AND STABBED HIMSELF IN FINGER WITH THE LEAD FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT. PUNCTURED R. LITTLE FINGER W/ PENCIL POINT . DX PUNCTURE WOUND . R . LITTLE FINGER .# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT PULLED OFF WOOD FROM PENCIL, CAUGHT SPLINTER UNDER THUMBNAIL AT HOME; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT AT SCHOOL GOT LEAD FROM A PENCIL STUCK UNDER FINGERNAIL DXFB R THUMB NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK SELF WITH PENCIL/PW FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE L 2ND FINGER, PT SUST INJURY W/A PENCIL IN THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| YEST. WHILE PUTT'G NOTEBOOK INTO DESK PT. WAS JABBED BY PENCIL POINT IN TO THUMBNAIL. SCHOOL NURSE REMOVED POINT. PIECE OF NAIL REMOVED W/ F.B. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND-JAMMED THUMB W/ INK PEN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT C/O PENCIL LEAD STUCK TO FINGER WHILE IN SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT CAUGHT PENCIL WHICH WENT INTO FINGER. DX: ACUTE FB/CELLULITIS L THRID FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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