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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,434
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| DX LAC HAND/TETANUS IMM: W FIX'G GARAGE DOOR, LOOSENED A NUT, SPRING UNREELED W END STRIK'G PT IN ULNAR BASE R HAND RESULT'G IN 2IN LAC/TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 48 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: Garage doors |
| GOT HAND ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER&TRACK OF GARAGE DOOR >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| GARAGE DOOR CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HAND. DX CONTUSION L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| HAND SKIN AVULSION-HIT A GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT INJ HAND IN GARAGE DOOR DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT CRUSHED HAND IN GARAGE DOOR DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 78 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: Garage doors |
| USING HAND TO PRESS THE BUTTON TO CLOSED GARAGE DOOR&HAND BECAME PINNED BETWEEN THE GARAGE DOOR&THE ROLLERS>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND ON THE METAL SPRING OF THE GARAG E DOOR AT HOME LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | 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: Garage doors |
| PT WAS AT HOME, RAN HAND ALONG A GARAGE DOOR CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| HAND CTS-PUNCHED A GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| SUST INJ TO L HAND WHEN GOT IT CLOSED IN GARAGE DOOR AT HOME DX L HAND CONTUISON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT WAS HAVING SOME FAMILY PROBLEMS AND BECAME UPSET, PT PUNCHED DOOR OUT IN THE GARAGE, AND NOW HAS PAIN IN HAND. DX: CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO THE HAND AFTER SLAMMING GARAGE DOOR ON IT@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT CAUGHT HAND IN GARAGE DOOR. DX: L HAND LAC W/EXTENSOR TENDON INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garage doors |
| RT HAND FX,CS.PT WAS FIXING A GARAGE DOOR WHEN A LARGE SPRING BROKE AND HIT PT IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON METAL OF GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| HAND INJURY FROM ROLL UP GARAGE DOOR, CUT LEFT HAND. DX-HAND LACERATION 5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PUNCHED A GLASS WINDOW VERSUS A WINDOW ON THE GARAGE DOOR TO SAVE AN EX PENSIVE CAR BECAUSE THE GARARGE WAS ON FIRE>>HAND LAC, NO FD DOC FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| FINGERS CAUGHT IN GARAGE DOOR. DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT ANGRY AND PUNCHED A GARAGE DOOR AND FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| CAUGHT (L) HAND IN GARAGE DOOR DX- CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | 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: Garage doors |
| PT SMASHED BOTH HAND IN SHED DOOR-GARAGE-CONTUSIN R&L HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | 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: Garage doors |
| 16 YO F CONTUSION TO HAND AFTER PUNCHING A GARAGE DOOR LAST NIGHT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| CUT HAND ON GARAGE DOOR SPRING DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT GOT HER HAND CAUGHT IN THE GARAGE DOOR AT HOME CONTUSION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON GARAGE DOOR RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Garage doors, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| REPORTS HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE PANEL OF GARAGE DOOR WHILE PAINTING IT >> HAND CRUSHING INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| FELL ONTO METAL EDGE OF GARAGE DOOR/ 6CM LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON WINDOW OF GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT WITH LAC TO HAND FROM GARAGE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| RIGHT HAND CONT. PT CRUSHED HAND ON GARAGE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Garage doors |
| HOLDING GARAGE DOOR WHEN HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. DX ELECTRICAL S HOCK TO HAND/LIGHTNING INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 53 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: Garage doors |
| PT FELL CUT HAND ON GARAGE DOOR LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| HAND LAC, PT WAS INJURED BY A SPRING WHEN IT RECOILED OFF GARAGE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Garage doors |
| HAND CRUSH INJURY-CAUGHT IN GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT FELL IN GARAGE, LANDED ON FISTED HAND ON CHUNK OF CEMENT OR GARAGE D OOR FELL ON HAND, NOW W/DEFORMITY & TENDERNESS; METACARPAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT LAC LT HAND ON GARAGE DOOR SPRING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO HAND AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT ON GARAGE DOOR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| RIGHT HAND LAC PT CUT FINGER IN STEEL GARAGE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| HANDS ABS-INJURED ON GARAGE DOOR WHEN A SPRING BROKE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT C/O SHUT HAND IN GARAGE DOOR. DX FRACT RT PHALANX #3 TUFT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT C/O FALL ON METAL GARAGE DOOR. DX LAC LFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT INJURED R HAND AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN GARAGE DOOR. DX: FRACTURE TO HAND LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 48 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: Garage doors |
| PT CAUGHT HAND IN GARAGE DOOR SLATS, LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 69 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: Garage doors |
| LACERATION HAND - 69 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND - C UT ON METAL EDGE OF GARAGE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 21 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: Garage doors |
| DX HAND LAC: WORKING ON GARAGE DOOR, SPRING ON DOOR BOKE AND STRUCK HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garage doors |
| RT HAND FX.PT PUNCHED A GARAGE DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 19 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: Garage doors |
| PT CLOSED HAND IN GARAGE DOOR CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT WAS ANGRY AND PUNCHED A GARAGE DOOR FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT SLAMMED HAND IN GARAGE DOOR, HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT HIT GARAGE DOOR FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | 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: Garage doors |
| GOT HAND CAUGHTIN A GARAGE DOOR >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 37 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: Garage doors |
| CUT HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR, DX; LAC. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT RAN INTO METAL EDGE OF GARAGE DOOR. DX: 6 CM LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| CUT HAND IN GARAGE DOOR SPRING, DX; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garage doors |
| SHUT (R) HAND IN GARAGE DOOR DX- HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT LACERATED LEFT HAND ON A GARAGE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|