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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,415
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CHILD'S HAND CAUGHT IN OPENING ELEVATOR DOOR AT SHOPPING MALL. D: CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT GOT RT HAND STUCK IN ELEVATOR DOOR DX RT HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CONTUSED HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT. GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOORS - FAMILY HAD DIFFICULTY REMOVING PT' HAND FROM DOOR. DX: LT. HAND CONTUSION & ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HAND CONTUSION- CAUGHT HER HAND IN AN ELEVATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT SUSTAINED ABRASION TO LT HAND S/P HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 88 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| CAUGHT HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR 1 HR PTA-DX-ACUTE CONTUSION, R DORSAL HAND , SKIN TEAR-STERISTRIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 29 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR DX: SOFT TISSUE TRAUMA RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CONTUSION (L) HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH THE ELEVATOR DOOR AT BUILDING, C/O PAIN, SENSATION INTACT, NO VASCULAR COMPROMISE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT DX FX BASE OF LT 2ND INDEX METACARPAL - SLAMMED IN ELEVATOR DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| RIGHT HAND CONT. PT INJURED HAND ON AN ELEVATOR DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 43 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 43YOM-CONTUSION RIGHT HAND-CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 31 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT CAUGHT HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR, HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 31 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| L HAND CONT/31YOM AT APPROX 4P AT HOME DROPPED A HYDROLIC LIFT ON L HAN D. WEIGHED 300 POUNDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Jewelry |
| DX:L HAND OPEN FX. CAUGHT HAND IN OLD STYLE ELEVATOR DOOR CRUSHING RIN G INTO FINGER BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CHILD STUCK RIGHT HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR WHILE IT WAS OPENINGSLING HAND INTO OPEN SPACE. DX CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND/ FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 76 Y.O. W FEMALE W/AVULSION TO HAND. PT GOT HAND CAUGHT WHILE TRYING TO KEEP THE ELEVATOR DOOR OPEN @ THE HOSPITAL. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT CAUGHT HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR AT HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CAUGHT RIGHT HAND IN ELEVATOR DX: RIGHT HAND CONTUSION / BRUISE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT MISSED THE ELEVATOR GOT ANGRY PUNCHED THE ELEVATOR DOOR AS IT CLOSED FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN CAUGHT ON ELEVATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| ELEVATOR DOOR SHUT ON RIGHT HAND OF 74 YO FEMALE CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT DX LACERATION RT HAND - GRANDMOTHER C/O "THE FLOOR OF THE ELEVATOR IS NOT EVEN AND HE TRIPPED AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Ceilings and walls |
| HAND CONTUSION - 2 YOF GOT RIGHT HAND STUCK BETWEEN ELEVATOR DOOR AND W ALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| LEFT HAND CRUSH INJ. PT GOT HAND SLAMMED IN AN ELEVATOR DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT HIT ELEVATOR DOOR; 5TH METACARPAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT STUCK HER RIGHT HAND BETWEEN ELEVATOR DOORS CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CRUSH INJURY RT HAND - CLOSED HAND IN AN AELEVATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT SUST. CONT. TO HAND ON ELEVATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 32 YO F HAD AN ELEVATOR TO CLOSE ON HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| LACERATION L HAND - HIT HAND ON ELEVATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PATIENT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR IN HOSPITAL. D:HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT TRIPPED WHILE GETTING INTO AN ELEVATOR CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR AT HOSPITAL LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HAND CONTUSION - CAUGHT RIGHT HAND IN AN ELEVATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CONTUSION (R) HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH THE ELEVATOR DOOR AT HOME,C/O P AIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PUNCHED ELEVATOR DOOR CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CAUGHT HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR; LT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT PUTTING HIS BOAT UP ON A LIFT AT HOME WHEN THE CRANK FOR THE LIFT ST RUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT HAND LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION OF HAND - S/P METAL ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSED ON IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSED ON PTS HAND, DX PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT IN THE ELEVATOR, RESULTING IN A HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT C/O PAIN TO LT HAND AFTER GETTING CAUGHT BETWEEN ELEVATOR DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT HAND CLOSED IN ELEVATOR DOORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| DX TRAUMA TO RT HAND - S/P HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN A CLOSING ELEVATOR DOOR, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| $RT HAND LACERATION.PT CAUGHT HAND IN AN ELEVATOR DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT GOT LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN AN ELEVATOR DOOR LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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