Accidents - Trash compactors - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,010
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	60
Year 1998:	103
Year 1999:	197
Year 2000:	259
Year 2001:	143
Year 2002:	366
Year 2004:	102
Year 2005:	57
Year 2006:	119
Year 2007:	196
Year 2008:	294
Year 2009:	37
Year 2010:	71

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	60
6-15 years old:	95
16-25 years old:	383
26-50 years old:	939
50+ years old:	531

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/19/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Trash compactors, Metal containers
28 Y/O FEMALE CRUSHING CANS WITH A HOMEMADE H/P CAN CRUSHER AND INJURED THUMB. DX HEMATOMA R THUMB ABRASION 2-3RD TIP FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
L FOREFINGER PULLED INTO AUTOMATIC CAN CRUSHER PULLEY SYSTEM. DX. FX, SPRAIN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors, Metal containers
CUT RT THUMB WHILE CRUSHING CANS ON A CAN SMASHER AT HOME. LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WAS LIFTING COMPACTOR INTO TRUCK & IT SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER ON TAILGATE DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 34 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: Trash compactors
34 YO INJURED FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL(UNPLUGGED BUT STILL SPINNING) LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
18 YOF GOT RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN TRASH COMPACTOR CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Trash compactors
PT LT THUMB AMPUTATION - FINGER CAUGHT IN COMPACTOR JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A PALETTE AND TRASH COMPACTOR AND INJURED FINGER. DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2007	Age: 71 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: Trash compactors
PT GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT IN A "BEER CAN SMASHER" LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT CLOSED HIS RIGHT THUMB IN A METAL TRASH COMPACTOR DOOR LACERATION FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Trash compactors
RT INDEX FINGER CRUSH INJURY.PT CLOSED TRASH COMPACTOR ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Trash compactors
PT GOT RIGHT FOURTH FINGER CAUGHT IN THE TRASH COMPACTOR SUSTAINED A HE MATOMA TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
PT SLAMMED RIGHT THUMB IN A TARSH COMPACTOR AT HOME FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Trash compactors
HEMATOMA R 2ND FINGER, PT GOT CAUGHT IN A COMPACTOR'S DOOR IN THE BUILDING, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, ROM LIMITED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Trash compactors
HEMATOMA L 3RD FINGER, PT GOT CAUGHT IN A GARBAGE DOOR COMPACTOR IN THE BUILDING, C/O PAIN, SEWLLING, REDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
PT PUTTING TRASH IN THE TRASH COMPACTOR WHEN THE IRON COVER CAME DOWN O NTO RIGHT INDEX FINGER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT. GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME AROUND 0400. R MIDDLE FINGER CRUSHED. DX. LAC R MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
17 YO MALE SMASHED FINGER IN TRASH COMPACTOR CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PATIENT CAUGHT HAND IN CAN CRUSHER. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO 5TH FINGER , RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT CAUGHT HER INDEX FINGER ON TRASH COMPACTOR AT SENIOR CITIZEN BLDG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
44 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LC. PT CUT SELF ON CAN CRUSHER @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT LACERATED R THUMB PULING TRASH OUT OF COMPACTOR, R THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
17 YOM CAUGHT FINGER IN A TRASH COMPACTER. FRACTURE LT 4TH AND 5TH FING ERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Trash compactors
LEFT THUMB TIP AMPUTATION.PT INJURED THUMB ON A CAN CRUSHER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
FX FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN TRASH COMPACTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
FX (R) 3RD FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH THE COMPACTOR DOOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Trash compactors
CAUGHT FINGER IN TRASH COMPACTOR. DX. FINGERTIP SKIN AVULSION L RING FI NGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Trash compactors
PT WAS FIXING TRASH COMPACTOR AND GOT FINGERS CRUSHED; CRUSHING INJURY RT FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PATIENT CUT HIS 2ND FINGER RIGHT HAND ON A TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME. DX-2CM RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH TENDON INVOLVEMENT,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2001	Age: 59 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: Trash compactors, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2001	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2000	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2000	Age: 34 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: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2000	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/1999	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/1999	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/1999	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1998	Age: 38 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: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/12/1998	Age: 72 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: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/1998	Age: 20 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: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/1997	Age: 28 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: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/1997	Age: 25 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: Trash compactors, Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/1997	Age: 41 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: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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