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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,366
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 34 Y/O/M INJURED FINGER OPENING A PLASTIC CONTAINER DX/ RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 41 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: Plastic containers |
| 41YOF, *** CONTAINER FELL ONTO HAND CUTTING FINGER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Knives |
| 46YOM, ACC CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON A KNIFE OPENING A PLASTIC BAG >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 46 YO M SCRAPED FINGER ON PLASTIC BOX. DX FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 42 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: Plastic containers |
| AVULSED THE TIP OF RT THUMB ON A PLASTIC CONTRAINER, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SQUEEZE FACIAL CLEANSER OUT OF PLASTIC BOTTLE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Knives |
| TRYING TO OPEN PLASTIC CONTAINER W KNIFE AT HOME SUST LAC TO L INDEX FI NGER WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED STABBING HER L INDEX FINGER D L INDEX FNGR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Batteries |
| WAS WALKING OUTSIDE HOLDING A PLASTIC BOX WITH A BATTERY IN IT AND FELL ON THE ICE, INJURING THE RT HAND. DX LACERATION TO RIGHT FINGERS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT PUTTING A MILK CRATE IN CLOSET AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT THUMB TREATE D FOR TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER-SUS SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO FINGR ON A P LASTIC CONTAINER. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Knives |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN TRYING TO OPEN A PLASTIC BOX AND KNIFE SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Knives |
| L INDEX FINGER LAC. W/REPAIR:PARTIAL FLEXOR TENDON LAC:TRYING TO OPEN PLASTIC CONTAINER W/STEAK KNIFE, CUT L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON PLASTIC BOX BAND, FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 44 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: Plastic containers |
| LAC FINGER ON A PLASTIC CUP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2006 | Age: 31 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: Amputation |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| AMPUTATED FINGERTIP ON A PLASTIC *** LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Knives |
| PT OPENING A PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH A KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 42 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: Plastic containers |
| PT CUT R INDEX FINGER ON A PLASTIC CONTAINER LAST WEEK , NOW HAS PAIN E XTENDING INTO ARM DX FELON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 41 Y/O M INJURED R 3RD FINGER WHEN DROPPED HEAVY PLASTIC BOX ON IT AT H OME. DX; CRUSH INJURY, R 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | 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: Plastic containers, Knives |
| ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A PLASTIC CARTON W/ A SHARP KNIFE WHEN KNIFE IMPAILE DL FINGER DX 1CM LAC TO L SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2004 | Age: 33 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: Plastic containers, Knives |
| USING A KNIFE TO CUT PLASTIC CONTAINER AND LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 42 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: Plastic containers |
| 2ND,3RD, R HAND FINGERTIP LAC'S/42YOM STS LAST NIGHT CUT FINGERS ON A P LASTIC VAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 43 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: Plastic containers |
| 43 YO F OPENING PLASTIC CONTAINER INJURED FINGER ON PLASTIC LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| LT INDEX FINGER HEMATOMA-@ HOME-UNLOADING A PLASTIC TUB-CAUGHT FINGER IN TUB HANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A PLASTIC CASE AT HOME LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 34 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| AVULSED NAIL,LAC L LONG FINGER - SMASHED FINGER WHEN MOVING PLASTIC TAN KS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2001 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2000 | 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: Plastic containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2000 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/1999 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/1999 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/1999 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/1999 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/1998 | Age: 39 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: Plastic containers, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/1997 | Age: 36 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/1997 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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