Accidents - Plastic bags - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,399
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	133
Year 1999:	324
Year 2000:	194
Year 2001:	160
Year 2002:	143
Year 2003:	268
Year 2004:	274
Year 2005:	91
Year 2006:	59
Year 2007:	77
Year 2008:	146
Year 2009:	217
Year 2010:	310

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
45YOM INJURED (R) THUMB OPENING A BAG OF CHICKEN WINGS DX;* (R) THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Plastic bags
27YOF HAD HOT CHOC. SAUCE IN PLASTIC *** BAG. MICROWAVED IT. BAG &CHOC. MELTED ONTO FINGERS. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
26YOF FELT A SUDDEN POP IN (L) THUMB WHILE CARRYING GROCERIES @ HOME DX;# SPRAIN (L) THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Plastic bags
43YOF WAS AT HOME BURNING TRASH, A PLASTIC BAG BEGAN TO BURN AND SPLATTERED CAUSIGN A BURN TO RT 3RD FINGER. NO FD INVOLVMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 30 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 bags
30YOF TAKING OUT TRASH AND GLASS POKED THROUGH THE PLASTIC BAG INTO FIN GER LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Plastic bags
37 YR OLD FEMALE CARRY HEAVY PLASTIC BAG OF ICE AND IT GOT HOOKED ON FINGER FINGER FEELS LIKE IT FELL ASLEEP DX: NEUROPATHY MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 29 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: Other
Product: Plastic bags
STRESS R THUMB/29YOF WAS OPENING BAG OF CHIPS & SAID HER THUMB POPPED O UT.PT HAS CAST ON WRIST DUE TO SPRAINED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT THUMB ON SOMETHING IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG. DX THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Plastic bags
PT TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE AND THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS STICKING OUT F ROM THE PLASTIC BAG AVULSION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
46 YOF C/O PAINFUL FINGER AFTER CARRYING HEAVY PLASTIC BAGS, DX: TENDON ITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags, Microwave ovens
PT AT HOME OPENED PLASTIC BAG FROM MICROWAVE CAUSED BURN TO L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
BURN RT FINGER-SUS BURN TO RT FINGERS WHEN A PLATIC BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2007	Age: 43 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: Other
Product: Plastic bags
PT SUST FINGER INJURY CARRYING PLASTIC BAGS#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT SLICED FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
PT. WAS COOKING AND PLASTIC BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED ON FINGERS. DX. 1-2 DEG BURN R HAND (34-4TH FINGERS). NS FD ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 44 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 bags, Knives
44 YO INJURED FINGER ON KNIFE BLADE FROM A PLASTIC BAG LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
STATES HE WAS TAKING OUT GARBAGE AND CUT FINGER DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plastic bags
PT WKS AT HOTEL, GOT STUCK ON THE FINGER C A SYRINGE WHILE CARRYING A P LASTIC TRASH BAG SUSTAINED" EXPOSURE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
LAC RRF WHILE TAKING OUT BAG OF GARBAGE TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
CARRYING PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS WITH HANDLE WRAPPED AROUND FINGER WIFE PULLED ON BAG-PREV DAY / FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
PT. WAS TRYING TO PUT FIRE OUT OF A BURNING PLASTIC BAG BURN TO FINGER FIRE DEPT. DID NOT ATTEND/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT FINGER ON GARBAGE BAG - LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT HAND REACHING IN TRASH BAG - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags, Microwave ovens
DX 1ST DEGREE BURN : BURNED BY PLASTIC BAG OF BROWN SUGAR PULLED FROM MICROWAVE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2003	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 bags
PT. WAS CARRYING OUT A BAG OF TRASH, CUT HER FINGER ON SOMETHING IN THE BAG - LAC. FINGER 1.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2003	Age: 38 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: Plastic bags
RECENT PUNCTURE WOUND, INFECTED DISTAL PHALANX, CLEANED OUT BASEMENT, REACHED INTO GARBAGE BAG AND PUNCTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
PLASTIC BAG PT WAS CARRYING GOT CAUGHT ON CAR MIRROR & BENT WRIST/FINGE R. ACUTE FX RMF & RT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 49 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: Plastic bags
RE-INJURED FINGER CARRYING A PLASTIC BAG RIGHT 4TH FINGER PUNCTURE OPEN WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 30 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 bags, Metal containers
CAN INSIDE PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG CUT FINGER DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Bags
LAC (L) 3RD FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A PLASTIC BAG AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
PT PICKED UP *** BACK AND THUMB POPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags, Mattresses
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2001	Age: 49 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 bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2001	Age: 38 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 bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2001	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: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2000	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2000	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2000	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/1999	Age: 47 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: Plastic bags, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1999	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1999	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/1999	Age: 45 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: Other
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/1999	Age: 28 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 bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/1999	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 bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/1998	Age: 37 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 bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1998	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: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/1998	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 bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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