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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,022
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2005 | Age: 27 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: Containers |
| 27 YOM LACERATED RIGHT RING FINGER ON CRATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER FX. PT WAS WRAPPING BOXES AND INJURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Containers |
| SMASHED RIF BETWEEN 2 BARRELS IN GARAGE @ HOME YESTERDAY. CRUSH INJURY RIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| 40 YO MALE CRUSHED FINGER BETWEEN BOXES INFECTION THIRD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PULLED A SODA CASE OUT FROM ONE ON TOP AND LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| 29 YO FEMALE INJURED FINGER PICKING UP BOX SPRAIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER PRYING OPEN A CONTAINER AT HOME. DX: 3 CM LACERATI ON TO TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 42 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT HAD HAND INJURY ON FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN THUMB GOT STUCK IN CRATE AND SLAMMED. NO OTHER DETAILS. D : THUMB CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 44 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: Containers |
| DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB ON CONTAINER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers, Rugs or carpets |
| HIT R PINKY FINGER ON BOX OF RUGS @***, DX; FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| 43 YO - DX: CELLULITIS L THUMB WITH ABSCESS - JAMMED IN CRATE LAST WEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| DX LEFT THUMB SPRAIN: JAMMED THUMB ON CONTAINER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2005 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| PT LIFTING HEAVY BOXES YESTERDAY DX: L THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS OPENING A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT JAMMED FINGER INTO BOX YESTERDAY. DX: R FOURTH FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PT FELL OFF CRATE AND CAUGHT FINGER. DX: 6 CM LAC R FIFHT FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| FIINGER CRUSHED UNDER BEER CASE. " FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| TRIPPED OVER BOXES&FELL JAMMING FINGER " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| 43 YO MALE INJURED THUMB LIFTING BOXES PAIN LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 27 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: Containers |
| SMASHED FINGER IB BOX FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| CUT THUMB ON A BOX DX. THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 31 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: Containers |
| 31 YOF DROPPED BOX ON FIGNER FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| PATIENT WAS LIFTING BOXES AND FELT A POP IN WRIST AND THUMB. DX-RIGHT THUMB SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Containers |
| THUMB CAUGHT UNDER BOXES DX. THUMB NAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 35 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: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 35 YO OPENING BOX W/BOX CUTTER INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT HANDLING A BOX CUTTER MAKING A BOX FOR HIS PET TO PLAY IN WHEN HE CU T LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 26 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: Containers |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO FINGER - CAUGHT IN BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 41 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: Containers |
| 41YFC FINGER BENT BACKWARDS WHILE MOVING A BOX/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| MIDDLE FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER OPENING A BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives |
| WAS CUTTING A CABLE OFF OF A BOX WITH A ULITITY KNIFE WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. 5C, LACERATION TO LT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| FRACTURE FINGER - 29 YOF C/O RIGHT INDEX FINGER PAIN AFTER A BOX FELL O N IT 2 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 42 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: Containers |
| HAD HAND ON GROUND AND 70# BOX FELL ONTO HAND RIGHT THIRD DIGIT CONTUSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| PT HAD A BOX FALL ON FINGER SUSTAINED " FINGER SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 34 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: Containers |
| EMPTYING BOXES IN ATTIC AND SLICED FINGER ON SOME METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| PT TRIPPED AND BOX FELL ON HAND. DX: R FIFTH FINGER TENDON/LIGAMENT DISRUPTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| LACERATION RT THUMB-SUS 2CM LACERATION TO RT THUMB WHILE TRYING TO PUNC TURE A HOLE IN A BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives |
| WHILE CUTTING "BUBBLES" OUT OF A BOX, WITH A STEAK KNIFE, ACCIDENTALLY CUT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Containers |
| 37 YO WM CUT FINGER BY A BARREL AT HOME PARTIAL AMPUTATION RT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | 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: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD AND BOX AND NOW IT IS INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| CUT ON BROKEN GLASS FROM JEWELRY BOX/ LAC RIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 26 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: Containers |
| TRYING TO OPEN A CONTAINER OF FOOD AND LAC FINGER DX L DORSAL 1ST WEB SPACE STAB WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| 43 YO LIFTING BOXES INJURED FINGER FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PATIENT CUT LEFT THUMB ON A BOX AT HOME. DX-LEFT THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| CONTUSION R 3RD FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WHILE MOVING BOXES AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SOMETHING GOT EMBEDDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| SPRAIN R 5TH FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A BOX, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, NO DEFORMITY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Containers |
| AVULSION FINGER - 30 YOF WAS FOLDING A BOX WHEN SHE SLIPPED CATCHING HE R RIGHT THUMB NAIL ON THE BOX, NAIL PULLED OFF SLIGHTLY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives |
| PT OPENING BOX WITH KNIFE CUT FINGER DX LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| BOX FELL ON FINGER DX. FINGER CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| PAIN IN THUMB AFTER MOVING BOXES IN ATTIC STRAIN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| THUMB SPR. PT INJURED THUMB LIFTING A BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Scissors |
| PT WAS CUT WHILE OPENING BOX W/SCISSORS. DX: R THUMB LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | 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: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT SLIPPED LIFTING HEAVY BOXES YESTERDAY. DX: R THUMB PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2005 | Age: 48 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: Containers |
| DX LEFT FINGER LACERATION: CRUSHED FINGER BETWEEN CONTAINERS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| 31 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON 55 GALLON CONTAINER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Containers |
| CARRYING HEAVY BOX DISLOCATE THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|