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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 511
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls |
| MOVING A WATER HEATER FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WATER HEATER AND WALL AMPUTATION RIGHT FOURTH FINGER FRACTURE RIGHT FOURTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 39 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: Water heaters, Carts |
| PT SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN A WATER HEATER AND A CART LACERATI ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT @ HOME, HAD HOT WATER HEATER FALL ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER DX; LACERA TED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CUT FINGER ON WATER HEATER/ LAC RMF, ABRASION RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LAC TO RT INDEX FINGER SUSTAINED WHILE INSTALLING NEW HOT WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| TRYING TO CHANGE ELEMENT IN HOT WATER HEATER, CUT FINGER. DX FINGER LAC ERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT CUT L THUMB ON HOT WATER TANK CAP AT HOME. DX. LAC L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 46 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: Water heaters |
| PT CUT FINGER ON WATER HEATER LAC FIGNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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