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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,773
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 48 YOM-STATES TENSION BAR STRUCK HAND WHILE WORKING ON A GARAGE DOOR OP ENER @ HOME DX FX METACARPAL # 5 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| BOTH HANDS CRUSHED IN AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR RESULTING IN LARGE LACERATI ONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 32 YO STATES GARAGE DOOR CLOSED ON HAND DX RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| HIT METAL GARAGE DOOR WIHT HAND ..CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT STATES CLOSED HAND IN GARAGE DOOR DX RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 42 Y/O F INJURED R HAND WHEN GOT CAUGHT IN AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR AT HOM E. DX; SPRAIN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| GARAGE DOOR SHUT ON HAND. DX: LT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 29YO WHITE MALE HELPED INSTALL A GARAGE DOOR OPENER,SPRING SNAPPED CUT PT HAND - DX R HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT WAS WALKING INTO A STORE AND AN AUTOMATIC DOOR CLOSED ONTO RIGHT HAN D CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO THE HAND AFTER HAVING DOOR SLAMMED ON IT@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT CRUSHED HAND IN THE GARAGE DOOR DX RT HAND CRUSHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT STATES WHILE PUTTING A SPRING ON THE GARAGE DOOR THE DOOR SHUT AND S MASHED HER RIGHT HAND DX CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 49 YOM SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT HAND FROM A RECOIL FROM THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER, C/O LT HAND PAIN. DX-OPEN FRACTURE OF LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PATIENT PUT HAND THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR AND LACERATED 25CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PATIENT LACERATED LEFT HAND ON GARAGE DOOR WHILE CLOSING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors, Wheelchairs |
| A HANDICAP DOOR CLOSED ON HER HAND WHILE IN A WHEELCHAIR HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| C/O PT STATES GOT HAND CAUGHT IN AUTOMATIC DOOR DX LT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A GARAGE DOOR SPRING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| WALKED INTO A DOOR. DX. HAND INJURY, POSSIBLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| CONTUSION RT HAND: ELECTRIC DOOR OPENER WOULDN'T WORK, TRIED TO OPEN DOOR, DOOR SLAMMED DOWN ON RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT STATES GOT LEFT HAND CAUGHT UNDER GARAGE DOOR DX: LEFT HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT' S HAND WAS HIT BY AUTOMATIC DOOR IN MARCH AT STORE. DX: R HAND PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| WORKING ON GARAGE DOOR A SPRING SNAPPED BACK CUT HAND LACERATION LEFT HAND PARTIAL TENDON 6 1/2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| WAS GOING TO FIX GARAGE DOOR AND GOT LAC FROM SPRING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 29 YR OLD MALE STRUCK HAND ON GARAGE DOOR FRACTURE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT INJURED HAND ON A GARAGE DOOR SPRING DX LAC TO HAND , THUMB SPRAIN, BLUNT TRAUMA TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS WORKING ON GARAGE DOOR, LOSSENED A SCREW HEAR THE SPRING AND SP RING CAME FLYING OFF HIT PT IN MOUTH AND HAND DX HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PATIENT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ELECTRIC AUTOMATIC DOORS AT HOSPITAL. DX: LACERATION /CONTUSION RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors, Doorsills or frames |
| R HAND INJURY TRYING TO OPEN AUTOMATIC DOOR, HIT FRAM OF DOOR DX R HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| HIT IN RT HAND W/ GARAGE DOOR. ACUTE RT HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors, Manual cleaning equipment |
| CONTUSION LEFT HAND/MULTIPLE FINGER ABRASIONS - AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR CRUSHED FINGERS WHEN BOYFRIEND REMOVED BROOM STICK HOLDING IT OPEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP NEW GARAGE DOOR OPENER AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| LACERATION TO HAND FROM SPRING FROM AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR AT HOME, LAC. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT GOING INTO A STORE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND IN AN ELECTRIC AUTOM ATIC DOOR CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR CAME DOWN ON HAND WHILE WORKING ON IT/ CCRUSH INJ URY RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2001 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors, Cabinet or door hardware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2001 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2001 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2000 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2000 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2000 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2000 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/1999 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/1999 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/1998 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/1998 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/1998 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/1998 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/1998 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/1997 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/1997 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors, Light bulbs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/1997 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/1997 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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