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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,325
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 43YOF-FIGNER FX-TRIPPED OVER RAILROAD TIE-FELL IN FRONT YARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 28 YOF LAC RT RING FINGER FROM SHARP MAIL BOX EDGE. DX: LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2009 | 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: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| GOT HER MAIL FROM BOX,HOLDING MAIL IN HAND WHEN FINGER STARTED HURTING BECAME DISCOLORED WITH ? ANTICOAGULATION,ADMIT TO OBS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 5TH FINGER FX-34 Y/O M-LANDSCAPING BOARD HIT FINGER-1 DAY PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RESTRAINED DRIVER INVOLVED IN A 2 VEHICLE CRASH-SELF EXTRACTION HIT SEVERAL PARKED CARS & MAILBOXES DX S/P MVA-FX 4TH PROX MC L * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PI CUT FINGER WHILE PUTTING UP MAILBOX DX RT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT ON MAILBOX. DX- 2 CM L 5TH FINGER LACERATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FINGER FX-INJURED ON LANDSCAPING BLOCKS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE MOVING A FOUNTAIN. DX: COMPLEX SMALL FINGER LACERATION, RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 31 YOF CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON MAIL BOX SLOT AT HOME FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THUMB AFTER HE CUT IT ON HIS MAILBOX DX THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 26 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT DX LACERATION OF RT THUMB - S/P PT WAS CARRYING AN OBJECT,WALKED BY MAILBOX AND CUT HIS FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM BROKEN BIRD BATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT HAD ABRAISION TO L THUMB ON MAILBOX AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 32 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN MAILBOX, CONTUSION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| DOG BIT PATIENT ON FINGER WALKING TO MAILBOX LAC FINGER * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER ON MAILBOX SLOT.DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS MOVING FLAGSTONE AT HOME AND CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER ON MAILBOX. DX: L SMALL FINGER LAC 2 CM W/ POSS FLEXOR TENDON LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER ON EDGE OF MAILBOX AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| REACHING INTO MAILBOX AND GOT A SPLINTER IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PUNCHED A MAILBOX RIGHT FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 32 YOF LACERATED RIGHT PINKY FINGER ON MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PAIN TO FINGER GOT CRUSHED BETWEEN ROCK AND BIRD BATH DX: CRUSH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON RAILROAD TIE HE WAS LIFTING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| DROPPED AN OUTDOOR FOUNTAIN/FINGERTIP AMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FINGER LACS-CUT ON LANDSCAPE BLOCKS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 37 YOM LEFT THUMB INJ ON RR TIE CONCUSSION FACIAL ABRASION FX BASE OF 1ST METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| SMASHED FINGER UNDER YARD STATUE/FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| 48 YO2 CUT HAND ON ALUMINUM MAILBOX LAC R MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS LIFTING A CEMENT BIRD FEEDER WHICH BROKE AND CUT THUMB. DX: R THUMB LAC 1.5 CM/FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| DROPPED DECORATIVE STONE PAVER ON FINGER CRUSH RT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN A MAILBOX, LATER GOT INFECTED " CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PUTTING UP A RAILROAD TIE WALL AND RAILROAD TIE STRUCK TIP OF FINGER FR CTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LACERATION FINGER - 45 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT RING FING ER WHEN A BIRD BATH FELL ON HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| SPLINTER IN RIGHT THUMB FROM RAILROAD TIE USED AS BORDER FOR GARDEN DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 47 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND, STRIKING MIDDLE FINGER ON DECORATIVE ROC K. DX: LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| WORKING ON BIRD HOUSE & INJURED FINGER. RT 5TH DIGIT FX PROXIMAL PHALAN X |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Bench or table saws |
| PATIENT WAS MAKNG A BIRD FEEDER AND WAS USING A TABLE SAW; ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER. AVULSION, TIPS OF LEFT 2ND, 3RD, AND 4TH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| STATES HE GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN THE MAILBOX DX RT FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER ON BIRDFEEDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT. WAS PUTTING UP MAILBOX, CUT FINGER ON EDGE OF BOX AT HOME. DX. LAC R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 35 YOWM FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A MAILBOX WHICH THEN CAME THR OUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND HIT PT. DX. FX. L LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LEFT 3RD FINGER LAC, PT INJURED FINGER WHEN DOING HIS GARDENING AND HIT HIS FINGER ON A RAILROAD TIE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 36 YO F BIRD BATH FELL ON HANDDX R THUMB CRUSH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| DROPPED A FOUNTAIN ON RMF TONIGHT-LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 42 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO FINGER. PT INJ SELF ON HIS MAILBOX. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON METAL MAILBOX AT FRIEND'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PARTIALLY AVULSED R THUMBNAIL; @ POST OFFICE, CAUGHT ON MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 46TOM-FRACTURE LEFT 3RD FINGER-MOVING A BIRD BATH AT HOME-FELL ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2001 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2001 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2001 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2000 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2000 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2000 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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