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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,300
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 47 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SLIPPED AND FELL ON SUBWAY PLATFORM CONTUSING HAND,WRIST,ELBOW AND BUTT OCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICEY DECK AT HOME. FRACTURE, LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 44 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Refrigerators |
| ACUTE FX DISTAL 5TH MC: ON HIS DECK MOVING REFRIGERATOR, SLIPPED, FALLING WITH HANDS BENT BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 47YOF ON PORCH SWING,IT SNAPPED OFF SUPPORT THAT WAS HOLDING IT, CAME DOWN STRIKING HAND;HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT REPORTS HITTING R HAND ON DECK BY ACCIDENT WHILE USING A *** AND HAN D SLIPPED HITTING DECK. DX. ABRA R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WORKING ON HIS WOODEN DECK AT HOME AND GOT A PIECE OF WOOD EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL ON PORCH AT HOME CUT HAND LACERATION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT CUT HAND WITH CORRUGATED DECKING, SLIPPED AND HIT HAND ON DECK. DX; HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WAS WALKING ON DECK THAT HAD A LOOSE BOARD & FELL INJURING HAND DX: LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WITH FRACTURE TO RIGHT HAND AFTER FALLING OFF PORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF PORCH, HURT HAND. DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 32 Y/O F INJURED L HAND WHEN FELL OFF PORCH AT HOME. DX; CONTUSION L HAND,. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL ON PORCH AT HOME HAS RT HAND PAIN FX RT METACARPAL, CONTUSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT DRUNK LAST NIGHT, FELL FROM PORCH, INJURY TO L HAND, DX. HAND FX., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON PORCH ACUTE HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| WHILE BUILDING A DECK AT HOME TRIPPED AND FELL ON HAND FRACTURE HAND # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FELL OFF PORCH CUT HAND WITH NAIL. DX-STRAIN RIGHT ANKLE AND LOW BACK, LACERATION HAND, ABRASIONS LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 46 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Sprayers |
| PT FELL AND CAUGHT SELF WHILE POWER WASHING DECK DX: LT HAND AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| ACCIDENTALLY, ?MECH, GOT A WOODEN SPLINTER FROM WOODEN DECK >>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL/HAND PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LEFT HAND STRAIN.PT WAS STAINING A DECK AND HAND B EGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL ON PORCH C/O LT HAND SHOULDER PAIN DX FRACTURE LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 27 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LACERATION HAND - 27 YO MALE SUSTAINED A CUT OF THE LEFT HAND PALM ON A METAL EDGE WHEN BUILDING A DECK - SEVERAL MINUTES AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | 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: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| TRAUMA LT.HAND.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN WHILE CLEANING PATIO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT C/O FALL OFF OF PORCH. DX FX DISLOCATION 4TH PROX METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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