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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 945
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 50 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: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| COMMINUTED MILDLY DISPLACED FX HEAD 5TH MC, LUMBAR STRAIN - SLIPPED WHE N CLIMBING OVER RAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 39 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: Handrails, railings or banisters, Doorsills or frames |
| PT SMASHED RT HAND B/W SIDERAIL/DOOR C/O,PN WITH SWELLING, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Footwear |
| WEARING LARGE BOOTS, SLIPPED ON ICE IN FRONT OF GROCERY STORE, HAND HIT METAL RAILING. DX; CONTUSION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| RIGHT HAND STR. PT INJURED HAND WHEN GRABBING A HANDRAIL AND TWISTED HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LAC L HAND/44YOM SLIPPED AND CUT HAND ON METAL STAIR RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FB LEFT HAND.PT GOT A SPLINTER FROM A BANISTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HIT HAND ON METAL RAILING @ HOME. ACUTE RT HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HERSELF BY GRABBING BANISTER / INJURED HAND DX: L HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2003 | Age: 37 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: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| WAS WALKING THE DOG AND HIT HAND ON A METAL RAILING AND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CAUGHT IN RAILING-RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FRACTURE METACARPAL CLOSED - 33 YOM FELL THIS MORNING AND HIT RIGHT HAN D ON BANISTER, PAIN AND SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT HIT HAND ON RAILING. DX: L FIFTH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| PT STRUCK L HAND ON RAILING AFER SLIPPING ON STAIRS, FX L METACARPAL SH AFT 4TH DIGIT, L PROXIMAL HEAD 3RD METACARPEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CUT HAND ON RAILING DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 30 Y.O. W MALE W/FX HAND. PT STS A STEEL HAND RAIL FELL ON PT'S HAND @ JAIL. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 43 YO FEMALE WAS PLAYING AROUND AND HIT HAND ON METAL RAILING CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 29 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SPRAIN L HAND - HANDRAIL BROKE WHEN CLIMBING OVER IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 46 Y.O. B MALE W/FX HAND. PT INJ SELF ON STAIR CASE RAIL @ JAIL. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| GOT SPLINTER INTO RT. PALM FROM BANNISTER DX: FOREIGN BODY RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL INTO RAILING INJURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FB LEFT HAND.PT WAS RUNNING HAND ON A BANISTER AND GOT A SPLINTER IN HA ND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 33 YO MALE FELL ON ICE AND CAUGHT HAND ON RAILING LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AGAINST RAILING DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 39 YOF HIT HAND ON RAILING CONTUSION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| GOT A SPLINTER IN R HAND FROM A RAILING. DX. FB R HAND - REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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