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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,756
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO FINGER ON A GATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CLOSED POOL GATE ON THUMB DX: SKIN AVULSION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PARONYCHIA FINGER - 40 YOF STATES CUT RIGHT THUMB ON A BROKEN METAL FEN CE ONE WEEK AGO AND HASN'T HEALED, NAILBED SLIGHTLY RED AND SWOLLEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 46 YO MALE CLOSED RIGHT THUMB IN GATE LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON BARB WIRE FENCE. DX-LACERATION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT TO FINGER ON WOODEN FENCE DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Clothing accessories |
| GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN GATE AT HOME, WAS WEARING HEAVY GLOVES. DX; LACERA TION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FRACTURES THUMB TAKING APART A FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LACERATION RT 1ST DIGIT-SUS LACERATION TO RT FINGER WHEN HE CUT IT ON A STEEL GATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 31YFC TRYING TO HELP A HORSE AND CUT FINGER ON METAL FENCE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 28 Y/O M INJURED L 3RD FINGER WHILE JUMPNG OVER FENCE AT CHURCH. DX; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT'S FINGER WAS CRUSHED IN GATE. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/26/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS OPENING A GATE WHEN RT RD FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN A GATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FINGER FX-PUNCHED WOODEN FENCE W/A FIST-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT SLAMMED FINGER IN GATE, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2006 | 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE CLIMBING A FENCE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CRUSHED FINGER WHILE PUTTING IN FENCE POST. DX: R INDEX LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT SMASHED FINGER FROM FENCE POST AT CAMP DX: LT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CAUGHT FINGER ON METAL FENCE DX: FX FINGER, MULTIPLE CONTAIMINATED LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CRUSHED FINGER IN FENCE DOOR, FX TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| RIGHT FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN WORKING ON HIS PRIVACY FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| INJURED FINGER ON A GATE. DX. LACERATION R 3RD AND 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Manual scissors |
| REPAIRING FENCE WITH SCISSORS, CUT FINGER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FING ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Swimming pools |
| PT. CUT R MIDDLE FINGER ON FENCE AT GRAHAM SWIMMING POOL. DX. R MIDDLE FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER FROM A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BARBED WIRE AT HOME, DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT FINGER ON A GATE, ?MECH " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 39 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: Fences or fence posts |
| JAMMED FINGER BETWEEN GATE AND FENCE FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LACERATION FINGER - 34 YOM WAS TRYING TO JUMP OVER A CHAIN LINK FENCE A ND LACERATED LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 46 YO FEMALE SMASHED THUMB AGAINST GATE CONTUSION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LAC R THUMB ON CHAIN LINK FENCE DX R THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LAC TO L RING FINGER ON FENCE DX: 1.5 CM FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 29 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT INCISED FINGER WHILE JUMPING OVER A FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LEFT OPEN THUMB FRACTURE.PT CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN TWO FENCE POSTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 35 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER ON FENCE WIRE AND TORE OFF FINGER PAD. D: FINGER LACER ATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN METAL GATE AT HOME. DX. PW 4 3RD FINGER, CONT R MIDDL E FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT TO FINGER ON METAL GATE DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT PRESENTS WITH 2.5 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT PINKY FINGER - FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TRAILER FENDER AND FENCE POST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT.INJ.L.3RD.FINGER AT HOME WHEN WORKING ON HIS FENCE. DX; L.3RD. FINGE R LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND-STUCK ON PIECE OF OLD FENCE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| THUMJB CAUGHT IN A FENCE. DX. R THUMB FX. AND ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| STUCK FINGER ON A RUSTY FENCE DX: R THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LAC FINGER ON ALUMINUM FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 41 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FIXING A METAL FENCE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2006 | Age: 31 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: Fences or fence posts |
| WOUND LT.FINGER.PT.REFERS WHILE CLOSING GATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT FINGER ON A METAL FENCE. DX. R RING FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 46 Y/O F INJURED R 5TH FINGER ON BARBED WIRE FENCE AT HOME. DX; LAC R LITTLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LAC R THUMB, PT CLOSING A GATE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 38 YO INJURED FINGER ON FENCE CONTUSION FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CAUGHT IN STALL GATE BY HORSE AT LOCAL STABLES THUMB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT INJURED FINGER ON GATE LATCH DX: SKIN ABSCESS LEFT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN FENCE; FINGER CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | Age: 28 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: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT FINGER JUMPING A FENCE " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2006 | Age: 29 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 29 YOF CUT FINGER ON BARBED WIRE LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT HAD A GATE FALL ON HAND. DX: RT 3RD FINGER CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 43 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: Fences or fence posts, Chains |
| PT INJURED L RING FINGER ON CHAIN WHILE PULLING UP FENCE POSTS DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FX FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 34 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS JUMPING CHAIN LINK FENCE WHEN CAUGHT FINGER ON LOOSE PIECE. D: F INGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT JUMPING OVER A FENCE AND FELL SUSTAINED A DISLOCATION TO LEFT FOURTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|