Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,142
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Date: 12/24/2008	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 CUT FINGER WHILE CLIMBING A FENCE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2008	Age: 32 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
PT PRESENTS TO ER AFTER SLAMMED GATE CLOSED RT FINGER INJURY- RT 4TH FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fences or fence posts
AMPUTATED FINGER TIP PUTTING UP CHAIN LINK FENCE AT HOME AMPUTATION LT 2ND DIGIT *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 49 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, Animal induced injury
REPORTS WAS WALKING A POUND DOG OUTSIDE WHEN SLIPPED ON ICE&FELL GETTIN G FINGER CARUGHT ON A METAL FENCE>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 37 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
PT SUSTAINED FINGER FRACTURE AFTER GETTING FINGER CAUGHT IN FENCE WHILE PLAYING WITH SON*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fences or fence posts, Ladders
COMING DOWN ON A LADDER&ACCIDENTALLY JAMMED FINGER AGAINST A RUSTY FENC E>>SPRAIN/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 32 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
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2008	Age: 48 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
LAC TO THUMB FROM BARBED WIRE FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts
47Y/O,M,PULLING A GATE, IT SUDDENLY STOPPED, FELT & HEARD A SNAP, PAIN WITH USING FINGER, L LONG FINGER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 27 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
27YO M LACERATION TO FINGER FELL CUT FINGER ON A FENCE POST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	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
PT WAS INJURED JUMPING OVER THE FENCE DX RT FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT FINGER CLIMBING A CHAIN LINK FENCE DOWNTOWN LAST PM. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 40 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
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON A FENCE WHEN TRYING TO CLIMB OV ER IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 32 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 5TH FINGER LAC, PT GOT LOCKED OUT OF HOUSE AND FELL OFF FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 40 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 FINGER ON BARBED WIRE FENCE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT PULLING FENCE POST CRUSHED RT MIDDLE FINGER DX FRACTURE RT MIDDLE FI NGER***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT FINGER ON A GATE LAST NIGHT. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 37 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 PUNCHED A FENCE WITH RT HAND DX: FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	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, Hammers
SMASHED RT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN FENCE POST AND SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME DX LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts, Animal induced injury
PT OPENING HIS GATE IN A FIELD THAT WAS FLOODED AND WAS BIT ON THE RIGH T INDEX FINGER BY A RATTLESNAKE WITH ENVENOMATION SNAKE BITE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 50 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 GOT FINGER STUCK IN METAL FENCE RESULTING IN LACERATION RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT AT UNSTATED LOCAL JUMPING OVER A FENCE INJ R HAND/ DX R HAND 3RD FINGER 5CM J SHAPED LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT.INJ.L.3RD. FINGER AT HOME WHEN OUTSIDE & TRIPPED & FELL INTO A GATE, HITTING FINGER. DX; L.3RD.FINGER DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT GRABBED A WOODEN GATE & GOT A SPLINTER IN FINGER DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	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
PT PUTTING UP FENCE-JAMMED FINGER-CONTUSION LEFT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
DX R LONG FINGER TUFT FX: POUND'G STAKES FOR FENCE, MISSED AND HIT TIP OF R LONGER FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 32 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
CROSSING A FENCE FELL ON THE GROUND CUT FINGER ON SOMETHING ON THE GROUND. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 34 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
RT 2ND FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A GATE LATCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 30 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
PT LAC LT 3RD DIGIT WHEN JUMPING A FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 40 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, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
R HAND LAC, CUT ON BARBED WIRE WHILE WEEDEATING. DX. LAC R INDEX FINGE R AT DISTAL PHALANGE AND R MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 49 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
LAC TO 3RD DIGIT OF L HAND, FIXING FENCE AND IT SLIPPED GOING THRU A WINDOW, PT CUT FINGER ON WINDOW GLASS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 40 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
PT OPENING A GATE THAT HAD ROLLERS ON IT AND GOT THUMB CAUGHT IN THE RO LLER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fences or fence posts, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT CAUGHT THE TIP OF R MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN FENCE AND TRASH CAN AT LAN D FIELD. DX. R 3RD FINGER, CLIP AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 42 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
REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A FENCE LAST NIGHT >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 33 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
FINGER CAUGHT IN GATE/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fences or fence posts, Painting equipment, powered
PT WAS PAINTING A FENCE AT HOME WHEN SHE TRIED TO SQUEEZE HAND BETWEEN TOW PLANKS AND GOT SPLINTER IN UNDER FINGER DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT FINGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts, Pet supplies
RIGHT 3RD FINGER FX. PT GOT FINGER STUCK IN FENCE WHEN DOG PULLED ON LE ASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 31 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
31 YO MALE CUT RIGHT 5TH FINGER ON FENCE AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 29 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
29 Y/O M CUT RT FINGER ON BARBED WIRE AT HOME. DX: FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 34 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
34 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON FENCE TONIGHT LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 45 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 GOT RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN A FENCE GATE LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 43 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
43YOM WAS CLOSE TO HOME WHEN HE CLIMBED A METAL FENCE,INJURED FINGERS; FINGER LACERATION LITTLE FINGER,FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Fences or fence posts
FINGER CAUGHT IN CHAIN LINK FENCE DISLOCATED FINGER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 36 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
FINGER CAUGHT IN A CHAIRLINK FENCE DX LACERATION TO LT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN BOBWIRE FENCE HAS AVULSION FX FINGER AVULSION LT TIP RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 28 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
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT INJURED FINGER WHEN TRYING TO FIX A HOLE IN F ENCE SO DOG WOULDNT GET OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT SUSTAINED FINGER LACERATION ON A FENCE AFTER FALLING IN THE SNOW*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Fences or fence posts
GOT FINGER CAUGHT UNDER FENCE DX: CRUSH INJURY TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
WORKING ON A GATE -GAT CLOSED ON FINGER FRACTURE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 49 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 CRUSHED FINGER BETWEEN METAL FENCE AND CONCRETE WALL. D: FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT ATTEMPTING TO FLEE FROM BORDER PATROL WHEN JUMPED OVER BARBED WIRE F ENCE AND CUT FINGER. D:LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	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 CUT FINGER WHILE JUMPING OVER FENCE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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