Accidents - Garage doors - 26-50 years old - Year 2004 - Finger

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Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
PT GOT RT RING FINGER CAUGHT IN GARAGE DOOR C/O PAIN RT RING FINGER FRA CTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
LACERATION FINGER - 38 YOM WAS REMOVING A GARAGE DOOR AND THE SPRING LO AD COLLAPSED AND THE DOOR CUT INTO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE, RING AND PINKY FGR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
INSTALLING GARAGE DOOR, TENSION SPRING SPRUNG, BRACKET HIT DORSUM L HAN D, CUT FINGERS. DX. LAC L INDEX, MIDDLE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 27 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: Hematoma
Product: Garage doors
PT CAUGHT FINGER UNDER GARAGE DOOR 2 DAYS AGO, HEMATOMA FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Garage doors
GARAGE DOOR CAME DOWN ON PT'S HAND. DX: R HAND CONT/INDEX SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
CUT RING FINGER 2 DAYS AGO WHEN JUMPING UP TO CLOSE GARAGE DOOR DX: LAC ERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
FINGER LACS-CLOSING GARAGE DOOR WHEN THE SPRING BROKE & DOOR COLLAPSED ON HAND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2004	Age: 48 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: Garage doors
LACERATION LT THUMB, ADJUSTING TENSION ON GARAGE DOOR SPRING, SPRING LET GOT, STRIKING THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT CUT RIGHT THUMB IN AN OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR AS SHE WAS PULLING IT DOW N LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Garage doors
LEFT 4TH NAIL AVULSION. PT INJURED FINGER ON A GARAGE DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Garage doors
PT CLOSED A GARAGE DOOR DOWN ONTO RIGHT THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS CRUSH INJURY FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
CAUGHT TIP OF FINGERS BOTH HANDS IN GARAGE DOOR DX: FINGER CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
PT HAD A GARAGE DOOR COME DOWN ONTO RIGHT SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS FRAC TURED FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	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: Laceration
Product: Garage doors, Cabinet or door hardware
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN A GARAGE DOOR SPRING CA USING A LACERATION TO HIS LT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 41 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: Garage doors
41 YOF INSTALLING GARAGE DOOR. SPRING BROKE CAUSING LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 45 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: Garage doors
45 YOM INSTALLING GARAGE DOOR. SPRING BROKE CAUSING LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Garage doors
WORKING ON GARAGE DOOR CABLE WHEN IT SNAPPED AND AMPUTATED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	Age: 44 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: Garage doors
44 YOF CLOSED THUMB IN GARAGE DOOR LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT TRYING TO FIX HIS GARAGE DOOR AT HOME WITH A WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED FRACTURED RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 45 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: Garage doors
SHUT FINGER IN GARAGE DOOR - MIDDLE FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Garage doors
PT SMASHED FINGERS BETWEEN TRUCK AND GARAGE DOOR. DX: CRUSH L INDEX/LONG FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2004	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: Laceration
Product: Garage doors, Metal containers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FINGER FROM PUSHING ON GARAGE DOOR AND CUTTING FINGER ON A CAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 34 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: Garage doors
FINGER LAC-FINGER CAUGHT IN GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
LACERATION FINGER - 40 YOF LACERATED HER LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE GARAG E DOOR HANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
PT WAS TAKING GARAGE DOOR APART & SPRING RECOILED. DX: DISPLACED OPEN FX L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2004	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: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
FINGER LAC-CUT ON GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A GARAGE DOOR AT A FRIENDS HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Garage doors
LEFT INDEX FINGER CRUSH INJURY.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A GARAGE DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
FX R 4TH TUFT OF FING/42YOF AT HOME CRUSHED FINGERS IN GARAGE DOOR AT 7 :45P.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
GARAGE DOOR CLOSED ON FINGERS. DX. L MIDDLE FINGER TUFT FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
WHILE CLOSING GARAGE DOOR, CUT RT. INDEX FINGER DX: LACERATION FINGER W/ CONTUSIONS 2ND, 3RD, & 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Garage doors
PT CAUGHT RIGHT FIFTH FINGER IN A GARAGE DOOR AT HOME CRUSH INJURY FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2004	Age: 44 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: Garage doors
PT SMASHED DIGITS OF HAND IN GARAGE DOOR HINGES. D: TUFT FXS, FINGERS, SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
PT CLOSED A GARAGE DOOR AT OHME ONTO LEFT INDEX FINGER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
LACERATION FINGER - 46 YOF LACERATED HER RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A SPRING TO THE GARAGE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2004	Age: 35 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: Garage doors
FINGER CT-PINCHED FINGER IN GARAGE DOOR PANELS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 38 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: Garage doors
AMPUTATED FINGER IN GARAGE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Garage doors
AMPUTATION FINGERTIP - 42 YOM CLIPPED HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER IN GARAGE DOOR SPRINGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 43 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: Garage doors
STATES SHE CUT FINGER ON THE GARAGE DOOR DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Garage doors
PT STATES SHE CAUGHT FINGER IN GARAGE DOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
L FINGER INJURY ON GARAGE DOOR DX L 3RD DIGIT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT STATES HE LACERATED FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF GARAGE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2004	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
CONTUSION AND SPRAIN RT 3RD FINGER, CAUGHT FINGER IN A GARAGE DOOR WHILE OPENING THE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
CUT FINGER ON EDGE OF GARAGE DOOR DX: R 5TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	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: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
FINGER FX-FINGER STUCK IN GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Garage doors
CAUGHT FINGER UNDER GARAGE DOOR DX: R 3RD FINGER HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Garage doors
PT GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN GARAGE DOOR RT 3RD AND 4TH FIGNERS RT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2004	Age: 31 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: Garage doors
THUMB LACERATION - CUT THUMB ON GARAGE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Garage doors
PT WAS FIXING GARAGE DOOR WHEN HE WAS HIT W/ THE SPRING MECHANISM DX NEAR AMPUTATION L SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/03/2004	Age: 38 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: Crushing
Product: Garage doors
CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT 3RD,4TH FINGERTIPS,SOFT TISSUE INJURY - WOODEN GAR AGE DOOR SHUT ON FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER FX. PT INJURED FINGER ON A GARAGE DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Garage doors
PT STATES HE CAUGHT FINGER IN HIS GARAGE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
FINGER FX & LAC-FINGER CRUSHED BY GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
PT SMASHED FINGERS IN THE GARAGE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
CAUGHT RT. FINGERS IN GARAGE DOOR DX: CONTUSION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
GARAGE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN GOT FINGER JAMEED IN TRYING TO OPEN IT RT MI DDLE FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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