Accidents - Trash compactors - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 939
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	40
Year 1998:	66
Year 1999:	161
Year 2000:	242
Year 2002:	184
Year 2005:	57
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	29
Year 2010:	71

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/19/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Trash compactors, Metal containers
28 Y/O FEMALE CRUSHING CANS WITH A HOMEMADE H/P CAN CRUSHER AND INJURED THUMB. DX HEMATOMA R THUMB ABRASION 2-3RD TIP FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 34 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: Trash compactors
34 YO INJURED FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL(UNPLUGGED BUT STILL SPINNING) LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2008	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: Trash compactors
PT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A PALETTE AND TRASH COMPACTOR AND INJURED FINGER. DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT CLOSED HIS RIGHT THUMB IN A METAL TRASH COMPACTOR DOOR LACERATION FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Trash compactors
RT INDEX FINGER CRUSH INJURY.PT CLOSED TRASH COMPACTOR ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
PT PUTTING TRASH IN THE TRASH COMPACTOR WHEN THE IRON COVER CAME DOWN O NTO RIGHT INDEX FINGER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT. GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME AROUND 0400. R MIDDLE FINGER CRUSHED. DX. LAC R MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
44 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LC. PT CUT SELF ON CAN CRUSHER @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Trash compactors
LEFT THUMB TIP AMPUTATION.PT INJURED THUMB ON A CAN CRUSHER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
FX FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN TRASH COMPACTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
FX (R) 3RD FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH THE COMPACTOR DOOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Trash compactors
PT WAS FIXING TRASH COMPACTOR AND GOT FINGERS CRUSHED; CRUSHING INJURY RT FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2000	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2000	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/1999	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/1999	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1998	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: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/13/1997	Age: 28 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: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/1997	Age: 41 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: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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