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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 475
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/06/2002 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT. STATES HE WAS TRYING TO STRIP WIRE USING HIS TEETH AND HANDS. LAC O VER THUMB,INDEX FINGER, AND MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LACERATION OF LEFT THUMB CAUSED BY METAL ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX @ 1130. DX LACERATION LEFT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| RT RING FINGER FRACTURE.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A CORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON ELECTRICAL BOX DX LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ACUTE 5TH FINGER INJURY R/O FX. TANGLED IN A CORD.! |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUT THROUGH LIVE WIRE-ELECTRICAL BURN FINGER AND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 36 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| *36YOM CAUGHT FINGERS IN ELECTRICAL CABLES DX: AVULSIONS/AMPUTATION DISTAL FINGER TIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 26YOM-ELECTRIC BURN RIGHT THUMB & MIDDLE FINGER-AT HOME-HOLDINGRELAY SW ITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE-FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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