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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 970
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT STATES HE GOT A STAPLE STUCK IN FINGER TOOK IT OUT AND NOW FINGER IS SWELLING DX: L INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| STAPLE FROM ELECTRIC STAPLE GUN STUCK IN FINGER DX: L THUMB FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| USING FLOOR STAPLER, CUT LT. HAND D X: LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WAS STAPLING INSULATION ALL DAY AND HAS PX. DX: L WRIST TENDONITIS, L HAND CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT USING A CARPENTERS STAPLE GUN AT HOME WHEN HE SHOT A STAPLE IN FINGE R PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, House repair or construction materials |
| 48 YOFC WAS USING A STAPLE HAMMER TO PUT SOME TIEBACK ON A BUILDING AND GOT HER FINGER IN THE WAY/LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PULLING ON A CARPET STAPLE STUCK FINGER DX: R MIDDLE FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT SHOT 2" STAPLE FROM STAPLE GUN INTO LEG. DX: FB L TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, House repair or construction materials |
| 33 Y M STAPLED THUMB WITH AIR GUN WHILE PUTTING SHINGLES ON HOME. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| USING A STAPLER AND HIT HAND ON A BOARD AND FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CUT SHIN ON STAPLE STICKING OUT OF DRESSER-DX-R SHIN 3 CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Footwear |
| STEPPED ON LARGE STAPLE (WENT THROUGH SHOE). ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND LT FO OT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT CUT R INDEX FINGER ON STAPLE GUN, LACERATION R INDEX FINGERTIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| STEPPED ON RUSTY STAPLE OUTSIDE...SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 26 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: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| RT THUMB LAC-CUT WHILE LOADING A STAPLE GUN-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT.C/O PAIN TO LT.LITTLE FINGER SUSTAIN FROM STAPLE ON SEAT IN AIRPLANE DX-HAND INJURY PUNCTURE WOUND LT.FINGER LT.HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PATIENT STUCK A POWER STAPLE IN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. DX-FOREIGN BODYL EFT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| 31 YO M PUNCTURE WOUND FROM STAPLE GUN TO R LITTLE FINGER. DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO R 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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