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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 640
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| 35YO HISP MALE DOING YARD WORK AT HOME PICKED UP A WIRE AND CUT L PINKY, DX LACERATION R 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT CUT THUMB ON COPPER WIRE AT SCHOOL AND WANTS TETANUS SHOT. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| 31YO HISP FEMALE GRABBED A HANGING WIRE-CUT L 5TH FINGER DX 2.2CM LACERATION L PINKY MCP AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | 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: Wire |
| LAC FINGER ON A PIECE OF WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 41 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: Wire, Knives |
| RT THUMB LACERATION: STRIPPING WIRE, KNIFE SLIPPED OFF WIRE, CUTTING THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Knives |
| TRYING TO CUT WIRE W/KNIFE, R RING FINGER LAC DX; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| GOT A PIECE OF WIRE STUCK IN FINGER. DX INFECTION DISTAL INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT CUT FINGER ON WIRE AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT DX LACERATION TO RT 3RD AND 4TH FINGER - S/P CUT WITH BARBED WIRE ON STREET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN WORKING ON WIRE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT FINGER ON A WIRE/FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| 45YOM WAS WORKING AT HOME ON WIRES NEAR A WALL,ACCIDENTLY CUT THUMB,ON WIRES;2CM THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 45 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: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| REPORTS A WIRE ?BOUNCED BACK HITTING HER THUMB >>PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT CUT FINGER ON WIRE AT HOME TODAY DX/ LAC LEFT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT ON STEEL WIRE DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 47 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: Wire, Ceilings and walls |
| PT FELL OVER A WALL,CUT HAND ON SOME RAZOR WIRE, DX LACERATION R 5TH DIGIT,PAIN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 28 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: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS REACHING BEHIND A PLANT AND STUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT INDEX FING ER WITH A GUIDE WIRE PW FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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