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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,184
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2006 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED LT THUMB WITH A PIPE WRENCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 32 YOM,DROPPED PIPE WRENCH ON R THUMB CONTUSION TO R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WORKING ON HIS CAR WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT. WORKING ON A TRUCK AT HOME AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT L MIDDLE FING ER. DX. LAC L MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT. WAS TURNING WRENCH ON PIECE OF METAL AT HOME, IT BROKE AND CUT THUM B. DX. LAC THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME WHEN THWE WRENCH SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LACE RATION TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RT 4TH FINGER FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A WRENCH ON A CAR AND IT SLIPPED AN D LACERATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 40YOM PLIARS TENDENITIS TENDEN RUPTURE 3RD 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| USING WIRE PLIERS C/O FINGER PAIN DX R LONG FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT. CAUGHT L RING FINGER ON VICE GRIP AT HOME. DX. LAC L RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| R 5TH FING LAC;NAIL REMOVAL/37YOM INJURED FINGER SLAMMING IT WITH A WRE NCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT HIT FINGER WITH WRENCH; FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| STRUCK ON THUMB BY WRENCH DX: THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 29 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WRENCH SLIPPED LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT WAS USING SOME WIRE CUTTERS & ACCIDENTALLY CUT ACROSS HIS LT INDEX FINGER. DX - FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON WRENCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FX L FINGERS 3,4, & 5;HANDLE ON WRENCH PT USING @ HOME INPACTED HAND. C AUSING SEVERE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A WRENCH - LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PAIN TO FINGER PINCHED WHILE USING PLIERS DX: CONTUSION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RT 5TH FINGER FRACTURE.PT WAS WORKING ON A CAR USING A WRENCH AND IT SL IPPED AND INJURED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING WIRE CUTTERS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| SMASHED FINGER WITH WRENCH DX: HEMATOMA FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS USING A WRENCH TO WORK ON CAR AND WRENCH SLIPPED. DX: LAC RT IND EX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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