Accidents - Paints, varnishes or shellacs - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,474
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	189
Year 1999:	336
Year 2000:	251
Year 2001:	105
Year 2002:	124
Year 2003:	161
Year 2004:	368
Year 2005:	377
Year 2006:	249
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	154
Year 2010:	76

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Metal containers
30YOM HAS PAIN IN LEFT RING FINGER AFTER CARRYING PAINT CAN FINGER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PAINTING FOR LONG TIME & FINGER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Knives
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN OPENING A CAN OF PAINT WITH A POCKET KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT CUT THUMB ON CAST IRON SHE WAS WORKING ON. WAS WORKING WITH STAIN. A LSO THINKS SHE IS HAVING TIA'S. D:THUMB LACERATION, POSSIBLE TIA'S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2009	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: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
ACCIDENTALLY GOT A WOODNE SPLINTER IN FINGER FROM A WOODEN SHELF @ HOME WHILE PAINTING IT>>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Buckets or pails
RIGHT 5TH FINGER FX. PT DROPPED A 5 POUND BUCKET OF PAINT ONTO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Ladders
RIGHT 5TH FINGER FX. PT FELL OFF A LADDER WHEN PAINTING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 37 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: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT LACERATED FINGER ON SHARP METAL WHILE PAINTING. D:FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Ladders
PT PAINTING, FELL OFF OF LADDER, FX RT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
5 GALLON PAINT CAN FELL ON HAND RT THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Painting equipment, powered
PAINT FROM HIGH PRESSURE PAIN SPRAYER STRUCK HAND/ LAC LT 3RD DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Ceilings and walls
FB RT THUMBNAIL.PT WAS PAINTING WALL AND GOT WALL UNDER FINGER NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 28 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: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, House repair or construction materials
LAC THUMB - CUT THUMB WHEN SCRAPING PAINT OFF SIDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR FINGER NAIL TORN OFF WHEN STRUCK WHILE PAINTING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 43 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: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Doors
SCRAPING PAINT OFF DOOR LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Doors
PT PAINTING THE HINGES OF A DOOR WHEN SOMEONE OPENED THE DOOR CATCHING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN THE HINGE OF THE DOOR FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Buckets or pails
PT FELL WHILE PAINTING HIS HOUSE AT HOME STRIKING LEFT HAND AGAINST THE BUCKET DISLOCATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Chairs
PT FELL WHILE PAINTING AND CAUGHT FINGER IN CHAIR. DX: L FIFTH FINGER LAC SUPERFICIAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PAINT CHIP UNDERNEATH LEFT THUMB FOREIGN BODY THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Handrails, railings or banisters
RUNNING HAND ALONG A RAILING AND PIECE OF PAINT GOT UNDER NAIL THUMB PA IN RULE OUT FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Doors
PATIENT GOT A SPLINTER OF WOOD IN RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AT HOME, WHILE STAINING DOOR TRIM. DX-FOREIGN BODY FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
RIGHT 4TH FINGER CRUSHING. PT DROPPED A PAINT CAN ONTO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
JAMMED RIF @ HOME WHILE PAINTING 3 WEEKS AGO. RIF CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
SCRAPING PAINT YESTERDAY & GOT PAINT IN FINGER. FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WAS STAINING DECK AND GOT WOOD SPLINTER. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Clothing accessories
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXPLODE A PAINT CAN OVER A FIRE AND CAN EXPLODED WHILE STILL IN PT'S GLOVED HAND INJURING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
FB LEFT 3RD FINGER. PT GOT A PAINT CHIP STUCK IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2004	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
WHILE PAINTING, PT GOT PAINT INTO NAILBED, CONTUSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Rugs or carpets
SCRAPING PAINT OFF CARPET & FELL FORWARD. ACUTE EXTENSOR TENDON LAC RMF & CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PAINT INTO WOUND DX: INFECTED L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
REDNESS, SWELLING TO LITTLE FINGER L HAND, PAINT CHIPS TO FINGER DX: FB L 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 30 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: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Knives
WHILE CLEANING SHARP KNIFE WITH PRIMER, PT CUT FINGER, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Floors or flooring materials
AT HOME TODAY BENT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER UNDER WHEN SCRUBBING PAINT OFF THE FLOOR. DX EXTENSOR TENDON RUPTURE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 45 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: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Step stools
45 YOM FELL FROM STEP STOOL WHILE PAINTING LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Manual cleaning equipment
F.B SMALL RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. USED A WIRE BRUSH TO CLEAN OUT PAINT CAN PIECE OF WIRE GOT UNDER FINGERNAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
35 YO MALE HAD CUT ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND PAINT GOT INTO IT CELLULITIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
FOREIGN BODY UNDER HER FINGERNAIL- A PAINT CHIP REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 38 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: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PAINTED WOOD SLIVER EMBEDDED IN THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Floors or flooring materials
RIGHT 3RD FINGER FX. PT WAS SCRUBBING PAINT OFF FLOOR AND INJURED FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, House repair or construction materials
WHILE STAINING WOODAT HOME PATIENT GOT A 1" LONG SPLINTER IN HIS RIGHT LONG FINGER. DX WOODEN SPLINTER IN RIGHT THIRD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2001	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2001	Age: 46 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: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2000	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Painting equipment, powered
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/19/2000	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Metal containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2000	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/1999	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Metal containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1999	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/1999	Age: 48 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: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/1999	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Painting equipment, powered
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/15/1999	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: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/1998	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: Laceration
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/1998	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/1998	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/1998	Age: 31 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: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/1997	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: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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