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Accidents - Freezers - Year 2003 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 401
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:12
26-50 years old:311
50+ years old:77

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/05/2003Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Freezers
SKIN AVULSION-RT INDEX FINGER-SHUT FREEZER DOOR ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
PT STATES FREEZER LID FELL ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
PT WITH FREEZER DOOR FALLING ON RT THUMB LAST PM C/O PN WITH SWELLING, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2003Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
MOVING A DEEP FREEZE AND DROPPED IT ON FINGER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER ON RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2003Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
38 YO M DEEP FREEZER FELL ON HAND. DX R THUMB INJURYAT METACARPAL PHALA NGE JOINT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Freezers
MOVING A FREEZER DISLOCATED LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2003Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
PATIENT SMASHED FINGER IN FREEZER DOOR 1 WEEK AGO, FINGER SWOLLEN; PAR ONYCHIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
PT PULLING A FROZEN CRAB FROM THE FREEZER AT HOME STUCK BY THE CLAW SUS TAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2003Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
PT. WAS MOVING FREEZER AND IT SLIPPED OFF THE DOLLY LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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