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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 642
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/24/2008 | 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: Chimneys |
| PT WITIH LAC TO FINGER FROM A DAMPER IN HIS CHIMNEY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chimneys |
| PT CLEANING CHIMNEY AT HOME SPRAINED R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 35 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: Chimneys |
| WAS FIXING CHIMNEY AT HOME LAC TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Chimneys |
| ANIMAL BITE - 68 YOM STATES HE WAS CLEANING AROUND HIS CHIMNEY FOUR DAY S AGO AND WAS BITTEN ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BY A BAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Chimneys, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE FINGER- PATIENT REPORTS INJURY AT NEIGHBORS HOUSE - DISMANTLIN G A CHIMNEY AND LEFT PINKY FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FLOOR AND NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Chimneys |
| BITE ANIMAL OPENED - 33 YOM TRYING TO GET A SQUIRREL OUT OF THE CHIMNEY WAS BITTEN ON THE RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chimneys |
| RAN INTO CHIMNEY AT SCHOOL DX-LEFT FINGER CONTUSION-ACCOUNT VOIDED-PT N OT SEEN BY MD |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 12/16/2000 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chimneys, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/1999 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chimneys |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/1999 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chimneys |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/1999 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chimneys |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/1997 | Age: 52 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: Chimneys |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/1997 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chimneys, Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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