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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,269
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT CUT THUMB WITH AIR CONDITIONER BASE AT HOME., DX 3 CM LACERAT ION TO RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS RUNNING IN SCHOOL NEAR THE AIR CONDITIONERS AND FINGER GOT CAUGH IN ONE OF THE VENTS. D: LACERATION LEFT 2ND DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CLEANING FILTER ON CENTRAL HEAT AND AIR UNIT CUT FINGER LAC LT HAND MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CONTUSION RT MIDDLE FINGER-SUS INJ TO RT FINGER WHILE LIFTING AN AIR CO NDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 51 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: Air conditioners |
| DX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION: CUT ON SHEET METAL OF AIR CONDITION UNIT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX. FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2006 | Age: 39 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: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| REMOVING AIR CONDITIONER FROM WINDOW LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2006 | Age: 31 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: Air conditioners |
| ACC HIT HAND ON AN AIR-CONDITIONER CUTTING FINGER " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RIGHT FINGER LA,C PT CUT FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT RECEIVED CUT ON FINGER WHEN WORKING ON AIR CONDITONER AND WRENCH SLIPPED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 26 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: Air conditioners |
| HELPING CARRY AN AIRCONDITIONER AND SLICED FINGER ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| ABRASION FINGERS - 2 YOM SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE F INGERS AFTER SCRAPING AGAINST AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AT DAYCARE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS PULLING SELF UP TO STAND, AT HOME, & CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON METAL SWAMP COOLER. DX; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 14 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| STRAINED FINGER - CAUGHT FINGER IN AIR CONDITIONER VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 22 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: Air conditioners |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. D:LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT CUT FINGERS ON AIR CONDITIONER; 2ND/3RD/4TH/5TH FINGER LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT TRYING TO LIFT AIR CONDITIONER OFF OF GROUND TO PUT BLOCKS UNDER IT IT FELL ONTO LT INDEX FINGER, FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CONTUSION ON FINGER AFTER LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT DROPPED A AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. DX: OPEN FX LFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CONTUSION.PT SMASHED FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O CUT LT 5TH FINGER BY AIR CONDITIONER BLADE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS INSTALLING AIR CONDINTIONING UNIT AND IT SLIPPED FRACTURING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| DROPPED AIR-CONDITION ON FINGER ' LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 42 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: Air conditioners |
| 42YOM L HAND LAC ON AIR CONDITIONER FAN NOT ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 46 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: Air conditioners |
| PIKCED UP AIRCONDITIONER, FELT A POP IN THE FINGER " SRPAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 56 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: Air conditioners |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON A SWAMP COOLER 3 DAYS AGO. D:LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT AT HOME PUTTING AIR CONDITIONER IN WINDOW DROPPED IT ON HAND DX LAC L MID FINGER L HAND / |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACERATION FINGER - 52 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON METAL OF AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 52 Y/O B/M RECEIVED SNAKE BITE TO FINGER WHEN REACHED UNDER AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME AND FELT A STING. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FINGER TRYING TO LIFT AN AIR CONDITIONER DX: R 3RD, 4TH & 5TH FINGER LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER GOT STUCK IN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, D-LACERATION COMPLICATED D-2 FRACTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LEFT 3RD FINGER LAC, PT INJURED FINGER WHEN TRYING TO CATCH AN AIR COND ITIONER FROM FALLING OUT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS FIXING HIS AIRCONDITIONER AND CUT HIMSELF ON THE BLADE OF THE FA N ON IT/ LAC TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Ladders |
| CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER WHILE FALLING FROM LADDER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2006 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 41 YO INJURED FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 30 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: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS CATCHING AIRCONDITIONER WHILE IT FELL, INJURED FINGER, FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC L 2ND FINGER, PT FIXING AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT LACERATION RIGHT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2006 | Age: 75 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: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT, GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN BELT OF AC COMPRESSOR. SAW PCP FIRST AND SENT HERE TO SEE HAND SURGEON. D: DORSAL INDEX FINGER LAC W/ TENDON INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT. WAS WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER, CUT HIS FINGER DIAGNOSIS; LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 52 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: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FIXING EVAPORATIVE COOLER WHEN HAND SLIPPED INSIDE AND SHE SUSTAINED LACERATION. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RT 5TH DIGIT LACERATION-GOT FINGER STUCK IN AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL AND STRUCK LEFT RING FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT STRUCK RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN AN OPEN AIR CONDITIONER VENT SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT LAC RT 5TH FINGER ON METAL EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, LAC FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING WITH AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT & CUT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH SHEET METAL. DX - COMPLEX LT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT. CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER TODAY, HAS 3CM V-SHAPED LAC. 3RD FING ER. SUTURED. DX.: FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FINGER ON A/C UNIT LACERATION LEFT 2ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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