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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,659
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 44 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2007 | 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: Air conditioners |
| MOVING AN AC UNIT WHICH SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 7 months | 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 |
| FINGER LACERATION: MOTHER THINKS CUT FINGER ON SIDE OF AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2007 | Age: 6 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX. FINGERTIP ABRASION. JS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT AT HOME WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER LAC L FINGER/ DX LAC 4TH FINGER L 1CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| INJURED WITH AN AIR CONDITIONER., DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 21 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 |
| AT HOME PT WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER,PIECE OF SHEET METAL FELL ON R THUMB, DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 34 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. PT CUT FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RIGHT 5TH FINGER FX. PT DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ONTO HAND, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT WAS INSTALLING AN AIR CONDITIONER INTO A WIN DOW AND CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT SMASHED FINGER WITH AIR CONDITIONER. DX: FINGER ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON PT'S FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC R 4TH FINGER ON AIR CONDITONER FIN @ FRIEND'S HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | 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 |
| PATIENT CUT BASE OF LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE MOVING AIR CONDITONER. LA CERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH EXTENSOR TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34YOF CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE CARRING AN AIR CONDITIONER TO ANOTHER ROOM; FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT INJURED FINGERS WHEN SHE STUCK THEM IN AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX: FINGER ABRASIONS, LEFT 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS DISTALLY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windowsills or frames |
| PT CRUSHED A FINGER WHILE PLACING AIR CONDITIONER ON WINDOW FRAME AT HO ME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| C/O CUT TO THUMB, GRABBED AIR CONDITIONER AND PIECE OF GLASS WAS ON IT, DX; THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| MOVING AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME WHEN LAC R 3RD FINGER DX LAC SKIN FLAP R 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 12 months | 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 |
| CHILD LACERATED FINGER ON SWAMP COOLER. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 5 CM LAC. R THUMM, PARTIAL 5% INJ OF ABDUCTOR TENDON:REMOVING AIR CONDITIONER FOR FRIEND, CUT THUMB ON METAL PIECE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACERATES FINGER ON FAN OF AIRCONDITIONING UNIT# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 29 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 4 CM 5TH FINGER LACERATION SUTURED, LT HAND: TAKING AIR CONDITIONER OUT WINDOW, GLASS BROKE, CUT LT 5TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 5 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 |
| 5 YO INJURED FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER FAN HE WAS CLEANING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | 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 |
| FIN GER LAC, PT WAS TRYING TO FIX AN AIR CONDITIONER AND CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 40 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 SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RIGHT THUMB STR. PT STRAINED THUMB WHEN MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 52 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 MOVING AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME DX: 4TH FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HAD AIR CONDITIONER FALL ON 5TH FINGER OF LEFT HAND, LACERATION TO LEFT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT AT HOME PUTTING IN AN AIR CONDITIONER IN WINDOW INJ R FINGER/ DX CONTUSION ABRASIONS R FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER UN IT LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER FX., PT INJURED FINGER WHEN DROPPING AN AIR CONDITI ONER ONTO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SMASHED RIGHT RING FINGER WHEN SWAMP COOLER FELL ON FINGER, HEMATOMA TO RIGHT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 33 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT THUMB ON AN AIR CONDITIONER AND SPRAINED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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