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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,311
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| STUCK FINGER IN AIR CONDITIONER AND GOT PIECE OF IT IN FINGER;DX FOREIG N BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 65 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 |
| GRABBED AIR CONDITIONER AS IT FELL BY ITS CORD AND LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| GOT FINGER STUCK IN AIR CONDITIONER CORD WHEN IT FELL OUT OF THE WINDOW . DX. FINGER FX.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PUT FINGERS IN AN AIR CONDITIONER VENT. DX. FINGER LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 41 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 SUS LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE TAKING OUT AIR CONDITIONER% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 54 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 |
| PRESENTS WITH FINGER BLEEDING STATUS POST ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING IT WHILE REMOVING AN AIR-CONDITIONER FROM THE WINDOW>> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 65 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| L IND & RING FING LAC/65YOM AT HOME WAS REMOVING AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF WINDOW AND LACERATED FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 YO INJURED FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | 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: Air conditioners |
| LACERATED THUMB ON A METAL AIR CONDITIONER SUPPORT. DX SUPERFICIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 30 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 |
| DROPPED A/C ON L 2, 3, 4 FINGERS DX; FINGER LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 66 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 |
| PT FELL, HIT FINGER ON METAL AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 30 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 |
| ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE AIR-CONDITIONER WHEN IT FELL & PIECE OF METAL CUT FINGER>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 44 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 |
| CHECKING AIR CONDITIONER AND BELT RIPPED HAND THRU MOTOR LAC AND NAIL B LEEDING ON TWO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ON HER HAND AT HOME DX// FX RIGHT SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 35 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 STS WHILE MOVING AC UNIT,CUT 2ND-3RD DIGITS DX FINGER LACERATION - COMPLICATED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RIGHT FINGER INJURY FROM INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONER AND FINGER GOT CRUSHED. DX-CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER, TENDON NODULAR WITH EXT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 52 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 |
| 52 YO MALE HAD AIR CONDITIONER FALL ONTO HAND YESTERDAY FRACTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 48 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 CUT FINGERS ON AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME DX// LAC RIGHT MIDDLE AND RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WORKING ON SWAMP COOLER 3 DAYS AGO WHEN GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN BELT. C ONTINUED PAIN. D: FINGER FX, LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 27 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX- R 3RD FINGER LACERATION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 43 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN AN AIR CONDITIONER AND TRUCK BED. DX R FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 37 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 CUT THUMB AT HOME WHEN MOVING AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 31 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 LEFT LITTLE FINGER-SUS 1.5CM LAC WHEN HE CUT IT ON THE METAL EDGE OF AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| TAKING AIR-CONDITIONER OUT OF THE WINDOW, CAUGHT IT BY THE ELECTRIC COR D WHICH RAPPED AROUND FINGER >> FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 29 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 |
| PT CUT HER FINGER WHILE TRYING TO MOVE AN AIR CONDITIONER DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 69 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 ON AIR CONDITIONER/FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 33YOM WAS HOME WORKING ON THE FAN TO A AIR CONDITIONER UNIT,CAUGHT FINGER IN FAN BLADE;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 YO DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON FINGER CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 56 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 SUS FRACTURED FINGER AFTER AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON IT% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 42 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 SUS FRACTURED FINGER AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT UNDER AIR CONDITIONER% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT RT MIDDLE FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT THAT FELL ONTO HER RT FINGER. OPEN FX MIDDLE FINGER RT HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RAN INTO AIR CONDITIONER;DX FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO FINGER WHILE PULLING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. UNKNOWN IF WORK RELATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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