Accidents - Nonelectric can openers - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,523
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	213
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	35
Year 2000:	34
Year 2001:	85
Year 2002:	143
Year 2003:	12
Year 2004:	272
Year 2005:	198
Year 2006:	79
Year 2007:	146
Year 2008:	168
Year 2009:	16
Year 2010:	97

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	127
6-15 years old:	315
16-25 years old:	74
26-50 years old:	578
50+ years old:	426

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	633	Hand:	492
Wrist:	151	Foot:	147
Face:	33	Toe:	32
Head:	17	Lower Trunk:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
90YOF USING OLD METAL CAN OPENER RESULTING IN LACERATION TO FINGER AT H OME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
7 YOM SUS LAC TO HAND AFTER CUTTING IT ON CAN OPENER%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers, Metal containers
12 YO FEMALE OPENING A CAN WITH A MANUAL CAN OPENER. DX WRIST LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2009	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: Nonelectric can openers, Metal containers
FLET A "STING" IN LEFT 3RD FINGER WHILE USING THE MANUAL CAN OPENER >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 15 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: Nonelectric can openers, Metal containers
1.5 CM LAC. L INDEX FINGER: CUT WITH A HAND CAN OPENER OPENING CAN OF ***'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
PT STEPPED ON A RUSTY CAN OPENER, LACERATION TO BOTTOM OF LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 13 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: Nonelectric can openers
DX LACERATION SUPERFICIAL LEFT INDEX FINGER NONELECTRIC CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers, Metal containers
CUT THUMB ON A CAN OPENER WHILE OPENING A CAN LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nonelectric can openers
PT HAS INJURY TO LEFT INDEX FINGER ON ROTARY CUTTER CAN OPENER AVULSION RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers, Metal containers
PT WAS CUT USING A MECHANICAL CAN OPENER TO OPEN A TUNA CAN. DX: L HAND LAC 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric can openers
43 YO F BILATERAL HAND PAIN AND PARESTESIA AFTER USING A CAN OPENER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
PATIENT WAS USING A HAND HELD CAN OPENER (NON-ELECTRIC) AND IT SLIPPED, DX; LACERATION TO R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
PT DX LACERATION RT MIDDLE FINGER - WHILE CUTTING A CAN WITH CAN OPENER TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Nonelectric can openers, Floors or flooring materials
PER MOM, PT FELL OFF MATTRESS THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR AT HOME ON SAT. DX: RESOLVING FOREHEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers, Knives
PT LACERATED HAND WITH THE CAN OPENER ON HIS KNIFE DX: RIGHT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
PT DROPPED CAN OPENER ON TOE CAUSING ING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers, Metal containers
PT CUT FINGER ON A POCKET KNIFE CAN OPENER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A METAL CAN, SUSTAINED" FINGER LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER USING CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
LACERATION LEFT WRIST-WAS USING OLD TIME CAN OPENER AND CUT LEFT WRIST. HAS 5CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
CUT R HAND ON RUSTY CAN OPENER BLADE. DX SUPERFICIAL HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nonelectric can openers
WRIST STRAIN - 53 YOF C/O PAIN RIGHT WRIST X1 WEEK SINCE USING A CAN OP ENER, HEARD A POP AND THEN PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers, Metal containers
PT C/O LACERATION TO RT THUMB WS OPENING UP A CAN OF SOUP WITH CAN OPEN ER AND CUT THUMB ON TOP OF RT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers, Tableware and accessories
CHART STATES--PT WASHING DISHES THIS EVENING AND CUT FINGER ON A CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
AT HOME, ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND WITH EDGE OF A MANUAL CAN OPENER. DX. RIGHT HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 55 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: Nonelectric can openers
L MID FING TIP LAC/55YOM CUT FINGER PAD OF L 3RD DIGIT ABOUT 2 DAYS AGO WITH HAND CAN OPENER. HAS CONTINUED WITH BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nonelectric can openers
SAT ON CAN OPENER DX. PW BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers, Metal containers
PATIENT CUT HAND ON CAN LID WHILE USING OLD FASHIONED CAN OPENER.D: HAN D LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2001	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nonelectric can openers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2001	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers, Metal containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2000	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nonelectric can openers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2000	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Nonelectric can openers, Counters or countertops
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/1999	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1999	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/1998	Age: 70 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: Nonelectric can openers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/1997	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nonelectric can openers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/1997	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nonelectric can openers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/1997	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: Burns, Elec
Product: Nonelectric can openers, Electric table lamps, floor lamps or desk lamps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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