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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 948
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 17 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems, House repair or construction materials |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON SHARP METAL LIGHT SWITCH ON ROOF OF HOUSE. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| DOOR BELL CHIME FELL ONTO LT HAND DX: LAC LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT WAS SHOCKED BY NAKED WIRE COMING FROM LIGHT FIXTURE. 110V. HAD TO BE KNOCKED OFF WIRE. DX: ELECTRIC BURNS TO FINGER & REDNESS RT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 13 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. TRIPPED ON A CORD AT HOME AND FELL ONTO TILE FLOOR. DX. SPRAINED RT MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT. STATES HE WAS TRYING TO STRIP WIRE USING HIS TEETH AND HANDS. LAC O VER THUMB,INDEX FINGER, AND MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| F.B. LT THUMB, GOT A SLIVER OF METAL IN THMB HELPING SON WITH ELECTRICA L WORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LACERATION OF LEFT THUMB CAUSED BY METAL ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX @ 1130. DX LACERATION LEFT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Ceilings and walls |
| 2 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BURN TO FINGER. PT PULLED ELECTRIC CORD OUT OF WALL & BURNED SELF @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| RT RING FINGER FRACTURE.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A CORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT CUT THUMB ON METAL LIGHT SWITCH COVER; THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON ELECTRICAL BOX DX LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ACUTE 5TH FINGER INJURY R/O FX. TANGLED IN A CORD.! |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Ceilings and walls |
| LEFT 4HT FINGER FRACTURE.PT WAS PULLING A CORD OUT OF THE WALL AND IT H IT PTS FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LAC TO THUMB FROM WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUT THROUGH LIVE WIRE-ELECTRICAL BURN FINGER AND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 19 Y/O M C/O CUT FINGER - CUT FINGER ON METAL LIGHT SWITCH.DX: LACERATI ON LEFT FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| METAL COVER FELL OFF DOOR CHIMES AT HOME CHIMES HIT PT IN HEAD AND RING FINGER. DX MINOR LACERATION LEFT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| *36YOM CAUGHT FINGERS IN ELECTRICAL CABLES DX: AVULSIONS/AMPUTATION DISTAL FINGER TIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CAUGHT TIP OF FINGER IN AN ELECTRICAL BOX. DX TIP AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 26YOM-ELECTRIC BURN RIGHT THUMB & MIDDLE FINGER-AT HOME-HOLDINGRELAY SW ITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE-FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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