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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 430
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 27 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT SUST LAC TO FINGER ON LIGHTSWITCH# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT CUT FINGERS ON A METAL SWITCH PLATE AT SCHOOL DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT HIT LIGHT SWITCH WITH HAND LACERATING FINGER. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER SPEAKER WIRE AND CAUGHT SELF ON HAND, C/O PAIN AT 7, INJUR Y THUMB SPLINTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 17 YO MALE TOUCHED LIGHT SWITCH AT SCHOOL AND IT SPARKED ELECTRICAL BURN RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 64 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 FINGER ON LIGHT SWITCH/FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| FELL OFF ELECTRICAL BOX WHILE PLAYING. DX THUMB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| GOT A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL WIRE STUCK IN FINGER. FOREIGN BODY, LEFT INDE X FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 26 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, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT WAS USING A RAZOR BLADE TO STRIP THE PLASTIC COATING OFF WIRE AND CU T THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2007 | Age: 80 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, Knives |
| CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING COATING OFF ELECTRIC WIRE AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON LIGHT SWITCH AT HOME LAST NIGHT, CONTINUES TO BLE ED; FINGERTIP AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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