Accidents - Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,329
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	327
Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	239
Year 2000:	234
Year 2001:	29
Year 2002:	106
Year 2003:	77
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	197
Year 2006:	235
Year 2007:	100
Year 2008:	486
Year 2009:	138
Year 2010:	101

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	141
6-15 years old:	95
16-25 years old:	243
26-50 years old:	1,308
50+ years old:	541

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/26/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
48 Y/O WM LACERATED FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL IT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
52 YOF HURT FINGER ON FUSE BOX DOOR FRACTURE THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2010	Age: 21 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: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
21YOM, SUFFERED FROM BURNS TO THE LT HAND FINGERS AFTER GOT ELECTRICUTE D WHILE RE-SETTING THE CRICUIT BREAKER>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 61 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
LAC L IND FING/61YOM AT HOME WORKING ON ELECTRICAL BOX WHEN PIECE OF AL UMINUM CAME OFF BOX AND SLICED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT STUCK IN FINGERS INTO A LIVE "BREAKER BOX" AT HOME. DX. ELECTRICAL B URN TO THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT ATTACHED MAIN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOX WITH PLIERS & FELT SHOCK IN FINGERS AT HOME DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
WAS ON VACATION IN ***, & TOUCHED ELECTRICAL BOX OUTSIDE, & BURNEDRT M IDDLE FINGER. DX: ELECTRICAL BURN RT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
LAC RT INDEX FINGER-SUS A 1CM LAC TO RT INDEX FINGER WHEN HE CUT IT ON AN ELECTRIC BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 44 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
LACERATION LT 5TH FINGER WITH REPAIR: WORKINGON FUSE BOX AT HOME, CAUGHT FINGER ON METAL FRAME, 3 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
SUPERFICIAL LACERATION WITH CONTUSION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER - LID TO BREAKER BOX FELL ON HIS FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
49 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON DOOR OF ELECTRIC PANEL BOX LACERATION INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING ON & OFF AT HOME WENT DOWN TO CHECK ELECTRIC PANEL AND WAS SHOCKED & KNOCKED TO FLOOR DX: 4TH DEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
A BREAKER BOX LID FELL DOWN ON PATIENT'S FINGER. DX. FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
A SWITCH GEAR ON A BREAKER PANEL BLEW UP & PT SUFFERED A FINGER ABRASIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT WAS PULLING ON DOOR TO CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND SHARP METAL AMPUT FINGER. DX: R INDEX FINGER AMPUTAION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2006	Age: 43 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT PULLING ON WIRING WHEN SLIPPED AND LACERATED FINGER ON SIDE OF ELEC TRICAL BOX. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT BURNED LT THUMB ON A FUSE BOX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT PLAYING TAG IN BASEMENT AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, SLID INTO GREEN META L ELECTRIC BOX OR WALL BENDING FINGER BACK; FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT INJURING FINGER ON A LONG PC OF MEATL ON A ELECTRIC BOX AT HOME DX: REMOVAL OF METAL FOREIGN BODY FROM LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTIICAL CIRCUT AT HOME DX:FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT WAS WALKING AT HOME AND TRIPPED STRIKING RIGHT FOURTH FINGER AGAINST AN ELECTRICAL BOX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
42 Y/O M INJURED L INDEX FINGER ON CORNER OF METAL ETECTRICAL BOX AT HO ME. DX; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
CUT HAND ON FUSE BOX EDGE. R 3RD AND 4TH FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
MINOR FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRICAL BOX-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX AT HOME LACERATION FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
RIGHT 5TH FINGR FX. PT PUNCHED AN ELECTRIC PANEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
ELECTRIC BURN TO FINGER FROM CIRCUIT BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
CRUSH INJURY W/SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA - 33 YOM INJURED RIGHT INDEX FINGER PU LLING OUT CIRCUIT BREAKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT TOUCHED LIVE CIRCUT WITH A WRENCH CAUSING ELECTRICAL INJURY TO FINGER AT HOME DX:LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
THE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BOX CLOSED ON FINGERSDX: R INDEX & MIDDLE FINGER L AC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 26 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
RT RING FINGER LAC-CUT ON AN ELECTRICAL PANEL-LOCALE NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2001	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2001	Age: 19 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: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2000	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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2000	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/1999	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: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/1999	Age: 59 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/1998	Age: 22 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/1998	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: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1997	Age: 58 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/1997	Age: 44 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1997	Age: 2 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/1997	Age: 44 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/1997	Age: 50 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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