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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 223
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| STRUCK HAND WITH FORK - LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Flatware |
| SWOLLEN KNUCKLE R HAND, STARTED WHILE WASHING SILVERWARE DX; HEMATOMA R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Flatware |
| SPILLED HOT SOUP ON HAND WHEN PT REACHED FOR A FORK. D: 2ND DEGREE BU RN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS USING A FORK WHEN THE FORK SLIPPED AND JABBED INTO LEFT HAND PUN CTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| POKED RIGHT PALM WITH A FORK. D: ABRASION RIGHT PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware, Dishwashers |
| PUNCTURE WOUND HAND - 58 YOF SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO BACK OF HER RIGHT HAND ON A FORK WHILE REACHING INTO DISHWASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware, Cardboard products |
| LACERATION HAND - 7 YOF WAS TRYING TO OPEN A CEREAL BOX WITH A FORK AND SLIPPED LACERATING HER LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 32 YOM STABBED HAND WITH FORK PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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