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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 446
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware, Garbage disposers |
| CUT THUMB GETTING FORK OUT OF GARBAGE DISPOSER LAC RT THUMB * 24 Y/O B/M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 30 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: Flatware |
| CHOPPING ICE WITH A STEAK FORK VS SHARP IMPLEMENT&PUNCTURED LT INDEX FI NGER>>LAC/PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 32 YO M WAS STABBING SOME COLD BUTTER WITH A FORK WHEN FORK SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED INDEX FINGER. DX: FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT STUCK SELF WITH FORK. LEFT WITHOUT SEEING DOCTOR. DX: PUNCTUR E WOUND TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON A FORK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| LAC TO R THUMB ON BROKEN SPOON DX: THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS IN THE KITCHEN AT HOME AND A FORK WENT THRU THE POINTER FINGER DX. FINGER PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| C/O FINGER PAIN, STUCK *** FORK INTO THUMB. DX-PUNC TURE WOUNDRIGHT THU MB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT TRYING TO SEPERATE FROZEN HAMBURGERS WITH A FORK AT HOME AND INJURED FINGER DX// PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| DIRECT BLOW TO HAND WHILE PLAYING GAMES W/ SPOON DX: FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| STABBED FINGER WITH FORK. DX PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX L THUMB CELLULITIS/PYOGENIC GRANULOMA L THUMB: 4D AGO W REMOV'G SILVERWARE F DRAWER, HIT L THUMB, ARTIFICAL & NATR'L NAIL RIP'D OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT STUCK FORK UNDER NAIL WHILE DOING DISHES X7-10 DAYS, NOW W/SWELLING AND DRAINAGE TO FINGER; PARONYCHIA OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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