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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 589
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Flatware |
| 10 YOM DROPPED A FORK WITH HOT CARAMEL ON FINGERS SUSTAINING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 58 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, Tableware and accessories |
| 58YOBM PT STATES FORK GOT STUCK IN FINGER WHILE WASHING DISHES. SMALL SUPERFICIAL LAC TO L 4TH FINGER. DX. LAC L 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Flatware |
| FINGER BURN-7YOF DAD WAS ROASTING MARSHMELLOWS OVER A FIRE,TURNED, ACCIDENTLY HIT PT WITH THE HOT METAL ROASTING FORK AT A FRIENDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 35 YOM STATES FORK SLIPPED PUNCTURING THUMB DX: PUNCTURE WOUND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware, Dishwashers |
| 81YOF UNLOADING THE DISHWASHER AND STABBED SELF WITH A FORK IN THE FING ER PW FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware, Bottles or jars |
| L27 YOF IMPLAED FINGER W/FORK TINE WHILE TRYING TO UNCLOG HONEY BOTTLE. DX: L THIRD DIGIT PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Flatware |
| 78 YO F PIECE OF METAL FROM FORK STUCK IN FINGER AT RESTAURANT. DX FB F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 54 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: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| 54YOM, C/O LT THUMB PAIN&SWELLING AFTER SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND BY A FORK >>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 9 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY POKE WITH A FORK AT HOME ON LT PINK FINGER- DX- PUNCTURE LT PINKY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware, Containers |
| 60YOF LAC FINGER WHILE TRYING TO CATCH BOX OF SILVERWARE THAT WAS FALLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Flatware, Cookware |
| 24 YO F USING FORK DROPPED IT IN PAN OF GREASE INJURING FINGER `BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 13 YR OLD MALE PUNCTURED RIGHT THUMB WITH A FORK WHILE FOOLING AROUND WITH A FRIEND AT HOME DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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