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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 687
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| PT WAS TRYING TO SHARPEN A HUNTING KNIFE WITH A SHARPENER AND CUT HAND DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| PT SUSTAIND A LACERTION TO THE HAND WHILE USING A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 13 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: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| SHARPENING A KNIFE CUT FINGER..LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 69 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: Knife sharpeners, Containers |
| PT TAKING KNIFE SHARPENER OUT OF BOX, RECIEVED LACERATIONTO RIGHT LITTL E FINGER, SUTURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 38 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: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| SHARPENING KITCHEN KNIFE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 17 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: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| USING KNIFE SHARPENER AND HAND SLIPPED AND KNIFE LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| PT. CUT L HAND AND SMALL FINGER W/KNIFE SHARPENER AT HOME. DX. LAC SMA LL FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| PT HAD REOPENED OLD LAC WITH CONTACT WITH A KNIFE SHARPENER DX// LAC RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS WHILE SHARPENING A BLADE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| THUMB LAC-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| LT CORNEAL FB-METAL SHAVINGS AFTER SHARPENING KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| LAC TO L THUMB AT 7 PM, CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE AT HOME. DX. LAC L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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