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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,002
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 53 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: Can openers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON CAN OPENER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers, Metal containers |
| 61YOF AT HOME OPENING UP A CAN WITH CAN OPENER,ACCIDENTLY CUT THUMB; THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | 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: Can openers |
| CUT FINGER ON CAN OPENER, DX; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| PT WAS CUT WHILE USING CAN OPENER. DX: R INDEX LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| CUT FINGER ON CAN OPENER AT HOME DX: THUMB LAC & CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers, Metal containers |
| PT CUT RIGHT HAND WHILE OPENING A CAN DX LAC TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers, Metal containers |
| PATIENT WAS USING A CAN OPENER, IT SLIPPED AND SHE CUT HER THUMB ON THE EXPOSED METAL LID. DX-LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Can openers |
| PT FRACTURED WRIST AT HOME WHEN TWISTED WRIST WHILE USING A CAN OPENER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2007 | Age: 27 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: Can openers |
| 27 YO INJURD FINGER ON CAN OPENER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Can openers |
| PT SUS INJURY HELPING MOM IN KITCHEN. FINGER CAUGHT IN CAN OPENER. DX C ONTUSION OF RIGHT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers, Metal containers |
| 41YOF WAS OPENING A CAN AT HOME & CUT RT THUMB ON LID. DX - RT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| 2YMC CUT FINGER ON A CAN OPENER/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| CUT ON CAN OPENER LAC L RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers, Metal containers |
| 11 YOM WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A CAN WITH A CAN OPENER AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 29 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: Can openers, Metal containers |
| OIPENING A CAN WITH A CAN OPENER .CAN SLIPPED LAC TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON A CAN OPENER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| PT DROPPED A CAN OPENER ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO L EG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers, Metal containers |
| PT INJURED AT HOME USING CAN OPENER OPENING CAN OF FOOD DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Can openers |
| CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON A CAN OPENER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | 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: Can openers |
| PT CUT THUMB ON CAN OPENER, FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| CUT FINGER ON CAN OPENER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| CUT HAND ON CAN OPENER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| HURT ON CAN OPENER. DX LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers, Metal containers |
| PT WAS OPENING A CAN AND CAN OPENER SLIPPED CUTTING HAND DX: HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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