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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 486
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 53 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 |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A CAN OPENER. DX; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2008 | 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 |
| USING A CAN OPEN TO OPEN CAN AND CUT (R) THUMB ON CAN LID DX- THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A CAN OPENER AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT RING FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 25 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 |
| WAS USING CAN OPENER AND WHILE CONTINUING TO REMOVE METAL LID ACCIDENTL Y CUT SELF ON SIDE OF RT INDEX FINGER. LACERATION TO RT INDEX FINGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23 YO CUT FINGER ON CAN OPENER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| R THUMB LAC FROM CAN OPENER. DX. LAC R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| PT STATES CUT L RING FINGER ON CAN OPENER. DX. LAC. L RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| FINGER LAC ON CAN OPENER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| LACERATED FINGER WITH A CAN OPENER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | 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 FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| PT CUT RIGHT THUMB WHILE USING A CAN OPENER. D: LACERATION RIGHT THUM B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON CAN OPENER. DX; 1 CM LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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