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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,431
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2007 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| REACHED OUT GRABBED A CANDLEHOLDER W/ HOT CANDLE BURN SECOND DEGREE RIGHT FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 23 months | 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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED RT INDEX FINGER ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT TRIED TO CATCH A CANDLEHOLDER AND CUT 3RD FINGER. C/O TINGLING AND B LEEDING FOR 2 HRS. D: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT/LACERATION FINGER ON CANDLE HOLDER THAT BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS PLAYING IN LIVING ROOM A CANDLE HOLDER WAS BROKEN NOW PT HAS LACERATION TO FINGER MIDDLE FINGER. DX FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT TRYING TO LIFT THE LID OFF A GLASS CANDLE WHEN IT BROKE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT DX LT THUMB LACERATION - CUT ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2007 | Age: 13 months | 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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| REACHEDINTO RECYCLE PIN CUTTING FINGER ONTO BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BLOWING OUT CANDLE AND WAX GOT ON THUMB, BURN <10%BSA 2ND DEG FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CUT FINGERS OF HAND ON CANDLE HOLDER WHILE MOVING IT. D:LACERATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LAC FROM GLASS OF A SHATTERED CANDLE. DX LACERATION R THUMB# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 57YOF WAS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY CUT THUMB ON GLASS CANDLESTICK; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2007 | Age: 46 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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 46 YOF CUT FINGER ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS CUT BY BROKEN GLASS CANDLE. DX: L THUMB LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 28 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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| ACC CUT FINGER ON A CANDLE HOLDER >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| TWISTING CANDLE INTO GLASS HOLDER - BROKE 4.5 CM LACERATION 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 38 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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| R THUMB BURN/38YOF BURNED THUMB AT HOME TODAY ON HOT WAX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cosmetics |
| 13 YOF ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED HOT FACIAL WAX ON LT THUMB- BURN. SKIN PEE LED. DX: THERMAL BURN - PARTIAL THICKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 50YOF WAS AT HOME ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CANDLE FROM A HURRICANE LAMP,CUT FINGER ON THE GLASS;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED FINGERS ON CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT FINGER ON CANDLESTICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| FINGER LAC-PRYING CANDLE FROM GLASS DISH W/ STEAK KNIFE-CUT FINGER-@ HO ME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT FELL CARRYING GLASS CANDLEHOLDER, SHATTERED CUTTING FINGER; FIN GER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LACERATED R THUMB WITH BROKEN CANDLESTICK HOLDER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 17 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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS AT HOME, BROKE A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE CLEANING WAX FROM CANDLE HOLDER, FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT TOUCHED LIT CANDLE,BURNED R THUMB,R LONG FINGER TIP DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Paper products |
| 10 YOF- LIGHTING CANDLES WITH PAPER TOWELS-FINGERS GOT TO CLOSE-CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED FINGERS-2ND DEGREE BURN THUMB&INDEX FINGER-NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CUT FINGER ON METAL FROM A WALL SCONCE AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED 3 FINGERS 2ND DEG <10% 3RD DEGREE, HELD HAND TO CANDLE FLAME 10 DAYS AGO AT HOME & BURNS ARE HEALING WELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT LAC LT THUMB ON A GLASS CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FINGER ON HOT WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2007 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT FINGERS ON A BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS HOLDING A CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER AND IT BROKE IN HAND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT FINGER WITH METAL PART OF CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 4 YOM DROPPED CANDLE HOLDER ON R RING FINGER HEMATOMA TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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