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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,907
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 8 YR M CUT FINGER ON CARDBOARD BOX;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 9YOF CUT HER LT INDEX FINGER ON ACARDBOARD BOX, 2 DAYS AGO, NOW IT'S RED, & SWOLLEN- THE BOX HOUSES A WILD MOUSE. DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT CUT FINGER ON ALUMINUM FOIL CARTON. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives |
| OPENING A BOX OF CEREAL WITH A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| LIFTINGING BOXES JAMMED FINGER SPRAIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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: Cardboard products |
| CARDBOARD SNUFF BOX INJURED FINGER WHEN OPENING DX: CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | 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: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS CUT ON RIGHT FINGER FROM A PIECE OF CARDBOARD, LACERATION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS CUT W/CUTTER ON PLASTIC WRAP CONTAINER. DX: R THUMB AVULSION LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 7 YOM CUT LT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE OPENING BOXES DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 11 YOM WAS SLIDING DOWN A HILL ON A PIECE OF CARDBOARD AND CAUGHT PINKY FINGER OF RIGHT HAND ON SOMETHING SUSTAINING A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 7 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: Cardboard products, Knives |
| WAS CUTTING THE TOP OF A JUICE BOX OFF WITH A BIG KNIFE HAS LAC TO (R) INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 7 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: Cardboard products, Knives |
| PT X TODAY WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A PIZZA BOX WITH A KNIFE, SUS A FINGER LAC. DX. LACERATION TO THE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE TRYING TO OPEN A BOX TODAY DX// RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| ROUGHHOUSING W/MOMS BOYFRIEND, GRABBED FOIL BOX & SLICED FINGER, LACERA TION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT LAC FINGER ON A CARDBOARD BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS STANDING ON A CARDBOARD BOX AND IT COLLAPSED; PT FELL OFF AND HI T HAND ON CONCRETE. D: FRACTURE LEFT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT CUT RIGHT THUMBON THE SHARP EDEGE OF A *** WRAP PLASTIC WRAP CONTAIN ER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2006 | Age: 12 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: Cardboard products |
| CUT FINGER ON CARDBOARD BOX. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2006 | 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: Cardboard products, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC WHEN TRYING TO CUT CARDBOARD W/ RAZOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| SLIDDING ON CARDBOARD FRACTURE LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 6 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: Cardboard products |
| CUT THUMB ON METAL PART OF WAX PAPER BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT. WAS FIGHTING WITH SISTER OVER BOX OF CHINESE FOOD WHEN METAL HANDLE GOT EMBEDDED UNDER THUMB. DX.: F.B. FINGER, SUPERFICIAL, SUBCUTANEOUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 12 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: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| TRYING TO CUT CARDBOARD BOX WITH RAZOR BLADE DX: FINGER LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| CUT ON SHARP EDGE OF SHRINK WRAP BOX. DX- 2 CM L INDEX FINGER LACERATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 8 YOM LACERATES FINGER CUTTING CARDBOARD BOX WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL - LANDED WITH RIGHT HAND AND HIT A CARDBOARD WITH A PIECE OF METAL ON IT. D: LACERATION 4TH DIGIT (SUPERFICIAL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT CUT LT THUMB WITH A FOIL BOXCUTTER, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 13 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: Cardboard products |
| MOVING BOXES AND HURT FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS CUTTING BOX AND CUT FINGER ON CARDBOARD. DX: R FOURTH FINGER LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUTTING CARDBOARD WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| HURT THUMB PICKING UP BOXES DX LF THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON CARBOARD , LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH A CARDBOARD BOX. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON CARDBOARD DX: RT 3RD FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT CUT WEB SPACE BETWEEN FINGER 2 & 3 W/ SERATED EDGE OF ALUMINUM FOIL BOX. DX: 2CM FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| JUMPED IN CARDBOARD BOX HURT FINGER DX BROKEN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| CUT FINGER WHEN SLIDING ON CARDBOARD BOX DOWN HILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 8 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: Cardboard products, Knives |
| CUTTING CARDBOARD BOX WITH KNIFE AND GOT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2001 | 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: Cardboard products, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2001 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2001 | Age: 12 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: Cardboard products, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2001 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2000 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2000 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/1999 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/1999 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/1999 | Age: 11 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: Cardboard products, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/1999 | Age: 8 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: Cardboard products, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/1999 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/1999 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/1999 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/1998 | Age: 6 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: Cardboard products, Manual scissors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/1998 | Age: 7 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: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/1998 | Age: 9 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: Cardboard products, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/1998 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/1998 | Age: 6 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: Cardboard products, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/1998 | Age: 9 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: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/1997 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/1997 | Age: 6 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: Cardboard products, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/28/1997 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|