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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,054
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LOADING CARPET ON TRUCK AND JAMMED FINGER;MALLET FINGER NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 16 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: Rugs or carpets |
| CUT FINGER MOVING CARPET DX INDEX FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT MOVING CARPET INJURING FINGER C/O SWELLING DX; FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 5 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: Rugs or carpets |
| FINGER CT-FELL ON CARPET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RT 3RD FINGER CONTUSION.PT JAMMED FINGER WHILE SCRUBBING RUG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 42 YO MALE HURT FINGER WHILE LAYING CARPET THIRD DIGIT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RUBBED FINGER ON CARPET AND AVULSED THE TENDON ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 85 Y/O FELL ON CARPET AND SUBSTAINED LACERATION TO BASE OF LEFT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT SLAMMED FINGER INTO CARPETED GROUND WHEN PLAY WRESTLING AT HOME ; FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Wire |
| CRAWLING/RUBBED HAND ON CARPET, WIRE STUCK IN CARPET, WIRE HAD CURVED E ND LIKE FISH HOOK, WENT INTO THUMB, AT HOME; FB TO THUMB, REMOVED IN ED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| AT HIS PARENT'S HOUSE LAYING PLUSH CARPET AT 1300, RIGHT HAND HIT A TAC K STRIP, HAS PAIN, DECREASED RANGE OF MOTION. DX CELLULITIS RT 4TH FING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT 3RD FINGER LAC, PT WAS LAYING CARPET AND CUT FINGER WITH A RAZOR K NIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 60 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: Rugs or carpets, Knives |
| SUPERFICIAL LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION WITH REPAIR - AT HOME TAKING U P OLD CARPET WITH *** KNIFE - CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL ON CARPET LAST PM. DX: FX R THUMB, LUMBAR/SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/02/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET, FELL, INJURING FINGER DX: DISLOCATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 39 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: Rugs or carpets |
| HURT FINGER CLEANING CARPET-CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL OVER CARPET IN HOME - LEFT HAND PAIN DX - L FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 40 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: Rugs or carpets |
| LAC THUMB AT HOME WHILE CUTTING CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | 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: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH CARPET KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LT 5TH FINGER CT-TRIPPED-FELL ON CARPET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 44 YO MALE JAMMED RIGHT THUMB WHILE PULLING UP RUGS SPRAIN RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CUT FINGER ON SHARP OBJECT WORKING ON CARPET DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2003 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET. DX- 3RD FINGER OPEN DISLOCATION, R 4TH FINGER DISL OCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| L MIDDLE MALLET FINGER - FINGER POPPED WHEN SHAMPOOING CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Televisions |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON RUG, HIT HAND OF TELEVISION, HURT FINGER. DX: 4 CM LACERATION TO LEFT 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| WHILE ON CARPET PT FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED ARM,THUMB CURLED UNDER HIM WHEN HE FELL. DX THUMB INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL ON CARPET AT CASINO. DX: FX R FIFTH FINGER, CONT L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN CUTTING A RUG AT HOME. DX: 2.5 CM LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 68 YO FEMALE'S FOOT TANGLED IN THREADS OF CARPET, TRIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR AT CASINO - LEFT THUMB STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT LAC LT THUMB WITH RAZOR WHILE CUTTING CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Ramps or landings |
| FELL OFF STAIR LANDING ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME DX: 3RD DIGIT LT. HAND SPRAIN / ILIAC CREST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| HURT FINGER REMOVING CARPET-NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 56 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: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL AND CUT HIS FINGER ON THE CARPET. DX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| JAMMED FINGER ON CARPET DX: FINGER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| SPRAINED FINGER WHEN TRIPPED OVER CARPET ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Razors or shavers |
| INSTALLING CARPET CUT FINGER ON A RAZOR FLAP LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | 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: Rugs or carpets, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT CUTTING CARPET UNDERNEATH DESK WHEN RAZOR BLADE CUT FINGER. D:FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Rug shampooers |
| 47 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX FINGER. PT POPPED FINGER BACK WHILE CLEANING CARP ET W/CARPET CLEANER @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 29 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: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| LT INDEX FINGER LAC-REMOVING OLD CARPET-AT HOME-CUT ON A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| HIT FINGER INSTALL CARPET AT HOME DISLOC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT. CUTTING CARPET TONIGHT, CUT L INDEX FINGER /WBOXCUTTER TYPE KNIFE. DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | 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: Rugs or carpets |
| LAC L THUMB/38YOM WAS CUTTING CARPET AT HOME WHEN SON JUMPED ON HIM & H E CUT HIS L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | 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: Rugs or carpets |
| CUTTING NEW CARPET AND LAC FINGER TIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL ONTO CARPET AND TORE FINGERNAIL. DX: PARTIAL NAIL AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER UNDER CARPET. DX: MALLET FINGER L MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT FINGER WITH RAZOR KNIFE CUTTING CARPET DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| HURT FINGER SCRUBBING CARPET - TENDON INJURY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT HURT FINGER WHILE CLEANING CARPETS. DX: CONTUSION LEFT 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RT THUMB DISLOCATION-REDUCED.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL AND INJURED THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Tools |
| LACERATION FINGER - 56 YOM LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER, WAS USING A TOOL TO PRY UP OLD CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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