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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,140
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 49 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 |
| PT WAS INSTALLING CARPET AT HOME AND CUT FINGER WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX; LACERATION T LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2006 | Age: 57 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 |
| PT LAC LT 4TH FINGER WHILE CUTTING CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2006 | Age: 76 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: Rugs or carpets |
| 76 YO TRIPPED OVER RUG INJURED FINGER FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 81 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: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FRACTURED INDEX FINGER AND LACERATED FOREHEAD ON UNKNOWN PRODUCT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 88 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND HIT DRESSER WITH HAND. ALSO HIT HEAD. DENIES L OC. D; FINGER LACERATION, EYE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 44 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: Rugs or carpets |
| 44 YO F JAMMED L INDEX FINGER ON RUG CLEANING UP AFTER CAT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 68 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 |
| SLIPPED ON RUG, FELL/FINGER DISLOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 21 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 |
| CUT THUMB WORKING ON CARPET RIGHT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2006 | Age: 59 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: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| GOING DOWN CARPETED STEPS WEARING SLIPPERS AND SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGE RS IN BANISTER POLES FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 51 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 |
| RIGHT 3RD FINGER SPR. PT STRAINED FINGER WHEN CLEANING AND FINGER CAUGH T CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 51 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, General purpose household cleaners |
| INJURED FINGER CLEANING, SCRUBBING CARPET @ HOME DX FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2006 | Age: 84 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, Chairs |
| CAUGHT TOE ON CARPET WHEN GETTING UP OUT OF CHAIR AND FELL. DX FX L THU MB# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 34 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 |
| RIGHT 5TH FINGER SPR. PT SPRAINED FINGER WHEN TRIPPING ON CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 62 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 |
| CLEANING HER CARPET AND FELT POP IN FINGER SPRAIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 53 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: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Tools |
| PT CUTTING SOME OLD CARPET AND TOOL PT WAS USING SLICED INTO FINGER DX: LAC L INDEX FINGER, CONSIDER PARTIAL TENDON INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 22 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 |
| RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS MOVING CARPET AND LACERATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 45 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| JAMMED FINGER INTO CARPET WHILE SCRUBBING THE FLOOR AT HOME. *DX: FRACTURE OF THIRD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2006 | Age: 45 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 |
| PT JAMMED FINGER WHILE CLEANING CARPET. DX: R THIRD DIGIT LIGAMENT INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 46 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 |
| FINGER SPRAIN-WHILE CLEANING CARPET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 21 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 |
| RIGHT INDEX FINGER CELLULITIS. PT WAS LAYING CARPET AND INJURED FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CAUGHT FINGER ON CARPET AND RIPPED OFF NAIL. DX NAIL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL. DX FINGER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 30 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT LAC FINGER ON TACK WHILE PULLING UP CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47 YOM LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS FORCEFULLY FLEXED WHILE CLEANING CARPET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 31 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 FIRST DIGIT WHILE CUTTING CARPET WITH UTILITY KNIVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 71 YO MALE TRIPPED ON CARPET AT TAJ AVULSION FINGER NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 26 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 |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER ON CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG -FELL LEFT THUMB DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT JAMMED FINGERS WHILE SCRUBBING CARPET DX: ACUTE FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Clothing accessories |
| FB LEFT 3RD FINGER. PT WAS WEARING GLOVES WHEN PULLING UP CARPET BUT GO T SOMETHING IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 78 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: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON RUG. DX: TENDON INJURY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 36 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.INJ.L.THUMB AT HOME WHEN LAYING CARPET & CUT ON A CARPET UTILITY KNI FE. DX; LAC.L.THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 87 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: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT DX LT 5TH FINGER FX - S/P FELL AT HOME YESTERDAY ONTO CARPET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 37 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 |
| PT WAS LAYING CARPET AT HOME AND WAS STUCK W/RUSTY NAIL. DX: R THUMB PARONYCHIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER RUG; FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Other toys |
| RUNNING & TRIPPED OVER CARPET & SMASHED FINGER W/PUZZLE PIECE D-FRACTUR E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 46 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET,FELL LT RING FINGER PAIN /LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 38 YOM TRIPPED OVER A RUG & FELL THROUGH A PLATE GLASS WINDOW # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 11 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 |
| SLIP ON AREA RUG FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 50 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 |
| FALL, TRIPPED ON RUG DX ACUTE R THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR W/ OUTSTRETCHED HAND, HAS SOME SWELL'G, NU MBNESS, DECR. R.O.M. OF 5TH FINGER. DX.: FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 56 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 |
| TRIPPED / FELL OVER CARPET DX: L 1ST FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CHILD JAMMED FINGER ON CARPET AT HOME WHILE WRESTLING. D: SPRAIN, MIDDL E FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 12 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 |
| FINGER FRACTURED, FELL TO CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED,FELL ON CARPET LT 4TH FINGER,LT 5TH TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | Age: 67 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 |
| CUTTING CARPET WITH RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME, CUT THUMB. DX; LACERATION THUM B. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 65 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 |
| INJ FINGER CUTTING ?CARPET " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WAS SCRUBBING CARPET AND PUNCTURED FINGER W/TOOTHPICK YESTERDAY. DX: PW L THUMB W/CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2006 | Age: 77 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 |
| PT TRIPPED ON RUG. DX: DISLOCATED LEFT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 6 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET AND INJURED RT THUMB C/O PAIN RT THUMB CONTUSION S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| RIGHT 5TH FINGER FX. PT PUNCHED A CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2006 | Age: 55 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 |
| DX CONTUSION TO THUMB: TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL IN GARAGE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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