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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,800
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 58 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 58 Y/O MAILE TRIPPED & FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME DX; SPRAINED RIGHT INDEX MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 90YOM TRIPPED AND FELL OVER RUG AT BANK DX: RT 5TH DIGIT DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53YOM WAS CUTTING CARPET WITH KNIFE + CUT PINKY DX;* (R) SMALL FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 Y/O MALE STATS WAS INSTALLING A CARPET WHEN KNIFE BLADE BROKE FROM HANDLE AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2010 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61 YOM, INSTALLING CARPET AT HOME , CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE, FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 49 YO F WAS SCRUBBING CARPET WHEN HEARD A CRACK IN FINGER YESTERDAY. TO DAY CANNOT HOLD FINGER IN EXTENSION. DX: MALLET FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2010 | Age: 22 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 22YOF DISLOCATED FINGER TRIPPED ON RUG AT HOME HIT HAND ON A WALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38YOM SUST FXD FINGER ON CARPETING# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2010 | 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 38YOF CAUGHT RIGHT 5TH FINGERNAIL ON CARPET AT HOME AVULSION OF FINGERNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2010 | Age: 3 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 3YOF, FELL GETTING OUT OF THE CAR SCARPING HANDS/FINGERS ON THE CARPET IN THE CAR>>ABRS/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 YOF C/O FINGER PAIN RIGHT RING FINGER SNAPPED WHILE CLEANING CARPET AT HOME. DX-TENDON RUPTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 41YOF JAMMED FINGER WHILE CLEANING CARPET DX: LT MIDDLE FINGER INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FINGER BURN 2ND DEG. RUG CAUGHT FIRE AND 32 YOF BURNED FINGER. NOT REC IF FD ATTENDED SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 6YOM FELL ON A RUG @ SCHOOL, INJURED (L) MIDDLE FINGER DX;* (L) MIDD LE FINGER SPRIAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 11 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX FINGER INJ: 11YOF PT'S BRO' STEP ON HER L 5TH DIGIT, BRO WAS WEAR' SOCKS & OCCURRED ON CARPETED FLOOR. C/O PN @ DIP, INC' W/ MOTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 40YOM WAS REMOVING SOME CARPETING & FLOOR NAIL STUCK LT LITTLE FINGER 8 DAYS AGO, C/O ITCHING. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 YOF PT FELL ON CARPET AND SPRAINED HER R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 26 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, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 26 YR OLD MALE LAC FINGER ON CARPET CUTTING BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 62 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 |
| FINGER LAC, 62 YOF INJURED FINGER WHEN TRIPPING OVER RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | 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: Rugs or carpets |
| ^11YOM CUT R PINKIE FINGER ON SHARP CARPET TAG, ONCE SAW BLOOD, FELT D IZZY, LOC, HIT HEAD ON TRUCK DX: LAC TO R PINKIE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 72 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 |
| RT 5TH FINGER FX.72YOF SLIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 25 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 |
| 25 YOF, TRIPPED OVER RUG LANDED ON PINKY DISLOCATE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 21 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, Knives |
| 21YOM, CUTTING A PIECE OF THE CARPET&ACC CUT THE TIP OF THE FINGER ONA KNIFE>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 62 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 |
| 62YOM CUTTING UP CARPET USING A CARPET KNIFE ACCIDENTLY CUT LT HAND THUMB;THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 79 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, Wheelchairs |
| 79 YOM SLIPPED ON BATHROOM RUG AND FELL HITTING WHEELCHAIR DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11 YOM PT FELL ON CARPET FROM STANDING. R THUMB SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 33 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: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Paper products |
| DX FX - L INDEX FINGER: 33YOF MECH FALL WALK' ON CARPET & TRIP' ON PIECE OF PAPER. C/O BILAT ANK PN & L HAND PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2010 | Age: 48 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 AND FELL ON RUG AT HOME. FRACTURE THUMB, CLOSED. 48 YOF* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 63 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 |
| 63YOF-FINGER FX-INJURED WHILE SCRUBBING CARPET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 44 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 |
| 44YOM TRIPPED AND FELL OVER RUG DX: RT THUMB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 17 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| ACUTE SPRAIN R LITTLE FINGER, R/O FX: 17YOM PLAYING W/ BROTHER ACCID. BENT HIS HAND BACKWARDS ON CARPETED FLOOR, PAIN PIP JOINT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 87 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 |
| 87YOM, STUMBLED ON CARPET, FELL, INJURED FINGERS, CONTUSION R 4TH FINGE R, LACERATION L 4TH & 5TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15 YR M FELL OVER RUG;DX FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 59 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 |
| 59 YOF HIT FINGER ON CARPET WHILE CLEANING IT. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER EXTENSOR TENDON RUPTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 88 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 88 Y/O MALE TRIPPED OVER RUG & FELL HITTING FINGER ON FLOOR AT HOME DX: DISLOCATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 9 YR F FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR AT SCHOOL;DX STRAINED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | Age: 52 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 |
| 52YOM, REPORTS SUDDENLY HEARD A "CRACK" IN THE LT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE P ULLING UP VS CLEANING UP CARPET>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9YOM FELL INJURED FINGER LANDING ON CARPET DX: FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8YOF TRIPPED ON CARPET WHILE RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE INJURED LT MIDDLE FINGER;FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 82 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 |
| 82 Y/O/F TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL AT HOME INJURED FINGER DX// RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 44 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: Puncture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| DX PUNCTURE WD: 44YOF PULL'G UP OLD CARPET & PUNCTUED BY TACKBOARD FLOOR NAILS; WD TO RH: 1ST, 3RD, & 4TH DIGITS & PUNCT WD R FINGERS/KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 81 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 |
| 81YOM, ON ASA, TRIPPED OVER THE CARPET&FELL TO THE FLOOR CUTTING LT RIN G FINGER>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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