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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 334
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER-C/O PAIN & SWELLING TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AFTER A PIECE OF METAL FROM FAUCET GOT CAUGHT UNDER FINGERNAIL. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| TURNING OFF WATER, REINJURED FINGER LAC. FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PT DX FOREIGN BODY TO LT THUMB - S/P WAS TURNING OFF FAUCET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND HURT HIS LT THUMB,CLENING NAIL HE NOTICED PIECE OF METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 43 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: Faucets or spigots |
| PAIN TO FINGER TURNING FAUCET DX: FINGER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 59 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: Faucets or spigots |
| USING A PORCELAIN FAUCET HANDLE WHEN IT SHATTERED AND LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PT GOT INDEX FINGER STUCK IN A FAUCET DX: FINGER STUCK IN H20 FAUCET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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