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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,298
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| LAC TO FIGNER WHEN USING A JACK HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 44 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: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 44 YOM WORKING W/ ROUTER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT RT INDEX FINGER-DX LAC RT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| CUT FINGERS WITH A POWER TOOL DX: L 3RD & 4TH FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 37 YO M MASHED MIDDLE FINGER WITH JACK HAMMER. DX LACERATION TO 3RD DIG IT DISTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC WOOD ROUTER FRACTURED INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A PAINT PRESSURE GA UGE IN GARAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 3 YOWM WAS OLDING A GRINDING WHEEL AND ACCIDENTALLY TURNED IT ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 51 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: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| C7L IND FING SPR;P.W./51YOF INJURED WHEN HUSBAND ACCIDENTALLY HIT HER F INGER WITH A PWER SCREW DRIVER. (THEY CALLED IT A SCREW GUN) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| BELT SANDER VS. FINGER DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 10 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: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 10 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN THE RING OF AP OWER AUGER CAUSING A FX OF LT 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 65 YOM C/O LACERATION TO L. 5TH DIGIT CUT ON POWER TOOLDX: LAC. L. 5TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| AVULS R INDEX FINGER; CUT WITH "POWER TOOL" (UNSPECIFIED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 55 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: Other portable or stationary power tools, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WORKING WITH A JACKHAMMER AT HOME AND GOT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN JACKH AMMER AND WALL DX: AVULSION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Coffee makers or teapots |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A DREMEL TO TAKE RUST OFF A METAL COFFEEP OT AT SCHOOL; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Ceilings and walls |
| PT STATES HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A WALL AND A JACK HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| WAS OPERATING A AIR RACHET, HOSE CAME LOOSE AND CUT HIS RT HAND. LACERATION 3 CM BETWEEN BASE OF RT THUMB AND INDEX. DO NOT CONTACT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| CUT ON POWER BISQUIT CUTTER /LAC LIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT WAS USING WOOD PLANER AND GOT FINGER HUNG IN BELT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 36 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: Other portable or stationary power tools, Adhesives |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH AIR HAMMER. PATIENT ***D FINGER AND NOW FINGER IS INFECTED. D:LACERATION AND SEPTIC JOINT. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 50 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: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| USING *** TOOL FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 10 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: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| FINGER LAC FROM DREMEL TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Lawn mowers |
| USING AN AIR TOOL AT HOME TO REMOVE FLY WHEEL ON A MOWER AND CUT HIS FINGER. DX LACERATION LEFT FIFTH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| LEFT 4TH FINGER INJ. PT WAS CLEANING PAINT SPRAYER AND INJURED FIN GER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | 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: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN SHOP CLASS PRESS AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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