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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,202
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT AT HOME USING A PIPE WRENCH INJ L RING FINGER/ DX CONTUSION L HAND 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 28 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| SQUEEZED AND PINCED L MIDDLE FINGER WITH PLIERS 4 HRS PTA. WOUND CONTI NUED TO BLEED SO CAME TO ER. AVULSION L LONG DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, All-terrain vehicles |
| PT WAS STRAINING VERY HARD WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS WHILE WORKING ON A FOU R WHEELED ATV AND STRAINED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A PIPE CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| USING A WRENCH .IT SLIPPED INJURED THUMB ...CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 21 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A WRENCH, WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION TO LT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR AND RATCHET HIT FINGER. DX: R INDEX CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 31Y/O,M,WRENCH SLIPPED AT HOME, 3.4CM. LAC. L MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CRUSHED (R) MIDDLE FINGER WHEN CHANGING A TIRE AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED ---CONTUSION (R) MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CRUSH INJ L 5TH FING/33YOM WAS AT HOME USING WRENCH AND HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A PIECE OF STEEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| THUMB INJURY FROM CUTTING LEFT THUMB WITH WIRE CUTTERS. DX- LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 49 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT INJURED FINGER WITH A WRENCH. DX: LEFT SMALL FINGER DISTAL PHALYNX FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 44 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 44 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON PLIERS AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT C/O LAC TO L INDEX FINGER W/WIRE CUTTERS AT HOME 2 INCHES LONG. DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 30YMC SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH AND PIPE/HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| JAMMED THUMB AND FINGER ON WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED/ LAC RIF, LAC W/PARTI AL NAIL AVULSION RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FINGER SMASHED BY WRENCH/ OPEN FX LT 5TH FINGER WITH NAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 56 YOF WAS USING PAIR OF RUSTY PLIERS AND PINCHED LEFT RING FINGER SUST AINING AN ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Wire |
| WAS USING A PLIERS TO BEND A WIRE - PLIERS SLIPPED - CUT FINGER. LACERA TION, RIGHT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LEFT FINGER LAC, PT WAS USING PLIERS WHEN IT SLIPPED AND INJURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 40 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX R THUMB CONTU: PT STATES WAS ON HIS BOAT TURNING A WRENCH WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OF WRENCH AND R THUMB STRUCK STATIONARY METAL ON BOAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT CUT FINGER ON METAL CUTTER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 24 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT POSSIBLY INJURED FINGER ON PLIERS YESTERDAY, TO ER WITH CONTUSION TO FINGER WITH INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT CRUSHED FINGER IN A WRENCH AT HOME DX// FX AND LAC RIGHT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RT INDEX FINGER LAC.PT WAS USING A WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED AND LACERATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HIT BY WRENCH. DX- SPRAIN L INDEX FINGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LEFT THUMBNAIL AVULSION.PT WAS USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A LUGNUT AND WR ENCH SLIPPED AND INJURED THUMBNAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| FINGER CT-CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH & GRINDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Jewelry |
| 12YOF PUT SISTERS RING ON FINGER,COULD NOT REMOVE,BOYFRIEND'S MOTHER TRIED TO REMOVE WITH PLIERS;RING REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 13 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX INCH LAC RIF: CUT PAMER ASPECT OF RIF ON A PAIR OF GLASS PLIERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Medical equipment, general |
| FX TO 5TH DIGIT, HELPING TO ADJUST FRIENDS OXYGEN TANK, WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 66 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX OPEN R 5TH PROXIMAL PHALANX FX: S/P BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA FROM WRENCH & SPRING; FLEW UP & HIT PT IN L SIDE OF HEAD & LAC TO PINKY F |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FINGER FX-HIT FINGER W/A WRENCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RT THUMB LACERATION.PT WAS USING A RATCHET ON A CAR AND IT SLIPPED AND LACERATED THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 46 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WOODWORKING AND LAC THUMB ON WIRE CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HAND SLIPPED WHILE USING A WRENCH-LAC TO RT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Artificial flowers or plants |
| CUT FINGER WITH WIRE CUTTERS WHILE TRIMMING ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS AT SHOP LAC LT INDEX * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 42 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX LWBS: R THUMB INFC: HAD LAC TO THUMB WORK'G WITH WRENCH 2 WEEKS AGO, 4 DAYS AGE ARA BECAME RED AND PUS-FILLED |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS PUSHING A WRENCH & IT SLIPPED OFF & PT STRUCK FINGER AGAINST A PC OFMETAL AT SCHOOL DX: FRACTURED LEFT LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON LUG WRENCH WHILE CHANGING CAR TIRE-3 DAYS PTA-IN THE STREET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 23 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Vises or workshop clamps |
| DX LAC R MIDDLE FINGER: REPAIRING WEAPON, HAD IT IN VICE AND TIGHTENING WITH WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED AND HAND HIT ON VICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE ENGINE BLOCK SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 45 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX RIF SPRAIN: SUBLUXED/REDUCED AT FIRST KNUCLE WHILE TURNING WRENCHES TO TIGHTING BOLTS WHILE WORKING ON CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 36 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH BOLT CUTTERS LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A WIRE CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LUG WRENCH SLIPPED CUTTING BACK OF MIDDLE FINGER LAC MID FINGER * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT HIT THUMB WITH WRENCH 2 WEEKS AGO AND NAIL HAS BEEN LOOSE AND PAINFU L SINCE. D: FINGERNAIL AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CUT FINGER ON WIRE CUTTERS AT HOME. DX; LACERATION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS WORKING W/A WRENCH AT HOME. DX: R SECOND DIGIT PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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