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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 788
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| 28 YOM, SANDING QUITE VIGOROUSLY AT HOME WITH A HAND SANDER AND LODGED A SPLINTER INTO FINGER, DX: PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| 17YMC CAUGHT FINGER IN SANDER IN SHOP CLASS/AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 50 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| DX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGERS AVULSION: HIT FINGERS WITH SANDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| SPLINTER THUMB WHILE SANDING TREATED LUMBER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Mirrors or mirror glass |
| FINGER VERY IRRITATED AFTER FILING DOWN A BROKEN MIRROR, SWELLING AND H AD TO GET RING CUT OFF. DX. CELLULITIS R 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 32 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: Other |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT WITH 4TH FINGER SWELLING, PAIN X 3 WEEKS. MAY HAVE A SPLINTER OF WOO D IN FINGER. SANDING WOOD WHEN IT OCCURRED. D:CELLULITIS, POSS. FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 72 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| LAC L THUMBPSUPERFICIAL/72YOM LAC TIP OF L THUMB WITH SANDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2006 | Age: 24 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| USING SAND PAPER ABRASION FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| CUT FINGER ON A SANDER DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2006 | Age: 80 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT CAUGHT FINGERE IN SANDER AT HOME ON SAT. DX: L OPEN INDEX FINGER TUFT FX W/ NAIL BED LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT SCRAPED FINGERS W/SANDER WHILE SANDING DOOR. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| 15YOM SANMDING WOOD GOT SPLINTER IN FINGER LEFT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SANDING A DECK, GOT WOODEN SPLINTER INTO FINGER " FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| SPLINTER L 3RD FINGER WITH REMOVAL: IN SHOP CLASS SANDING, SPLINTER UND ER LONG FINGER LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Furniture |
| INJURED SANDING A PIECE OF FURNITURE/FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | Age: 62 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT WAS USING SANDER AND CAUGHT FINGER. DX: AVULSION LACERATION TO FIN GER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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