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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,643
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LACERATION FINGER TENDON INVOLVEMENT - 34 YOM WAS CHISELING A WOOD VENE ER AND CHISEL LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT INDEX FINGER ON PLANNER AT HOME DX AVULSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 48 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: Awls, chisels or planes, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT LACERATED THUMB WHEN SCRAPING OFF PAINT WITH CHISEL. D: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 64 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LT INDEX FINGER LAC-CUT USING A POWER TOOL(PLANER) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CUT FINGER W/CHISEL. DX: 2 CM L MIDDLE FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 12 months | 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PLAYING WITH CHISSEL DX; LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT L INDEX FINGER ON ELECTRIC PLANER AT HOME. DX. LAC, L INDEX FINGER . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING CHISEL TODAY. DX: L INDEX LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT HIT FINGER W/CHISEL. DX: 2 CM L INDEX LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT. LET A WOOD CHISEL SLIP AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| FINGER SPRAIN - 54 YOM STATES A PIECE OF WOOD KICKED OFF ELECTRIC PLANE R STRIKING RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 58 YO M CUT 5TH DIGIT ON PLANAR. DX PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO TIP OF 5TH DI GIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PATIENT CUT HIS THUMB ON A POWER PLANER AT HOME. DX-LACERATION THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| USING A WOOD PLANE AT HOME LAC TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT FINGER WITH A PLANE DX. FINGERTIP AMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 62 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 62 YOM CUT FINGER ON PLANER LACERATION R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| FINGER TIP AVULSION & FX/55YOM AT HOME INJURED FINGER WHILE USING A PLA NING MACHINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| [ARTIAL AMPUTATION L INDEX & MID FINGERS; PT USING A PLANER, CAUGHT FIN GERS IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT STATES HE CUT HIS FINGER WITH A WOOD CHISEL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| THUMB LAC-CUT ON A WOOD CHISEL WHILE DOING WOOD WORK @HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LAC (L)THUMB, PT SUST INJURY WITH A CHISEL AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING & PAIN, TENDON FUNCTION NORMAL, NO TINGLING SENSATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Doors |
| LAC (R) 5TH FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A CHISEL WHILE FIXING A DOOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN & TENDERNESS, NORMAL ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 38 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 38-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A WOOD CHISEL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT THUMB WITH CHISEL DX. THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LAC LEFT FOURTH FINGER - CUT FINGER WITH A WOOD PLANER @ HOME DOING WOO D WORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| USING WOOD CHISEL, CHISELLED INTO LT HAND. LAC. DX; LAC REPAIR L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 30 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 30 YOM USING CHISEL LAC TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 43 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 43-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A CHISEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 44 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WORKING WITH A PLANER WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| INFECTION OF THE FINGER- SUSTAINED WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER A WEEK AGO US ING A WOOD CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT DOING WOOD WORKING AT HOME CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER IN A PLANER AVUL SION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 78 Y/O M INJURED L RING FINGER WHEN USING PLANER AT HOME. DX; L 4TH FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 39 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT THUMB USING CHISEL-LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER: INJURED FINGER WITH AWL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON BLADE OF A PLANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT PUT FINGER ACCIDENTALLY ON A PLANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| RT THUMB LAC-CUT ON A WOOD CHISEL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT HAND WITH CHISEL-LACERATION THIRD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 26 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PATIENT LACERATED THUMB ON CHISEL. D: THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 41 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| DX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LACRATION: GOT FINGER WITH WOOD CHISEL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| =48YOM CHISEL CUT FINGER AT HOME DX/LAC 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| FINGER LACERATION - THUMB LACERATION FROM A CHISEL THAT SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| L IND FING LAC/26YOWF CUT FINGER ON A CHISEL ABOUT 1 HR AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 37 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT FINGER WITH A CHISEL DX: L THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes, House repair or construction materials |
| USING A PLANER AT HOME AND WHILE TRYING TO PLANE A BOARD SLIPPED, CATCHING LT 3RD 4TH FINGERS IN PLANER. DX FRACT 4TH, LACS 3RD & 4TH FIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| USING ELECTRIC PLANER AVULSION LAC TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 62 YOMC WAS DOING WOODWORKING & PUT FINGER INTO PLANER/AVULSION LT 3RD FINGER/TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes, House repair or construction materials |
| A BOARD SLAMMED INTO PATIENT'S HAND AND MASHED TIP OF LITTLE FINGER IN A PLANER. DX-LEFT LITTLE FINGER TIP AMPUTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LAC L INDEX FINFER WHILE USING CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| CUT SELF WITH CHISEL DX. THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT. WAS USING A WOOD CHISEL AT HOME AND CUT HIS FINGER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| FX AND LAC FINGER ON WOOD CHISEL IN CARPENTRY CLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT INJURED FINGER WHILE WORKING WITH CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LT INDEX FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON A WOOD CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| LAC R INDEX FINGER, CUT ON A CHISEL. DX. LAC. R INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 10 Y M CUT THUM ON CHISEL.DX; 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 41YOF-AMPUTATION FINGER TIP-CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER TIP OFF AT SCHOOL WITH ELECTRIC PLANNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT STRUCK FINGER ON CHISEL, 1 CM FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|