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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,477
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41 YOM LACERATION TO LEFT SECOND FINGER S/P CUT IT WITH A CHISEL WHILE DOING WOODWORK$ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | 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: Awls, chisels or planes, Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated |
| DX FINBER LAC - COMPLEX/EXTENSOR TENDON LAC: 59YOM US'G CHISEL ON GUITAR; CHT HIS L SECOND DIGIT. LAC ACROSS KNUCKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 93 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 |
| 93YR OLD MALE LAC THUMB ON CHISEL WORKING ON HIS INSTRUMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 19YOM WAS WORKING WITH WOOD CHISEL IN CLASS AT SCHOOL & IT SLIPPED CUTTING LT THUMB. DX - LT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2010 | 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| L 2ND & 3RD FING LAC/59YOM CUT FINGERS WHILE USING A PLANER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 20YO M PT CUT R HAND 3RD DIGIT W/ CHISEL AT HOME AT 3 PM. DX. PUNCT URE W/ SLIVER OFF OF CHISEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 YOF LAC TO L THUMB ON CHISEL DX: THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 29 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 |
| 29 Y/O W/M CUT FINGER ON CHISEL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2010 | 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 |
| 44 Y/O/M CUT FINGER ON A CHISEL AT HOME DX/ LT INDEX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 57 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 |
| 57 YOM, CUT FINGER WITH WOOD CHISLE, FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | 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 |
| 50 YOM LACERATED RIGHT RING FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC CHISEL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 36YOM USING A POWER PLANER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 30 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 |
| DX L FINGER LAC: 30YOM L INDEX FINGER CUT W/ CHISEL, COVERED W/ GAUZE, STARTED BLDG PROFUSE WHEN BANDAGE TAKES OFF. CLEAN DIAGONAL CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 27 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 LAC FINGER: 27YOM L MIDDLE FINGER CUT TO DIGITAL PAD ON A ELECTRIC PLANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| DX LAC HAND: 12YOF IN WOODSHOP USING CHISEL, SLIP' & TOOK CHUNK OUT R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | 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 |
| 56 Y/O/M CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC PLANER AT HOME DX/ LT MIDDLE FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48YOM LAC FINGER USING WOOD CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 27 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 |
| 27 YOM INJURED THUMB WITH CHISEL. DX-LEFT THUMB LACERATION 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30YOM-FINGER LAC-CUT ON A CHISEL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 38 YR OLD MALE USING PLANER AND AVULSED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 YOM, CUT FINGER WITH CHISEL, FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 19 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, Tables |
| 19YOM CUT FINGER WITH A CHISEL WHILE WORKING ON A TABLE; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43YOM INJURED FINGER WHILE USING CHISEL FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 41 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, Furniture |
| 41 YO M WAS PLANING BOARDS WHILE MAKING FURNITURE WHEN ACCIDENTALLY LAI D HAND DOWN IN AREA OF TURNING BLADE. DX:FINGERTIP AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30YOM LAC LT 2ND DIGIT WITH A CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39 YOM-AMPUTATED DISTAL 4TH FINGER ON A PLANER @ HOME DX AMPUTATION RING FINGER * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | 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 |
| 40YOM INJURED LT INDEX FINGER SHARPENING CHISEL AT HOME. DX - LT 2ND DIGIT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER WITH A CHISEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61YOM-FINGER LAC-CUT ON A CHISEL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 29 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, Doors |
| 29YOM USING A CHISEL WORKING ON A DOOR AT HOME INJURED FINGER; LT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH RT INDEX FINGER CUT AFTE HE WAS USING A CHIS EL AT HOME TODAY- DX- LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 60 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 |
| 60YOM USING A WOOD CHISEL AND IT SLIPPED STRUCK FINGER LACERATION FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 70 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 |
| 70YOM-FINGER LAC-CUT ON WOOD CHISEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 19 YOM WAS CHISELING WOOD AND SLIPPED LACERATING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2010 | Age: 65 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, Power jointers |
| FINGER LAC-65YOM-CUT ON PLANER/ JOINTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61 Y/O/M CUT FINGER ON A POWER PLANE AT HOME DX/ DISTAL TIP LEFT PINKY AVULSION WITH FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2010 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 57 YR OLD MALE WORKING WITH PLANER AND DEEPLY LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40YOM HAS LAC TO (L) THUMB FROM "WHITTLING TOOL" DX;* THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6YOM, ACC CUT LT INDEX FINER ON A CHISEL, +BLD CTRL'D >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 15YOM LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH CHISEL AT SCHOOL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 34 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, Metal containers |
| 34YOF HOME DOING SOME REMODELING TRIED TO TAKE OFF THE CAP FROM PAINT CAN USING A CHISEL SLIPPED INJURED LT 4TH FINGER;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 31 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 |
| A 31 YOM WAS USING A CHISEL THAT SLIPPED, LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2010 | Age: 77 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 |
| 77 YOM CUT L 3RD FINGER ON A PLANER DX: FINGER LAC W/AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | 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 |
| 41 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER BY A POWER PLANER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39YOM WAS USING A CHISEL AT HOME WHN SLIPPED SUST LAC TO L THUMB DX LAC L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2010 | 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: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 37 YOM GRABBED A FALLING CHISEL. DX: R THUMB LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 81 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 |
| 81 YOM INJURED INDEX FINGER ON PLANER. DX-LEFT INDEX FINGER AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 33YOM INJURED LT 4TH DIGIT WITH A CHISEL TODAY. DX - LT RING FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 77 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 |
| 77 Y/O/M CUT FINGER ON A CHISEL AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT RING FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18YOM LACERATED THUMB ON CHISEL/ LAC LIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2010 | Age: 58 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: Amputation |
| Product: Awls, chisels or planes |
| 58YOM, WORKING ON WOODS&ACC HIT LT MIDDLE&RING FINGERS WITH PLANER >>AMPUTATION/FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | Age: 54 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 |
| 54YMC USING A PLANER AND HIT FINGERTIPS/AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2010 | Age: 52 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 |
| FINGER COMPLEX LAC-52YOM-CUT ON A CHISEL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 73 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 |
| 73YOM, CUT THUMB ON CHISEL AT HOME, LACERATION L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|