Accidents - Drain snakes - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,885
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 1999:	305
Year 2000:	34
Year 2001:	152
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	78
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	174
Year 2006:	162
Year 2007:	256
Year 2008:	74
Year 2009:	276
Year 2010:	212

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	140
6-15 years old:	41
16-25 years old:	84
26-50 years old:	564
50+ years old:	1,053

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes
35 YOM INJURED LT POINTER FINGER W/METAL SPIRAL SNAKE FOR CLEANING DRAI NS. DX: FX/CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Drain snakes
54YOM GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A METAL DRAIN SNAKE - FINGER TIP AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes, Pipes
65YOWM PT C/O PAIN TO 5TH DIGIT ON R HAND, GOT WRAPPED UP WITH A SNAKE WHEN CLEANING PIPE. DX. FX 5TH DIGIT R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Drain snakes
72YOM WAS SNAKING OUT A DRAIN AND SNAKE KICKED BACK AND HIT LT FINGER DX: FINGER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes
PT CAUGHT THUMB IN MOTORIZED PIPE SNAKE. DX: L THUMB FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/15/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG PIPES USING A METAL "SNAKE" & LAC R THUMB DX LAC R FINGER # 1 *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes, Sinks
PT INJURED FINGER ON DRAIN SNAKE TRYING TO UNCLOG SINK AT HOME DX// RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes
PT USING A SEWER SNAKE WHEN FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN DEVICE SPRING. D: FING ER FX, LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drain snakes
PT CAUGHT THUMB IN DRAIN SNAKE. DX: THUMB SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2009	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: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes
60 YO INJURED FINGERS ON DRAIN SNAKE OPEN FX FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Drain snakes, Pipes
PT DISLOCATED FINGER WHILE SNAKING A DRAIN AT HOME.DX: L FIFTH FINGER JOINT DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Drain snakes
FINGER CAUGHT IN AN ELECTRIC SEWER SNAKE AT HOME SOFT TISSUE AVULSION RIGHT 5TH FINGER ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
PATIENT WAS USING A SNAKE TO UNCLOG DRAINS, WAS WINDING IT BACK WHEN A WIRE WRAPPED IT UP WITH LACERATION TO FINGER. DX-5TH DIGIT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/27/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ***-IN RAW SEWAGE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2007	Age: 69 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: Drain snakes, Tools
ACC CUT FINGER ON A PLUMBING TOOL SNAKING A DRAIN >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2007	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: Drain snakes
AVULSION TO LEFT THIRD FINGER WHILE USING A PLUMBER'S SNAKE TO UNSTOP SEWAGE LINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A DRAIN AUGER DX: LAC OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Drain snakes
FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN ELECTRIC DRAIN TOOL HEMATOMA RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain snakes
LEFT 4TH DIGIT INFECTION . PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A DRAIN SNAKE AT HOM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes, Pipes
USING ELECTRIC EEL TO UNCLOG DRAIN PIPE AND CORD WRAPPED AROUND FINGER FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
LACERATION FINGER - 46 YOM LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER ON A DRAIN SNAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 53 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: Drain snakes
PT USING DRAIN SNAKE AND CAUGHT CABLE WRAPPING AROUND THUMB DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2006	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
73 YO WF CUT FINGER WITH ROTOROOTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain snakes, Pipes
PATIENT WAS CLEARING OUT HIS MAIN LINE FOR PIPING & THE DRAIN SNAKE WRAPPED AROUND HIS LT THUMB CUTTING IT. DX - LT THUMB & HAND CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes
PT CAUGHT HAND IN COIL OF PLUMBING SNAKE. DX: FX R 2/3 FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes, Sinks
LAC L 2ND FINGER WHILE "ROTO-ROOTING" SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain snakes
PT INJ LT 5TH FINGER WHILE USING A DRAIN SNAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes, Sinks
PT TRYING TO UNCLOG A SINK WITH A PLUMBING SNAKE AND IT WRAPPED AROUND HIS FINGER AND PULLED FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 69 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: Dislocation
Product: Drain snakes
WAS PULLING A DRAIN SNAKE INJURED FINGER...DISLOCATION OF PIP JOINT OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes
PT FX RT INDEX FINGER WHILE SNAKING A DRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 19 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: Drain snakes
DX RIGHT 4TH DIGIT FRACTURE: INJURED FINGER WHILE USING DRAIN SNAKE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Drain snakes
FINGER CAUGHT IN DRAIN SNAKE-NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2001	Age: 43 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: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2001	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2000	Age: 37 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: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1999	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: Drain snakes, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/1999	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drain snakes, Pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/1999	Age: 29 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: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/1999	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/1997	Age: 14 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: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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