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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 274
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/06/2004 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT USING HIGH PRESSURE PAINT SPRAY GUN WHEN INJURED FINGER. HIT WITH PR ESSURE. D: PUNTURE WOUND, FINGER; POSSIBLE PAINT IN FINGER/PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | 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: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT SHOOTING WITH A PAINT GUN YESTERDAY WHEN GOT LATEX PAINT INJECTED IN TO FINGER. D: FINGER CELLULITIS, INJECTION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Paint or varnish thinners |
| ACCIDENTALLY INJECTED PAINT THINNER INTO FINGER WHILE CLEANING A PAINT GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| PT STATES HE WAS CLEANING A PAINT SPRAY NOZZLE HEAD AND LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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