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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 317
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/02/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CUT HIS THUMB ON UNKNOWN OBJ, WHILE CARRYING A TRASH BAG, SUSTAINED" " RT THUMB LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS TAKING TRASH BAG OUT AND INJURED FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS IN BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LACERATION FINGER - 52 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER ON A PIECE O F BROKEN GLASS STICKING OUT OF A TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| CUT LT. 5TH FINGER TAKING OUT GARBAGE BAGS DX: LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Bags |
| 60 YO FEMALE WAS EMPTYING TRASH AND WAS STUCK BY SYRINGE THROUGH TRASH BAG - PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 75 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: Bags, Other unpowered garden tools |
| THUMB LAC-CUTTING OPEN A BAG OF GRASS SEED W/A SICKLE & CUT THUMB-@ HOM E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS THROWING OUT A BAG OF TRASH IN A DUMPSTER WHEN THE BAG WRAPPED A ROUND RIGHT THIRD FINGER PULLED IT WHEN THROWN STRAINED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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