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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 696
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/04/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 54YOF PROPANE TANK FELL ON HAND/ LAC THUMB LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FINGER LAC-81YOM-HEMATOMA-BUTANE GAS TANK FELL ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | 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: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DX FELON, EARLY: C/O L INDEX FINGER PN X 3D. USE PROPANE W BARE HAND 1 WK AGO. NOTICED INC SWELL'G, PUSATILE PN X 3D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN FINGER CUT WITH LID OF GAS TANK AT HOME DX: RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 66 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER A STEP&FELL FORWARDS LANDING ONTO CEMENT FLOOR&CAUGHT FING ER ON PROPANE TANK>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DROPPED PORPANE GAS TANK ONTO FINGER " FX/LAC' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 73 YOM HAD LAC TO R SMALL FINGER FROM PROPANE TANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| LACERATION FINGER - 53 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATED RIGHT RING FINGER WHEN SHE DROPPED A PROPANE TANK FROM THE GRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| ACCIDENTALLY OPENED PROPANE TANK NO FINGER IS FROZEN DX: R INDEX FINGER FROSTNIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 76 YOM WAS TAKING A PROPANE TANK OFF THE BED OF HIS TRUCK; TANK SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS THUMB. LACERATION OF LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 60 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| CUT KNUCKLE ON METAL PROPANE TANK INFECTED LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2000 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2000 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2000 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/1997 | Age: 61 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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