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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 268
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 56 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: Air conditioners |
| TRYING TO FIX AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME REACHED IN AND BLADE WAS SPINNIN G AN LA C FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 58 YO BF - FRACTURED RT. RING FINGER - AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC L INDEX, MID FINGERS.LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER.FAN BELT ON AC STARTED MOVING, PULLED FINGERS ACROSS PULLEY.DX; CRUSH INJ RT INDEX, MID FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC (L) 4TH FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH AN AIR CONDITIONER FAN AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SENSATION INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SUPERFICIAL SKIN FLAP; POSSIBLY CAUGHT FINGER ON TIM FROM AIR CONDITOI NER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC TO RT INDEX FINGER. CUT ON AIR CONDITIONER BELT. WAS TRYING TO FIX WATERCOOLR- CUT ON ROTATING BELT. DX: LAC RT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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