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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 360
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2006 | Age: 71 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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| ARRANGING GLASS CANDLES AT HOME AND WHEN ONE FELL AN BROKE IT LACERATED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2006 | 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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER WHILE MAKING CANDLES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 54 YOM BURNED L THUMB ON TEA LIGHT CANDLE HOLDER 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED FINGERS WITH HOT WAX AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 59 YOF LACERATES FINGER ON A CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 58 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: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| 58 YOTRIMMING CANDLE W/KNIFE CUT FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT BURNED FINGERS ON HOT CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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