Accidents - Toolboxes or tool kits - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,055
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	96
Year 1998:	84
Year 1999:	299
Year 2000:	86
Year 2001:	306
Year 2002:	268
Year 2003:	276
Year 2004:	410
Year 2005:	331
Year 2006:	87
Year 2007:	328
Year 2008:	307
Year 2009:	152
Year 2010:	17

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/03/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
68 YOM C/O FINGER PAIN SLAMMED TOOLBOX ON FINGER. DX-FX, LAC LEFT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
52 Y O M INJURED FINGER ON A TOOLBOX ABRASION RIGHT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
FINGER AND HAND INJURY FROM TOOLBOX FALLING ON HAND. DX-ACUTE CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT HAND, FRACTURE LEFT THUMB, LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
CUT R 4TH FINGER ON TOOLBOX DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits, Tools
CUT TO FINGER ON TOOL REACHING INTO TOOLBOX DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits, Knives with replaceable blades
PT REACHED INTO TOOL BAG AND CUT THUMB ON RAZOR KNIFE. DX: R THUMB LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT A TOOLBOX FELL ON PTS FINGER AT A FRIENDS HOUSE DX// RIGHT 3RD DIGIT DISTAL AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
WAS PULLING HEAVY TOOLBOX OFF OF SHELF, TOOLBOX FELL ON HAND, CAUSING FRACTURE OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT REPORTS CUTTING R THUMB ON RUSTY TOOL BOX TODAY. DX. LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits, Other manual workshop tools
THUMB LAC-DIGGING AROUND IN TOOL BOX-CUT ON A TOOL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
CUT (R) 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS ON TOOL BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2007	Age: 52 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: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL AND SLID LEFT THUMB UNDER A TOOLBOX, FRACTURE OF LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2007	Age: 53 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: Crushing
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT DROPPED A TOOL BOX ONTO HIS RIGHT THUMB SUSTAINED A CRUSH INJURY TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/04/2007	Age: 67 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: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT DX LT 3RD MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION - PT STATES HE CUT HIS FINGER W/A GLASS WHILE DEEPING HIS HAND IN A TOOL BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN TOOLCHEST DRAWER DX FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	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: Fracture
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT WAS AT HOME, TAKING A TOOL BENCH OUT OF A CAR, CAUSING A FX, LACERAT ION, AND CONTUSION TO RT 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT. REPORTS CUT L MIDDLE FINGER ON ALUMINUM TOOLBOX. DX. LAC L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
LAC TO R 4TH FINGER AFTER SHUT IN TOOLBOX AT HOME. DX. LAC R RING FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER AFTER PUTTING HAND IN TOOL BOX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2005	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
CAUGHT FINGER IN A TOOLBOX " SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
2.5CM FINGER LAC-CUT FINGER ON TOOLBOX-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 53 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: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
LACERATED THUMB ON TOOLBOX THIS EVENING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
LEFT RING FINGER ABSCESS. PT CT FINGER ON A TOOLBOX LID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
CUT THUMB ON TOOL BOX DX: L THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
DROPPED TOOL BOX ON FINGER DX BROKEN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
R THUMB LAC, HIT ON TOOL BOX DX: 5 CM THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2004	Age: 78 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: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER ON TOOLBOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
RT THUMB FRACTURE,RT 2ND FINGER LACERATION.PT HAD A TOOLBOX FALL ON HAN D AND INJURED FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT CLOSED LT 4TH FINGER IN A TOOLBOX AT HOME, FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
RIGHT 5TH DIG LAC, PT FELL FROM ATTIC AND HIT A TOOLBOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 59 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: Toolboxes or tool kits
TOOL BOX LID FELL SHUT AND CUT PATIENT'S FINGER LACERATION FINGER 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
CRUSH INJURY R THUMB FROM TOOL BOX DX: THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2004	Age: 55 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: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT CUT FINGER ON METAL TOOLBOX ON 3/28. NOW FINGER PAIN/REDNESS, DRAINA GE. D: FELON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
64 Y/O W/FM FRACTURED FINGER WHEN OPENING TOOLBOX AND IT FELL ON FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2004	Age: 61 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: Foreign Body
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
FINGER FB-GOT WOODEN SPLINTER WHILE REACHING INTO A WOODEN TOOLBOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
RT 2ND FINGER LACERATION.PT STUCK HAND IN A TOOL BOX AND FINGER WAS LAC ERATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits, Knives with replaceable blades
REACHING IN TOOBOX - CUT FINGER ON AND *** KNIFE LACERATION LEFT 3RD FI NGER 1 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT LAC RT 2ND FINGER WHEN REACHED IN HUSBANDS TOOLBOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
TOOLBOX LID FELL ONTO PT'S HAND. DX: 2 CM L FIFTH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 70 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: Other
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
CRUSHED FINGER ON A TOOLBOX DX: LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/06/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
R THUMB PAIN.SMASHED IN TOOLBOX.DX SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PAT REPORTS TOOLBOX FELL AGISNT RIGHT THUMB, LAC TO R THUMB. DX. LAC/C ONT R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
54 Y/O M INJURED R MIDDLE FINGER WHEN CUT IT ON EDGE OF TOOL CHEST. DX; LAC R MID FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 90 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: Hematoma
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
RT THUMB SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA-CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN A TOOLBOX &TRUCK TAILG ATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
LB TOOLBOX WAS TIPPING OVER & PATIENT TRIED TO CATCH IT. IT LANDED ON HIS FINGER. TWO 2.5 CM LACERATIONS TO 5TH FINGER & JOINT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
RT INDEX FINGER CRUSH INJURY - DROPPED A TOOL BOX ON INDEX FINGER @ HOM E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
MASHED FINGER WITH TOOLBOX AND TAILGATE. RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2001	Age: 53 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: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2001	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: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2001	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2000	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/1999	Age: 52 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: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1999	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1999	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/1999	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/1998	Age: 58 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: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits, Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/1997	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/1997	Age: 52 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: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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