Accidents - Sprayers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,394
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	67
Year 1999:	66
Year 2002:	160
Year 2003:	162
Year 2004:	119
Year 2005:	59
Year 2006:	210
Year 2007:	165
Year 2008:	374
Year 2009:	521
Year 2010:	485

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
FINGER AB-60YOM USING A POWER WASHER AND HAND SLIPPED IN FRONT OF PRESSURIZED SPRAY THAT CAUSED SKIN TEAR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
57YOM, LACERATION TO L 5TH FINGER FROM PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
73 YOM WAS TRYING TO START A PRESSURE WASHER AND CAUGHT HAND. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	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: Sprayers
66YOM USING A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEF T THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sprayers
56 Y/O/M CAUGHT FINGER ON POWER WASHER CORD AT HOME DX/ LT 4TH FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 67 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: Sprayers
67YOM, ACC CUT FINGER ON POWER WASH MACHINE, >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 67 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: Sprayers
67YOM, ACC CUT FINGER ON WATER BEAM FROM POWER WASHER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
65YOM CUT RIGHT PINKY FINGER WHILE USING POWER WASHER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
61 YOM USING POWER WASHER SUSTAINED FINGER ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2010	Age: 58 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: Sprayers
58 YO M INJURED FINGER ON PRESSURE WASHER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
51YOM HAS LAC TO (L) INDEX FINGER FROM A PRESSURE WASHER DX;* (L) IN DEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 61 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: Sprayers
61YOM WAS PRESSURE WASHING AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT I NDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT INJURED FINGER ON PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Sprayers
CUT FINGER USING PRESSURE WASHER. DX FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
WASHING DECK WITH PRESSURE SPRAYER AND SUSTAINDED LAC TO L INDEX FINGE R FORM FORCE OF WATER DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT HURT FINGER WHILE USING PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME DX LACERATION TO L 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Sprayers
PT LOST CONTROL OF PRESSURE WASHER & WATER TORE THROUGH GLOVE. DX: AVULSION R INDEX FINGER, SUBLUXATION 1ST CARPO METACARPAL JOINT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
THUMB INJURY FROM PRESSURE WASHING PLASTIC STATUE.DX-LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
58YO WHITE MALE STS CLEANING TRUCK WITH PRESSURE WASHER 5DAYS AGO, TURNING NOZZLE-IT HIT FINGER,DX R 3RD FINGER INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING ON PRESSURE WASHER. DX-LEFT 5TH FINGER LACERATION 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	Age: 55 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: Sprayers
DX LAC FINGER: P/W A LAC TO THE L 5TH FINGER, CUT HIMSELF W THE STREAM F PRESSURE WASHER ACROCC JOINT SPACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
THUMB AB-INJURED ON A POWER WASHER WHILE CLEANING A DECK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
FIGNER LAC-INJURED ON POWER WASHER JET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
HAD BEEN USING A POWER WASHER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. INJURED FINGER. CONTUS ION, RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS USING PRESSURE WASHER WHEN HOSE SPLIT AND HIT HIM. DX: HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION INJURY LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Sprayers
51 YO FEMALE WAS POWER WASHING HOUSE AND GOT ELECTRIC SHOCK ELECTRICAL BURN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
LAC FROM HIGH PRESSURE WASHER HOSE/ LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
PT INJ FINGE WITH PRESSURE WASHER CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 59 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: Sprayers, Furniture
L THUMB LAC/59YOM AT FRIENDS HOUSE WAS USING A POWER WASHER TO WASH FUR NITURE ABOUT 20 MIN AGO AND L THUMB WAS CUT BY THE STREAM OF WATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sprayers
TRYING TO FIX PRESSURE WASHER, FAN ON WASHER CUT FINGER. DX-FRACTURE DISTAL FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2007	Age: 66 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: Sprayers
66 YOF CUT FINGER WITH POWER WASHER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT CUT HAND WHILE USING POWER WASHER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS USING A HIGH POWERED PRESSURE WASHER AND INJECTED HIS RING FINGE R GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/04/2006	Age: 51 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: Sprayers
51 YO F NUMBNESS TO L INDEX FINGER USES SPRAYERBOTTLE WITH L HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT.INJ.L.4TH.FINGER AT HOME CAUGHT WHEN USING A POWER WASHER. DX; LAC.L.4TH.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PT HIT RT THUMB ON POWER WASHER DX: RT THUMB INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
SPRAYED SELF W/ POWER WASHER. AB RIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
PT HIT L FINGER W/ POWER WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT CUT FINGER ON A PRESSURE WASHER, SUSTIANED " LT 2ND FINGER LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Sprayers
HIT FINGER WITH PRESSURE WASHER AT CAR WASH DX. FINGER AMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT USING A POWER WASHER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2003	Age: 51 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: Sprayers
PT.C/O CUT TO TIP OF 3RD FINGER LT.HAND SUSTAIN USING PRESSURER WASHER DX-LACERATION LT.3RD DIGIT LT.HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 54 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: Sprayers
RT 4TH FINGER FX-USING A POWER WASHER TO WASH SIDING ON HIS HOUSE-SOMET HING HIT HIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
HIT THUMB WITH PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME WHILE CLEANING OUT POND. DX; LA CERATION THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME STRUCK ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER FROM THE STREAM OF WATER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/1999	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/1998	Age: 84 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: Sprayers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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