Dan Burn lost his ring finger on his right hand in a childhood accident when he was around 13 years old. The accident occurred while he was climbing a fence, wearing a ring on the finger that got caught on a spike, causing the finger to be completely severed. Despite this injury, Burn went on to have a successful football career, including playing for Newcastle United and earning a call-up to the England squad. He has spoken humorously about the missing finger with teammates but generally prefers not to talk about it in great detail.