Accidents - Incinerators - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 123
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
6-15 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	77
26-50 years old:	16

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	77	Face:	30
Finger:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Incinerators
AN INCINCERATOR DOOR FELL ON PTS HAND, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Incinerators
PT C/O HAVING CUT LT HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF GARBAGE IN INCINERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Incinerators, Bags
LAC (L) HAND, PT PUSHING GARBAGE BAG INTO THE INCINERATOR & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO TENDERNESS, NO DEFORMITY, NORMAL ROM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Incinerators
PT RAN INTO AN OPEN INCINERATOR DOOR, LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Incinerators
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION RT EYEBROW - MOM STATES CHILD BANGED HIS HEAD ON INCINERATOR DOOR IN HALLWAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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