Accidents - Garbage disposers - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 976
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1999:	137
Year 2000:	70
Year 2002:	46
Year 2003:	145
Year 2004:	29
Year 2005:	128
Year 2006:	117
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	74
Year 2009:	139
Year 2010:	16

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
16YOI MALE WITH LAC TO FINGER, WAS IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHEN TURNED ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT LAC FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT CLEANING GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHEN LACERATED FINGER. DX:FINGERTIP LACERA TION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 18 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: Garbage disposers
CAUGHT FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL LACERATING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
21YOM WAS HELPING FATHER INSTALL GARBAGE DISPOSAL,PIECE FELL HITTING HAND,CUTTING FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Garbage disposers
PT USING A GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHEN A METAL LEVER CAME DOWN ONTO RIGHT IND EX FINGER SUSTAINED A PW TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT CUT FINGERS IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC/CONT R INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 24 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: Garbage disposers
PT'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX: LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
HURT FINGER BY GARAGE DISPOSAL DX RING FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 22 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: Garbage disposers
22 YO - DX: LAC. TIO L INDEX FINGER - CAUGHT IN DISPOSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT CAUGHT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX: SMALL LAC FINGER, PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 17 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: Garbage disposers, Knives
PT CUT FINGER ON A KNIFE THAT WAS IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL DX; RT 5TH FING ER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
19 YO MALE CUT THUMB WHEN HE PUT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Garbage disposers
PT WAS CUT ON PIECE OF GLASS IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX: PW L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
FINGER HIT BY GARBAGE DISPOSER BLADE DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 24 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: Garbage disposers
DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB REACHING INTO GARBAGE DISPOSAL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT CUT FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL 1/30 AND HIT IT TODAY. DX: 3 CM R SMALL FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/1999	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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