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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 73
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FACIAL BURN.PT WAS BAKING A POTATO IN MICROWAVE OVEN AND OPENED DOOR AN D POTATO EXPLODED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DX ABRASION TO LT EYELID - S/P HIT IN THE EYE WHEN AN EGG EXPLODED AFTER IT WAS PLACED IN THE MICROWAVE OVEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT MICROWAVING EGGS LAST PM CRACKED IT TO SEE IF IT WAS DONE EXPLODING INTO FACE/CHEST/HAND, 1 DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| WAS EXPLODED IN MICROWAVE BURNING FACE AND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FACE LAC-@ HOME-HIT A MICROWAVE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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