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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 453
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 09/06/2005 | Age: 63 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 |
| R IND FING LAC/63YOF LAC FINGER AT HOME. ACCIDENTALLY PUT FINGER INTO G ARBAGE DISPOSER WHILE IT WAS FINISHING. PT WAS DISTRACTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Sinks |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO FIX THE DISPOSAL IN HER SINK & HER FINGER ACCI- DENTALLY GOT CAUGHT IN THE MECHANISM THAT TWISTS. DX-RT THUMB CONTUSION |
| 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: 06/06/2005 | Age: 72 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 PUT RIGHT HAND IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL AS IT WAS STILL MOVING SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO FOURTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LOWER TRUNK AFTER RUNNING INTO DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CONTUSION HEAD - PATIENT REPORTS TOASTER FELL FROM SHELF AT LOCAL STORE STRIKING HER ON TOP OF HEAD - BOXED TOASTER FELL FROM SHELF TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Flatware |
| LACERATION FINGER - 13 YOF REACHED INTO A GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHILE RUNNIN G TO RETRIEVE A SPOON SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HER LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT PUT RT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHILE IT WAS RUNNING DX: LAC RT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT TWISTED FOOT WHILE TAKING THE GARBAGE OUT, SUSTAINED " FOOT STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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