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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 451
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PUT HAND ON A GARBAGE DISPOSER STRAIN RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER GLASS STUCK IN RIGHT THUMB |
| 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: 11/16/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT CUT ARM WHILE TRYING TO GET GLASS OUT OF BROKEN GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| 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: 08/14/2006 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Pipes |
| PATIENT FELL ON PIPE ON GARBAGE DISPOSER; NASAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE INSTALLING A GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT SUFFERED DIRECT BLOW TO HEAD WITH GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHILE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| TWISTED WORKING ON GARBAGE DISPOSER/RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| 35 YOM HAS IRITIS TO LEFT EYE AFTER SOMETHING SHOT OUT FROM GARBAGE DIS POSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| SOMETHING FLEW INTO PT'S EYE FROM GARBAGE DISPOSAL AT JAIL. DX: CORNEAL ABR R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| 41 YOM CUT HIS FINGER INSTALLING A GARBAGE DISPOSAL AT HOME # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2006 | Age: 36 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 WAS CUT ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL BLADE. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT CAUGHT LT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL DX: CRUSH INJ LT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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