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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 439
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/05/2007 | Age: 65 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 WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM BEING CUT BY A DISPOSAL |
| 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: 08/02/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| 90YOF ACCIDENTLY STUCK FINGER IN MOVING GARBAGE DISPOSAL; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT WORKING ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHEN IT FELL CAUSING LAC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT DROPPED GARBAGE DISPOSAL ON FOOT. DX: R FOOT CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| CEANING OUT OF GARBAGE DISPOSER HIT FINGER LEFT 3RD FINGER HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHILE TRYING TO UNJAM IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Knives |
| PT STUCK HAND IN A MOVING GARBAGE DISPOSAL TO RETRIEVE A KNIFE THAT HAD FALLEN IN , DX: MULTIPLE LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND & FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT WAS INSTALLING GARBAGE DISPOSER AND IT FELL ON FACE. DX: L EYE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT PRESENTED WITH PARONYCHIA TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER POSSIBLY FROM PUNCT URING IT WHILE HAVING HAND DOWN A GARBAGE DISPOSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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