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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 684
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| THERMAL BURN TO FACE. PT POURED PEANUT BRITTLE DOWN GARBAGE DISPOSAL AN D IT SPLASHED UP INTO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| 57YOF CLIP ON TURKEY FELL DOWN GARBAGE DISPOSAL,STUCK HAND INTO DISPOSA SUSTAINED SM PUNCTURE LT INDEX FINGER 3 DAYS AGO,BECAME SWOLLEN;CELLULI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| CUT ON GARBAGE DISPOSER. DX- 6 CM R FOREARM LACERATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34 YOF LACERATED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 47 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 |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC.PT CUT FOREARM WHILE TRYING TO PULL SOMETHING OUT OF G ARBAGE DISPOSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 35 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 |
| PT AT HOME TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF GARBAGE DISPOSAL LAC L HAND/ DX SUPERFICIAL LAC L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 9 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 |
| PATIENT PUT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND BROTHER TURNED IT ON; 2ND FING ER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT OPUTTING IN A GARBAGE DISPOSER YESTERDAY BENT OVER FOR A PROLONGED P ERIOD OF TIME AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| RAN INTO GARBAGE CAN CONTAINING GLASS, LACERATION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PUT HAND DOWN GARBAGE DISPOSABLEABLE TO GET IT STARTED BY GIVING A SMALL SHOVE WITH FINGER. DX-LAC. HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Sinks |
| PT FIXING HIS GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHILE UNDER THE SINK AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER, STUCK IT IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| 26YFC REACHING INTO GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF GLASS LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Kitchen gadgets |
| PT STATES WAS INJURED FROM UTENSIL STUCK IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL DX RT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT WITH CHIN LAC, UNCLEAR STORY, SOMETHING RELATING TO GARBAGE DIS- POSAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM TOUCHING AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH GARBAGE DISPOSER ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| 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 |
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