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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 308
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 01/19/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT WAS SHOCKED WHEN SHE FLIPPED ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX: L INDEX MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| + COCAINE USE, FOUND RUNNING NAKED IN APT COMPLEX, ALSO TRIED TO PUT HANDS IN RUNNING GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX CP , CNS STIMULANT INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/1998 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/1997 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Refrigerators |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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