Accidents - Garbage disposers - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,611
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	225
Year 1998:	514
Year 1999:	417
Year 2000:	140
Year 2001:	299
Year 2002:	445
Year 2003:	293
Year 2004:	293
Year 2005:	355
Year 2006:	338
Year 2007:	253
Year 2008:	320
Year 2009:	441
Year 2010:	272

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	135
16-25 years old:	976
26-50 years old:	1,451
50+ years old:	2,048

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 75 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
FINGER LAC-75YOF CLEANING OUT THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL, MEANT TO TURN OFF THE WATER AND TURNED ON THE DISPOSAL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Garbage disposers
43YOM SUSTAINED FINGER SPRAIN WHILE PICKING UP A METAL GARBAGE CAN@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
39 YOM HAD GARBAGE DISPOSAL FALL ON FINGERS. DX: L THIRD/FOURTH FINGERS LAC/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
53 YOF PRESENT TO ER FROM HOME WHILE WORKING ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND IN JURED RT FINGER- DX-RT 3RD FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	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
29 YR OLD MALE CUT FINGER ON OUTSIDE OF GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
61YOF INJ.L.4TH.FINGER AT HOME WHEN CUT ON HER GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX; LAC.L.4TH.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
31 YOM WAS CUT WHILE WORKING ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
16YOI MALE WITH LAC TO FINGER, WAS IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHEN TURNED ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	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
42 YOM 3RD FINGER LAC, CUT ON A GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHEN REACHING FOR A GL ASS, 1.5 X 1 CM LAC 9 SUTURES,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 6 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, Sinks
PT PUT HER R HAND DOWN A MOVING GARBAGE DISPOSER IN THE SINK. HAS LACS TO HER R 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS. DX FINGER LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
27 YOF SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND AFTER PLACING IN S INK GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 87 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 WAS AT HOME CLEANING A GARBAGE DISPOSER, LACERATED RT MIDDLE FINGER TIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT LAC FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT CLEANING GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHEN LACERATED FINGER. DX:FINGERTIP LACERA TION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Garbage disposers
CLEANING GARBAGE DISPOSER CUT FINGER STAB WOUND LEFT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 52 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, PT WAS PUSHING EGGSHELLS DOWN INTO A GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
PT DROPPED GARBAGE DISPOSAL ON HANDDX: 5TH FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 18 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
CAUGHT FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL LACERATING IT
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: 11/02/2008	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: 10/17/2008	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: 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: 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

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: 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: 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

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: 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: 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

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: 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: 12/04/2004	Age: 10 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, Drinking glasses
REACHED IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL FOR A BROKEN GLASS LACERATION RIGHT 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
LACERATION FINGER - 41 YOF LACERATED HER RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE GARB AGE DISPOSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
25LB PART FROM GARBAGE DISPOSAL FELL ONTO LAFT LITTLE FINGER DX: FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 31 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
FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 21 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 CAUGHT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX: SMALL LAC FINGER, PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/29/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
HAD HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHEN IT ACCIDENTALLY GOT TURNED ON AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
46 YOF CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2004	Age: 88 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
PUT FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND LAC IT DEEPLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	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, Knives
PT CUT FINGER ON A KNIFE THAT WAS IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL DX; RT 5TH FING ER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
19 YO MALE CUT THUMB WHEN HE PUT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Garbage disposers
PT WAS CUT ON PIECE OF GLASS IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX: PW L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Garbage disposers
PUT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL & ACCIDENTLY TURNED IT ON CRUSHING INJURY TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 19 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
FINGER HIT BY GARBAGE DISPOSER BLADE DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 28 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.INJ.RT.4TH.FINGER AT HOME WHEN CAUGHT IN KITCHEN GARBAGE DISPOSAL. D X; LAC.RT.4TH.FINGER 1CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
STUCK FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL - LACERATION MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 24 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
DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB REACHING INTO GARBAGE DISPOSAL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
R INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN GARAGE DISPOSAL,PULLED OUT & HEARD POP.DX RT FINGER CONT/SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 38 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
FINGER CONTUSION - 38 YOF WAS FIXING HER GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND INJURED H ER RIGHT INDEX FINGER REACHING THROUGH SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 47 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 CUT FINGER ON A GARBAGE DISPOSAL, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
CUT FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL LACERATION FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
INJURED R HAND WHEN STICKING IT IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL. OPEN FX RMF $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PUT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL, WAS CUT ON BROKEN GLASS LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	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 FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL 1/30 AND HIT IT TODAY. DX: 3 CM R SMALL FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Garbage disposers, Sinks
CUT LT. THUMB IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL IN SINK DX: PARTIAL AVULSION LT. THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2001	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2001	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2001	Age: 30 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2001	Age: 86 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2000	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2000	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1999	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1999	Age: 43 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: Crushing
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/1999	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/1999	Age: 18 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/1999	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/1999	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/1998	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/1998	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/1998	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/1998	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/1998	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/1998	Age: 82 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/1998	Age: 82 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/1998	Age: 79 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/1997	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/1997	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1997	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/1997	Age: 32 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: Avulsion
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	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, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1997	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/1997	Age: 72 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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