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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 817
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| 83YOM REACHED FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL + CUT (R) HAND DX;* (R) HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| 59YOM INJ LT HJAND ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| 6YOM RECEIVED LAC AFTER PUTTING HAND INTO GARBAGE CAN DX: LAC TO L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT CUT (L) HAND ON GARBAGR DISPOSAL WHILE IT WAS RUNNING DX;# LAC (L) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Drinking glasses |
| REACHING INTO GARBAGE DISPOSER PREVIOUS NIGHT - ABRASION FROM A BROKEN GLASS // CELLULITIS HAND |
| 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: 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: 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: 11/26/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT HAD HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHEN FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY TURNED IT ON. D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO HAND WITH GARBAGE PAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| RIGHT HAND ABR. PT STUCK HAND IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| LAC LT HAND BY ACCIDENT IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL. EXTENSOR TENDEUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| DX:LAC L HAND. CAUGHT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHICH WAS TURNED ON INAD VERTENTLY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| HAND FRACTURE - WAS REPAIRING GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND WAS LIFTING HEAVY PI CE, INJURY TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Other manual workshop tools |
| REPAIRING HIS DISPOSAL USING CROWBAR TO LOOSEN OBJECT THATS STUCK IN IT AND CONTUSED PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT TRYING TO FIX GARBAGE DISPOSAL AT HOME, LAC TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| CUT PALM OF RIGHT HAND ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL AT HOME TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2001 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2000 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/1999 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/1998 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/1997 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/1997 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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