Accidents - Garbage disposers - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 7,250
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	486
Year 1998:	835
Year 1999:	471
Year 2000:	234
Year 2001:	426
Year 2002:	755
Year 2003:	530
Year 2004:	413
Year 2005:	453
Year 2006:	451
Year 2007:	439
Year 2008:	684
Year 2009:	638
Year 2010:	430

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	188
6-15 years old:	188
16-25 years old:	1,331
26-50 years old:	2,603
50+ years old:	2,938

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	4,611	Hand:	817
Face:	312	All Of Body:	308
Head:	297	Lower Trunk:	275
Lower Arm:	180	Eyeball:	111
Wrist:	93	Toe:	84
Upper Trunk:	82	Foot:	50
Shoulder:	17	Internal:	5

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: 11/30/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Garbage disposers, Cardboard products
47YOM SUSTAINED BACK SPRAIN WHILE LIFTING A HEAVY GARBAGE BAGS@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 11/15/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
DX EKG ABDNORMAL/FX NASAL BONE/HA: 59YOM W/ FRONAL HA, MIGRAINE WORSE THAN TYPICAL SINCE LAST PM AFTER DROP' 35LB GARBAGE DISPOSAL ON FACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 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: 09/28/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garbage disposers, Floors or flooring materials
49 YOM WAS INSTALLING A GARBAGE DISPOSAL AT HOME LAYING ON FLOOR AND FE LT POP IN CHEST - CHEST PAIN
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: 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: 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: 09/17/2009	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: 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: 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: 05/29/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
PT STATES GOT WRIST CAUGHT IN GARBAGE DISPOSER DX LT WRIST CONTUSION
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: 01/26/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Garbage disposers
44 Y/O F INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE WORKING ON GARBAGE DISPOSER AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

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

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: 11/16/2006	Age: 21 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
PT CUT ARM WHILE TRYING TO GET GLASS OUT OF BROKEN GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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: 08/14/2006	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers, Pipes
PATIENT FELL ON PIPE ON GARBAGE DISPOSER; NASAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE INSTALLING A GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
PT SUFFERED DIRECT BLOW TO HEAD WITH GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHILE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garbage disposers
TWISTED WORKING ON GARBAGE DISPOSER/RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garbage disposers
35 YOM HAS IRITIS TO LEFT EYE AFTER SOMETHING SHOT OUT FROM GARBAGE DIS POSAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
SOMETHING FLEW INTO PT'S EYE FROM GARBAGE DISPOSAL AT JAIL. DX: CORNEAL ABR R.
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: 05/24/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LOWER TRUNK AFTER RUNNING INTO DUMPSTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CONTUSION HEAD - PATIENT REPORTS TOASTER FELL FROM SHELF AT LOCAL STORE STRIKING HER ON TOP OF HEAD - BOXED TOASTER FELL FROM SHELF TODAY
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: 01/05/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Garbage disposers
PT TWISTED FOOT WHILE TAKING THE GARBAGE OUT, SUSTAINED " FOOT STRAIN"
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: 11/09/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
CORNEAL AB-@ HOME-REPAIRING GARBAGE DISPOSAL-DEBRIS HIT EYE
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: 08/06/2004	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
CUT TO HEAD GOT HIT WITH PLASTIC PIECE FROM GARBAGE DISPOSAL DX: LACERA TION TO HEAD
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: 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: 10/11/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
GARBAGE DISPOSAL FELL ONTO HEAD FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
DX LACERATION TO HEAD: MOVING GARBAGE DISPOSAL, HIT HEAD AT HOME.
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: 08/16/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Garbage disposers
PT. STATES SOMETHING FLEW OUT OF THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND HIT HIM IN TH E EYE. HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. DX. SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMATOMA.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 11/10/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
LAC RT WRIST ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL
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: 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: 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: 09/20/2002	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: 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: 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: 06/02/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers, Light bulbs
PT WAS FIXING GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND WAS CUT W/BROKEN LIGHT BULB.DX: 1 C M FACIAL LAC/ABR.
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: 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: 02/19/2002	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: 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: 10/17/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
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: 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: 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: 01/29/2001	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Garbage disposers
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: 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: 11/04/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
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: 08/20/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
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: 07/26/2000	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
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: 06/16/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
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: 03/16/2000	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		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: 05/13/1999	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
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: 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: 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: 01/24/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
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: 12/29/1998	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/1998	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
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: 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: 10/17/1998	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: 09/01/1998	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		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: 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: 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: 10/07/1997	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
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

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: 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: 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

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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