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Accidents - Garbage disposers - 26-50 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 473
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:269Hand:92
All Of Body:76Face:34

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/13/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 10/05/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 09/27/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 09/20/2002Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 09/08/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 08/12/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT CUT FINGER ON A GARBAGE DISPOSAL, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
CUT FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL LACERATION FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 06/02/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: 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: 03/08/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 01/29/2002Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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

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