Accidents - Garbage disposers - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,451
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1998:	75
Year 1999:	89
Year 2000:	52
Year 2001:	93
Year 2002:	269
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	118
Year 2006:	221
Year 2007:	30
Year 2008:	164
Year 2009:	147
Year 2010:	97

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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: 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: 09/24/2009	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 02/09/2003	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: 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: 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: 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: 09/22/2001	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: 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: 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: 08/12/2000	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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