Accidents - Microwave ovens - 26-50 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,113
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	399	Hand:	353
Finger:	352	Lower Trunk:	294
All Of Body:	172	Foot:	158
Upper Trunk:	125	Shoulder:	86
Lower Arm:	76	Lower Leg:	58
Eyeball:	17	Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
40 YOF WAS BURNED BY HOT FOOD THAT EXPLODED WHEN SHE WAS TAKING IT OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN TO RIGHT HAND AND EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens, Electric heating pads
PT LOW BACK PAIN LIFTING MICROWAVE USED HEATING PAD FELL ASLEEP BURN 2ND DEGREE SACRAL BURN, LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT WAS MICROWAVING *** & IT BLEW UP IN FACE. ACUTE 1ST DEGREE FACIAL BU RNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	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: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
AT HOME TAKING FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE AND BURNED FINGERS ON STEAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials
PT HAD A FIRE IN MICROWAVE AND SLIPPED ON FLOOR & INJURED BACK NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
PT CAUGHT RT THUMB IN MICROWAVE OVEN DOOR, LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
LACERATION FOREHEAD - PATIENT REPORTS HE TRIPPED AT HOME STRIKING FOREH EAD AGAINST MICROWAVE - ADMITS TO ETOH TONIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PATIENT BURNED HER HAND WITH HOT SOUP WHIL REMOVING IT FROM THE MICROWAVE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
PT SUST INJURY TO FOOT DROPPED MICROWAVE ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
PT STATED THAT A MICROWAVE FELL ONTO HIS HEAD TODAY, SUSTAINED " LT EYEBROW LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	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: Microwave ovens
PT SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF MOVING A MICROWAVE OVEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
LEFT THIGH BURN.PT SPILLED HOT WATER OUT OF MICROWAVE ON THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
BURN TO THUMB & FINGERS-@ HOME-SPILLED HOT COFFEE FROM MICROWAVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT BURNED FROM EGGS COOKED IN MICROWAVE PLATE FELL ON CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories
TAKING BOWL OF HOT SOUP FROM MICROWAVE AND IT SPILLED AND BURNED HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	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: Microwave ovens
PT HAS LOW BACK/HAND PAIN SINCE MICROWAVE FELL ONTO HAND 3 DAYS AGO. D: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	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: Microwave ovens
LIFTED HEAVY MICROWAVE AND STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Plastic wrapping products
DX 2ND DEGREE STEAM BURN TO LEFT HAND: REMOVING *** FROM RICE COOKED I N MICROWAVE, STEAM INJURED HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS MOVING A MICROWAVE AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
DX BURNS TO BOTH HANDS FINGERS: BURNED FINGERS TRYING TO PUT OUT FIRE IN MICROWAVE AT HOME, FD NOT MENTIONED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT. DROPPED HOT FOOD FROM MICROWAVE ON HER FOOT BURNING FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
PT LIFTED MICROWAVE. DX: LUMBAR PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
DROPPED THE MICROWAVE ON HER LEFT FOOT, C/O PAIN. CONTUSION TO LT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
GLASS FROM MICROWAVE OVEN SHATTERED HITTING PT IN EYE DX:EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
PT. PUT AN EGG IN THE MICROWAVE EGG EXPLODED DX: CHEST, ABD., R ARM & L HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2004	Age: 28 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
28 YO F BOILING EGGS IN MICROWAVE -EGGS EXPLODED BURN ARMS BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
MICROWAVE DOOR CLOSED ON FOREARM, SPILLED HOT SOUP ON FINGER. DX FINGER BURN, FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
37 YO FEMALE BURNED FINGER WHILE REMOVING FOOD FROM MICROWAVE SECOND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
DIZZY AND FELL INTO MICROWAVE OVEN - FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Baby bottles or nipples
BABY BOTTLE WATER REMOVED FROM MICROWAVE,EXPLODED IN FACE BURNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens, Towels or cloths
PT STATES SHE WAS PUTTING OUT A FIRE IN MICROWAVE OVEN USING A TOWEL AND SUSTAINED BURNS TO HAND AND FOREARM , NOT MENTIONED IF FD WAS THERE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LT HAND - S/P BURNES LT HAND REMOVING OBJECT FROM MICROWAVE OVER YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT BURNED HAND WITH HOT SOUP FROM MICROWAVE WHILE REMOVING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
27 YOF MOVING MICROWAVE INJ SHOULDER STRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
GETTING SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE, SPILLED, BURN LEG DX 1ST DEGREE BURN L LEG & FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
BURN TO CHEST - 42 YOF WAS HEATING UP MASHED POTATOES AND GRAVY IN THE MICROWAVE, WAS BURNED WHEN FOOD EXPLODED OUT ONTO NIGHT CLOTHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
ABRASION (R) EYELID, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A MICROWAVE OVEN, C/O PAIN , SWELLING, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING, LOC OR DIZZINESS, HX OF ASTHMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2004	Age: 39 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: Microwave ovens
SOMEONE DROPPED A MICROWAVE OVEN ON HIS HAND. DX- R HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
PT C/O "A MICROWAVE FELL ON MY BACK"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
BURN FACE - 33 YOF WAS COOKING AN EGG IN THE MICROWAVE AND THE EGG BLEW UP IN HER FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Microwave ovens
46YOBF-ELECTRICAL SHOCK-TOUCHED MICROWAVE OVEN AT HOME-GOT SHOCKED UNAB LE TO STATE VOLTAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
GRABBED HEATED WAX FROM MICROWAVE I PLASTIC CONTAINER, MELTED THROUGH CONTAINER. 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO THE HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
TOOK *** OUT OF MICROWAVE AND BURNED ARM. DX 2ND DEGREE FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
MELTING BROWN SUGAR IN MICROWAVE AT HOME WHEN ACCID STUCK FINGERS IN HO T LIQUID SUGAR DX R HAND 3-5 FINGERS 2 DEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
FELL AGAINST MICROWAVE DX. FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
PT DX SPRAINED BACK - DUE TO BENDING TO PICK UP MICROWAVE OVEN 2 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens, Tables
ATTEMPTING TO PUT MICROWAVE ON STAND INJURED HAND HAPPENED AT HOME HAND STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens, Stairs or steps
LUMBAR CONTUSION,SACRAL CONTUSION.[T WAS CARRYING A MICROWAVE DOWN SOME STEPS AND FELL AND INJURED SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT. BURNED FINGERS FROM STEAM FROM MICORWAVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
RT THUMB SPRAIN.PT WAS MOVING A MICROWAVE AND THUMB BENT BACKWARDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens
50YOHM-NASAL FRACTURE-HIT WITH MICROWAVE 3 DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Microwave ovens
SMOKE INHALATION-PT'S CHILDREN MICROWAVED A BOX OF FOOD AND PATIENT INH ALED THE SMOKE. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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