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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 849
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT INJURED AT HOME INSTALLING MICROWAVE OVEN CUT ON SHEET METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Doors |
| R MIDDLE FINGR SWOLLEN X 1 WEEK, MICROWAVE FELL ON IT AND SLAMMED HAND IN DOOR YESTERDAY DX: HAND/FINGER INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HEATING SOUP IN MICROWAVE SPILLED HOT SOUP ON THUMB BURN LT THUMB 1ST DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT. STUCK HAND IN HOT OATMEAL JUST OUT OF MICROWAVE. DX. 2 DEG BURN TO R 2ND, 3RD FINGERS. |
| 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: 10/31/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNT FINGERS ON HOT MICROWAVED CHINES FOOD SUSTAINED " LT 4TH&5TH FINGER 2ND DEGREE BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| TRYING TO HELP BROTHER MAKE NOODLES IN MICROWAVE & BURNED 3RD & 4TH DIGITS OF R HAND. 2ND DEGREE BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT MOVING MICROWAVE FELL ONTO HAND INJURING FINGER DX DISLOCATED FINGER |
| 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: 09/09/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT LAC LT MIDDLE FINGER ON MICROWAVE |
| 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: 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: 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: 05/29/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FINGER AB-INJURY WHILE TAKING SOMETHING OUT OF MICROWAVE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FX R 5TH FINGER, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING MICROWAVE AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN, TENDERNESS, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT, NO VASCULAR COMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 51 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: Microwave ovens |
| CUT THUMB ON GLASS WHILE CLEANING MICROWAVE DX THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LAC L 2-3-4- FINGERS & ELBOW; TRIPPED & FELL WHILE CARRYING MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CUT FINGER ON MICROWAVE. DX. L RING FINGER ABRASION. |
| 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: 01/17/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| RIGHT THUMB LAC, PT CUT THUMB ON SHARP EDGE OF A MICROWAVE. |
| 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 |
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