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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 401
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS CARRYING A MICROWAVE OVEN AND FELL BACKWARDS THE OVEN FELL ONTO LEFT FEMUR FRACTURED FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED SELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH HOT COFFEE THAT WAS JUST OUT OF MICROWAVE AT HOME. DX-BURNS LEFT THIGH WITH CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2004 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT OPENED MICROWAVE AND SPILLED HOT SOUP. DX: L THIGH BURN. |
| 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: 08/31/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| UPPER LEG BURN, KNEE BURN GETTING NOODLES OUT OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS TAKING HOT CHEESE OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND IT SPILLED ONTO PTS L EG. D: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SITTING ON FLOOR, SISTER PULLED HOT SPAGHETTI OUT OF MICROWAVE AND A CCIDENTLY DUMPED IT ONTO RT THIGH, THERMAL BURN THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| BURN TO L THIGH WHILE GETTING NOODELS OUT OF MICROWAVE. BURNED W/HOT W ATER. DX. BURN 1-2 DEG L THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN UPPER LEG - 21 YOF SUSTAINED A BURN TO HER RIGHT THIGH FROM A *** TAKEN OUT OF THE MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT PULLING HOT WATER OUT OF A MICROWAVE OVEN SPILLED SOME ONTO RIGHT TH IGH SCALD BURN TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED UPPER LEG WHEN SPILLED BUTTER WHEN TAKING MICROWAVE POPCORN OUT OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| *** DROPPED BY PT FALLING OUT OF MICROWAVE ONTO LT THIGH, 2 DEGREE BURN S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CHILD HAD MICROWAVE OVEN FALL ON THIGH/ARM WHEN OPENING IT TO GET PIZZA . D: SOFT TISSUE INJURY, THIGH/ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TOOK HOT TEA OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AT HOME SPILLING SOME ON RIGH T UPPER LEG SCALD BURN THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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