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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,083
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2005 | Age: 46 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 HANGING A MICROWAVE OVEN AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDE X FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TAKING FACIAL WAX OUT OF MICROWAVE WHEN IT POPPED ONTO THUMB. D: 1ST /2ND DEGREE BURNS, THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LACERATION FINGER - 52 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE INST ALLING A MICROWAVE OVEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNT FINGER ON A ?MICROWAVE, NOW C SWELLING&PAIN " INFECTION' |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/24/2005 | Age: 61 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, Cookware |
| PT REMOVED LID FROM COOKWARE JUST OUT OF MICROWAVE, STEAM BURNED FINGER S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 39 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 4TH FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A MICROWAVE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, LOST NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 27 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 CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE GLASS FROM A MICROWAVE OVEN WHICH BROKE LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LAC TO R 2ND FINGER, CUT ON METAL FAN ON MICROWAVE. DX. LAC 2ND FINGER R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 33 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, Tableware and accessories |
| BURNED FINGER ON STEAM GETTING BOWL OUT OF MICROWAVE. 1ST DEGREE BURN L IF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN RT.FINGER.PT.REFERS BURN FINGER WITH MICROWAVE OVEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT HAND ON CORNER OF MICROWAVE PHALANX FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS LIFTING A MICROWAVE OVEN SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT BURNED FINGER ON DOUGHNUT SHE WARMED IN THE MICROWAVE. DX: BURN 2 OR MORE DIGITS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 1CM FINGER LAC-CUT ON MICROWAVE WHILE MOVING INTO COLLEGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT AT HOME COOKING MUSHROOMS IN MICROWAVE BURNT R HAND ON MUSHROOM DX2ND DEGREE BURN L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | 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: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| TAKING DISH OUT OF MICROWAVE, DISH BROKE CUTTING FINGER "LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11Y/F REMOVING "*** STEW" FROM MICROWAVE SPILLED BURNING THUMB(AT HOME TODAY),NAIL INTACT W/SKIN BLISTERS; LEFT THUMB 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN FINGERS - 7 YOM SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RIGHT FINGERS ON HOT MICROWAVED POPCORN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER FROM THE METAL PART OF MICROWAVE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TAKING A HOT FUNNEL CAKE OUT OF MICROWAVE BURNING RT PINKY DIGIT, 2N D DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2005 | Age: 41 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 |
| PULLED PLASTIC WRAP OFF CORN ON THE COB FROM MICROWAVE. DX. BURN L 2ND , 3RD, 4TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 17 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: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS TAKING APART THE BACK OF A MICROWAVE OVEN AND SUFFERED AN ELECTR ICAL BURN TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TAKING FOOD OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN T O FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| GETTING HOT ICING OUT OF MICROWAVE BURNED FINGERTIPS SECOND DEGREE BURN OF RIGHT 3 FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2005 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| MOM PULLED TV DINNER OUT OF MICROWAVE AND PT WAS BURNED BY GRAVY. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURNS R SECOND/THIRD FINGERS 1% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| BURNED R FINGER ON COFFEE CUP AFTER TAKING OUT OF MICROWAVE DX: ABSCESS/CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT CUT HER RIGHT THUMB ON THE MICROWAVE AT HOME. DX-3CM LACERATION RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Ceilings and walls |
| PT CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN WALL TILE AND A MICROWAVE OVEN CRUSH INJUR Y FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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