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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 489
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LAC TO FINGER FROM A MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 36 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 |
| INSTALLING A MICROWAVE&ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON METAL >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Counters or countertops |
| PT WAS AT HOME PUTTING THE MICROWAVE ON THE COUNTER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL DX LACERATION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 20 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 WAS BURNED ON HOT WAX FROM MICROWAVE. DX: R THUMB SECOND DEG BURN, MILD TACHYCARDIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUSTAINED AVULSION TO FINGER AFTER THROWING A MICROWAVE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FINGER LAC-CUT WHILE INSTALLING A MICROWAVE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| SOFT TISSUE INFECTION, FINGER: SHUT FINGER IN MICROWAVE DOOR YESTERDAY TODAY WHOLE FINGER RED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| INSTALLING MICROWAVE OVEN AT HOME WHEN LAC RT 3RD 4TH FINGERS ON EDGE O F MICROWAVE DX R FINGER LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| MICROWAVE THAT WAS SETTING ON EDGE OF A TRAILER FELL ON HAND. DX-CRUSH INJURY FINGER WITH ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WHILE PICKING UP BROKEN GLASS OF MICROWAVE PLAT E>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CUT FINGER ON MICROWAVE TRAY DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| 73 YO INJURED FINGER ON HOT CUP FROM MICROWAVE BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER WHILE MOVING MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| RT MIDDLE FINGER CONTUSION.PT HAD A MICROWAVE OVEN FALL ON FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HIT FINGER ON MICROWAVE LAST NIGHT. D: NO DX ; LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22 YO INJURED FINGER ON MICROWAVE LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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