Accidents - Microwave ovens - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,643
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	28
Year 1998:	93
Year 1999:	232
Year 2000:	225
Year 2001:	122
Year 2002:	115
Year 2003:	150
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	106
Year 2008:	118
Year 2009:	330
Year 2010:	33

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	264
6-15 years old:	127
16-25 years old:	105
26-50 years old:	518
50+ years old:	628

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
43 YOF WAS TAKING SOME FOOD OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND SPRAINED HER WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
3 YOF BURN TO L WRIST GETTING *** OUT OF MICROWAVEDX: 2ND DEGREE BURN DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
53 YOF, BURN WRIST ON OATMEAL FROM MICROWAVE DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN WRIST S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
DROPPED MICROWAVE ON LT WRIST DX: LT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
PT STATES GLASS EXPLODED IN MICROWAVE, SUSTAINED LACERATION TO WRIST
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT GETTING HOT SOUP OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND IT SPLAHSEDF ONTO RIG HT WRIST SCALD BURN TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
PT C/O RT WRIST PAIN SINCE YESTERDAY WHEN CARRYING A HEAVY MICRO- WAVE, HAS DISCOMFORT WITH WRIST MOVEMENT. DX-GANGLION CYST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS MELTING SOME PARAFIN WAX IN THE MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT ONTO H AND. D: WAX BURN TO RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories
7 YO TAKING HOT CUP OF COFFE OUT MICROWAVE SPILLED IT ON WRIST BURN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT WRIST FROM HOT RAVIOLI THAT SPILLED FROM THE MICROWAVE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
15YOF WAS MAKING RAVIOLE IN MICROWAVE,WHEN REMOVING RAVIOLE SPILLED ON RT WRIST;THERMAL BURN RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
SPILLED STEAMING SOUP FROM MICROWAVE ONTO WRIST BURNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens, Counters or countertops
PT WALKED TO MICROWAVE COOKING AN EGG, EGG EXPLODED AND PT FELL BACK AG AINST KITCHEN COUNTER, INJURYING L HAND/WRIST. DX. FX WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
RT WRIST BURN.PT OPENED MICROWAVE OVEN AND BURNED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
PATIENT BURNED ON WRIST WHEN PULLED HOT WATER FROM MICROWAVE AT HOME; 2 ND DEGREE BURN TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens, Animal induced injury
PT CARRYING A MICROWAVE WHILE HOLDING DOG ON LEASE PT TWISTED LEFT WRIS T S/O 4DYS. PT SUSTAINED SPRAIN TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
SPRAINS WRIST PUNCHING MICROWAVE OVEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
BURNED W/HOT WATER FROM MICROWAVE <10%BSA , WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories
COOKING BACON IN MICROWAVE OVEN ON PLATE, GREASE SPILLED, BURN BILATERA L WRISTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
BURNED BY HOT SOUP WHICH EXPLODED IN MICROWAVE WRIST BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
PT HYPEREXTENDED WRIST WHILE TAKING FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE, INJURING WRI ST, ALSO TODAY BANGED WRIST ON A DESK SUSTAINED" WRIST SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT. PULLED HOT DOG OUT OF MICROWAVE, HOT LIQUID FELL ON WRIST. DX. 2 D EG BURN L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
BURNED BY HOT LIQUID BEING REMOVED FROM MICROWAVE DX. WRIST BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
DX RIGHT WRIST BURN: REMOVING SOUP FROM MICROWAVE, SPILLED HOT SOUP ON WRIST AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
A MICROWAVE FELL ONTO PT'S RT WRIST & HAND. ACUTE INJURY RT WRIST & HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
38 Y.O. W MALE W/WRIST BURN. PT WAS @ A TRUCK STOP HEATING UP A BAG OF POPCORN IN THE MICROWAVE & THE BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE. E899 NS IF FD ATTD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
WRIST LAC-AT HOME-ANGRY W/ WIFE-PUNCHED THROUGH GLASS DOOR OF MICROWAVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
LAC LEFT WRIST - PUNCHED A MICROWAVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
ABRASION LEFT WRIST, BUMPED ARM ON MICROWAVE OVEN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
WRIST CONTUSION - WAS CLEANING THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND DEVELOPED SE VERE PAIN IN THE RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2001	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2000	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2000	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/1999	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/1999	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/1998	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/1998	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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