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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| STUCK FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL - LACERATION MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Other manual workshop tools |
| REPAIRING HIS DISPOSAL USING CROWBAR TO LOOSEN OBJECT THATS STUCK IN IT AND CONTUSED PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| INJURED R HAND WHEN STICKING IT IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL. OPEN FX RMF $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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