Accidents - Garbage disposers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,938
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	275
Year 1998:	589
Year 1999:	208
Year 2000:	51
Year 2001:	206
Year 2002:	143
Year 2003:	189
Year 2004:	86
Year 2005:	212
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	233
Year 2008:	229
Year 2009:	218
Year 2010:	278

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,048	Hand:	359
All Of Body:	134	Head:	111
Lower Trunk:	98	Toe:	84
Upper Trunk:	49	Face:	34
Eyeball:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 75 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: Garbage disposers
FINGER LAC-75YOF CLEANING OUT THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL, MEANT TO TURN OFF THE WATER AND TURNED ON THE DISPOSAL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
83YOM REACHED FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL + CUT (R) HAND DX;* (R) HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
DX EKG ABDNORMAL/FX NASAL BONE/HA: 59YOM W/ FRONAL HA, MIGRAINE WORSE THAN TYPICAL SINCE LAST PM AFTER DROP' 35LB GARBAGE DISPOSAL ON FACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
53 YOF PRESENT TO ER FROM HOME WHILE WORKING ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND IN JURED RT FINGER- DX-RT 3RD FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
59YOM INJ LT HJAND ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
61YOF INJ.L.4TH.FINGER AT HOME WHEN CUT ON HER GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX; LAC.L.4TH.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 87 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: Garbage disposers
PT WAS AT HOME CLEANING A GARBAGE DISPOSER, LACERATED RT MIDDLE FINGER TIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garbage disposers, Drinking glasses
REACHING INTO GARBAGE DISPOSER PREVIOUS NIGHT - ABRASION FROM A BROKEN GLASS // CELLULITIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Garbage disposers
CLEANING GARBAGE DISPOSER CUT FINGER STAB WOUND LEFT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
FINGER LAC, PT WAS PUSHING EGGSHELLS DOWN INTO A GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garbage disposers
57YOF CLIP ON TURKEY FELL DOWN GARBAGE DISPOSAL,STUCK HAND INTO DISPOSA SUSTAINED SM PUNCTURE LT INDEX FINGER 3 DAYS AGO,BECAME SWOLLEN;CELLULI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Garbage disposers
PT OPUTTING IN A GARBAGE DISPOSER YESTERDAY BENT OVER FOR A PROLONGED P ERIOD OF TIME AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PUT HAND DOWN GARBAGE DISPOSABLEABLE TO GET IT STARTED BY GIVING A SMALL SHOVE WITH FINGER. DX-LAC. HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER, STUCK IT IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Garbage disposers
ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM TOUCHING AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH GARBAGE DISPOSER ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM BEING CUT BY A DISPOSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
90YOF ACCIDENTLY STUCK FINGER IN MOVING GARBAGE DISPOSAL; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Garbage disposers
CEANING OUT OF GARBAGE DISPOSER HIT FINGER LEFT 3RD FINGER HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers, Knives
PT STUCK HAND IN A MOVING GARBAGE DISPOSAL TO RETRIEVE A KNIFE THAT HAD FALLEN IN , DX: MULTIPLE LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND & FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garbage disposers
TWISTED WORKING ON GARBAGE DISPOSER/RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 63 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: Garbage disposers
R IND FING LAC/63YOF LAC FINGER AT HOME. ACCIDENTALLY PUT FINGER INTO G ARBAGE DISPOSER WHILE IT WAS FINISHING. PT WAS DISTRACTED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers, Sinks
PATIENT WAS TRYING TO FIX THE DISPOSAL IN HER SINK & HER FINGER ACCI- DENTALLY GOT CAUGHT IN THE MECHANISM THAT TWISTS. DX-RT THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT PUT RIGHT HAND IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL AS IT WAS STILL MOVING SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT PUT RT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHILE IT WAS RUNNING DX: LAC RT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
25LB PART FROM GARBAGE DISPOSAL FELL ONTO LAFT LITTLE FINGER DX: FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2004	Age: 88 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: Garbage disposers
PUT FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND LAC IT DEEPLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
PT HAD HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHEN FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY TURNED IT ON. D: HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
DX LACERATION TO HEAD: MOVING GARBAGE DISPOSAL, HIT HEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Garbage disposers
PT. STATES SOMETHING FLEW OUT OF THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND HIT HIM IN TH E EYE. HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. DX. SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
RIGHT HAND ABR. PT STUCK HAND IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Garbage disposers
PUT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL & ACCIDENTLY TURNED IT ON CRUSHING INJURY TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 10/17/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2001	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2001	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2001	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2000	Age: 68 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: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2000	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1999	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/1999	Age: 67 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: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/1999	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/1998	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/1998	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/1998	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/1998	Age: 73 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: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/1998	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/1998	Age: 63 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: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/1998	Age: 69 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: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/1998	Age: 82 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: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/1998	Age: 82 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: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/1998	Age: 79 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: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/1997	Age: 78 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: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/1997	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1997	Age: 64 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: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1997	Age: 70 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: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/1997	Age: 72 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: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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