Accidents - Microwave ovens - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,574
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	233	Upper Trunk:	219
Finger:	173	Foot:	166
Lower Arm:	158	Shoulder:	150
Lower Trunk:	110	Ankle:	86
All Of Body:	86	Head:	86
Lower Leg:	71	Face:	30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Microwave ovens
FINGER SKIN AVULSION-INJURED ON EDGE OT MICROWAVE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2006	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Microwave ovens
SUBDURAL HEMATOMA.PT FELL AND NHIT HEAD ON A MICROWAVE OVEN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Microwave ovens, Stairs or steps
SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, ABRAS BAKC OF HEAD; CARRYING MICROWAVE TO BASEMENT, FELL DOWN APPROX 13 STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/17/2006	Age: 56 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
PT AT HOME CUT L FINGER ON MICROWAVE OVEN GLASS TURNTABLE PLATE / DX 2.5CM LAC L 3RD DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
RT FOOT CONTUSION: CARRYING SMALL MICROWAVE AT HOME, DROPPED IT ON RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
PAIN TO CHEST STARTED WHILE LIFTING MICROWAVE OVEN DX: CHEST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
PATIENT SPRAINED HIS ANKLE WHILE MOVING A MICROWAVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
60YFC C/O SHOULDER PAIN ATER TWISTING ARM REACHING INTO MICROWAVE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2006	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: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Foods
TAKING HOT GREASE OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN, SOME SPILLED ONTO RIGHT PALM DX:BURN TO PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 56 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 GRABBED HOT TEA OUT OF MICROWAVE AND WAS BURNED. DX: 2ND DEG BURN R 2/3 DIGITS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 78 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 FINGER ON GLASS BROKEN OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN DOOR DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Nonmetal cookware
BURN, LEFT FOREARM FROM MICROWAVE - STEAM BURNT LOWER ARM WHEN TV DINNE R COOKWARE WAS UNWRAPPED. BURN, LEFT FOREARM. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
ACUTE RLE CELLULITIS: MOVING MICROWAVE, IT DROPPED ON RT LEG, NOT HEALING, 3 CM OPENED AREA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
PATIENT WAS CARRYING A MICROWAVE, WENT TO PUT IT DOWN, ONSET OF FLANK PAIN. DX-LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
BURNED HAND GETTING ITEM FROM MICROWAVE 2 DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens, Foods
PT PULLING FOOD OUT OF A MICROWAVE OVEN SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIG HT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens, Electrical wire or wiring systems
63YOF STATES MICROWAVE & ALL APPLIANCES STARTED SMOKING BECAUSE OF OUTS IDE POWER LINE PER AMB NOTES GOT SCARED CHEST PAIN FD++
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens, Other ranges or ovens
73 YOF IN FIRE AT HOME TODAY, HOOD TYPE MICROWAVE OVER STOVE CAUGHT FIR E C/O HEADACHE, DAUGHTER WANTS PT CHECKED, FD ATTENDED. NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
SUDDEN BACK PAIN LIFTING A MICROWAVE " BACKPAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
PATIENT DROPPED MICROWAVE ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON EDGE OF MICROWAVE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
PLUGGING CORD OF MICROWAVE, FELT SOMETHING POP SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
PT GETTING ITEMS OUT OF A MICROWAVE OVEN STRIKING LEFT FOREARM AGAINST THE MICROWAVE DOOR LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens, Other specified plastic products
PULLED SOMETHING OUT OF MICROWAVE HOT PLASTIC COVER RIGHT HAND BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
PT FELL ONTO MICROWAVE ON SAT. INJURING CHEST, C/O CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/04/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
PT FELL WHILE CARRYING A MICROWAVE. DX: CHEST CONT, CHRONIC A FIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
64 YO FEMALE SPILLED HOT WATER FROM MICROWAVE ON FOOT SECOND DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
54 YOM INJ BACK MOVING MICROWAVE LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Microwave ovens, Paper products
PT USED A MICROWAVE TO HEAT FOOD; PAPER TOWEL STARTED SMOKING. SMOKE IN HALATION. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials
TURNED TO PUT SOMETHING IN MICROWAVE,FELL TO FLOOR/FACIAL CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
NASAL LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON A MICROWAVE OVEN AND LACERATED NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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