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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Garbage disposers |
LAC LT HAND BY ACCIDENT IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL. EXTENSOR TENDEUS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Garbage disposers |
DX:LAC L HAND. CAUGHT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHICH WAS TURNED ON INAD VERTENTLY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Garbage disposers |
HAND FRACTURE - WAS REPAIRING GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND WAS LIFTING HEAVY PI CE, INJURY TO RIGHT HAND |
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: 05/22/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Garbage disposers |
PT TRYING TO FIX GARBAGE DISPOSAL AT HOME, LAC TO LT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 23 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 |
CUT PALM OF RIGHT HAND ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL AT HOME TODAY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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