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Accidents - Garbage disposers - Year 2002 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
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Date: 11/13/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 10/05/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 07/12/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 06/09/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 05/22/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 02/19/2002Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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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