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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| THERMAL BURN TO FACE. PT POURED PEANUT BRITTLE DOWN GARBAGE DISPOSAL AN D IT SPLASHED UP INTO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| 34 YOF LACERATED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC.PT CUT FOREARM WHILE TRYING TO PULL SOMETHING OUT OF G ARBAGE DISPOSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 35 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 AT HOME TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF GARBAGE DISPOSAL LAC L HAND/ DX SUPERFICIAL LAC L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 37 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, Sinks |
| PT FIXING HIS GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHILE UNDER THE SINK AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| 26YFC REACHING INTO GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF GLASS LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Kitchen gadgets |
| PT STATES WAS INJURED FROM UTENSIL STUCK IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL DX RT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT WITH CHIN LAC, UNCLEAR STORY, SOMETHING RELATING TO GARBAGE DIS- POSAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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