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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 198
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 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 |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT WORKING ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHEN IT FELL CAUSING LAC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 50 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: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE INSTALLING A GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| GARBAGE DISPOSAL FELL ONTO HEAD FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers, Light bulbs |
| PT WAS FIXING GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND WAS CUT W/BROKEN LIGHT BULB.DX: 1 C M FACIAL LAC/ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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