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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 388
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT CUT (L) HAND ON GARBAGR DISPOSAL WHILE IT WAS RUNNING DX;# LAC (L) HAND |
| 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: 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: 03/30/2001 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2000 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/1999 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/1998 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/1997 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/1997 | Age: 34 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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