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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 640
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT. PICKED UP MICROWAVE OFF WIFE'S FOOT AT HOME. DX. LAC R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT STATES HE LACERATED FINGER ON A PC OF METAL WHILE PUTTING IN MICROWAVE OVEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN INSTALLING MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CUT FINGER WHILE MOVING MICROWAVE DX LT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT. BURNED FINGERS FROM HOT LIQUID FOOD FROM MICROWAVE OVEN. AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| DROPPED A MICROWAVE OVEN ON FINGER DX: NO DX ON CHART PT LEFT PRIORTO BEING SEEN BY DR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 1ST DEG BURN R THUMB/26YOF SPILLED HAIR REMOVAL WAX ON R THUMB 1 HR AGO . WAX CAME OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN & WAS VERY HOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PULLING FOOD FROM A MICROWAVE OVEN AT HOME SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| PATIENT WAS HEATING DISH IN MICROWAVE OVEN , DISH BROKE, CUTTING PATIENT'S MIDDLE FINGER. DX-LACERATION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 38 YO F BURN FINGER ON STEAM IN MICROWAVE OVEN BURN FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT JAMMED RT RING FINGER WHILE MOVING A MICRO WAVE DX: FX RT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LEFT 3RD FINGER LAC. PT WAS CLEANING AND STRUCK FINGER ON A MICROWAVE DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CUT ON MICROWAVE TRAY THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CUT FINGER CLEANING UNDER MICROWAVE DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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