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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 666
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| EGG EXPLODED WHEN BEING TAKEN FROM MICROWAVE DX. FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PUT COFFE IN MICROWAVE AND IT BLEW UP IN HER FACE DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TOOK EGG OUT OF MICROWAVE, THEN POKED EGG WITH FORK CAUSING WATER TO POP IN FACE CAUSING BURN DX:1ST/2ND BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUST. BURN TO FACE ON MICROWAVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUBSTAINED BURN TO FACE WHEN LOTION SPLASHED IN FACE BEING HEATED IN MICROWAVE OVEN CAUSING CONTAINER TO EXPLODE DX:BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PULLING ON A BAG OF POPCORN OUT OF MICROWAVE WITH BUTTER DRIPPING ON FOREHEAD, 2 DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Baby bottles or nipples |
| PATIENT HEATING BABY BOTTLE WITH WATER IN MICROWAVE TO CLEAN IT WHEN WA TER SPLASHED IN FACE. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN, FACE; CONJUNCTIVAL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HEATING WATER IN HER MICROWAVE AND BURNED FOREHEAD ON THE STEAM WHEN IT SPLASHED UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 21 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BURNS TO FACE. PT STS SHE WAS BOILING EGGS IN THE MI CROWAVE & THE BLEW UP & HIT PT IN THE FACE @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT COOKING AN EGG IN A MICROWAVE OVEN WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR IT EXPLO DED ON HER FACE SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHILD RUNNING AND TRIPPED OVER MICROWAVE ON FLOOR. HIT FOREHEAD ON FLOO R DX: CONTUSION ON FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FACIAL BURNS, SUSTAINED WHEN SHE TOOK A EGG OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND IT EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PUT AN EGG IN A BOWL AND PUT THE BOWL IN THE MICROWAVE. SHE TOOK IT OUT AND IT EXPLODED RESULTING IN A BURN TO HER FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| EGGS EXPLODED COOKED IN MICROWAVE DX. FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Plastic containers |
| BOILING EGGS IN PLASTIC CONTAINER IN MICROWAVE. WATER SPLASHED WHEN REM OVED DX. FAIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HEATED *** ROLL ON HAIR REMOVER IN MICROWAVE AND IT BLEW UP.DX: SEC OND DEG FACIAL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tables |
| PATIENT RAN INTO MICROWAVE OR MICROWAVE STAND AT HOME; EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HOT MILK SPLASHED FROM MICROWAVE OVEN TO FACE. DX: MILD FACIAL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PUT EGG IN MICROWAVE, CUT WITH A FORK, IT EXPLODED, PIECE OF EGG HIT PTS FACE, UNDER EYE, BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT OPENED UP MICROWAVE WHEN FILLED CONTAINER OF CHEF BOY ARDEE BLEQ UP IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED ON FACE, NECK AND CHEST PULLING RAMEN NOODLES OUT OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| TAKING HOT DOGS OUT OF THE MICROWAVE, DROPPED PAN, BURNED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| +21MOM BURNED FACE LIPS AND CHIN WHILE DRINKING HOT WATER FROM CUP INMI CROWAVE DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO LT FACE, LIPS, CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FACE FROM A JAR OF HONEY THAT WAS BEING HEATED IN THE MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN FACE ON MICROWAVE LEFT FACE BURN 1ST DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PUT HIS FACE IN A BAG OF HOT POPCORN IN MICROWAVE RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION /BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tables |
| CUT CHIN AND CONTUSED FOOT WHEN MICROWAVE AND TABLE FELL ON HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Paper bags |
| BURNED BY STEAM OF HOT POPCORN BAG THAT CAME OUT OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| REDNESS,BURNING TO FACE.STATES BOILING EGGS IN MICROWAVE,REMOVED EGGS,EGGS BLEW UP.DX 1ST DEGREE FACIAL BURN W/ SUPERFICIAL CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| RT FACIAL BURNS-GRANDMOTHER WAS TAKING OATMEAL FROM MICROWAVE-SHE TRIPPED OVER THE PT-DROPPED HOT OATMEAL WHICH SPLATTERED ON THE PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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