Accidents - Microwave ovens - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,492
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	121
Year 1998:	98
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	194
Year 2002:	36
Year 2003:	84
Year 2004:	201
Year 2005:	38
Year 2006:	76
Year 2007:	142
Year 2008:	176
Year 2009:	48
Year 2010:	204

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	217
6-15 years old:	354
16-25 years old:	115
26-50 years old:	237
50+ years old:	567

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
5YOF; PT SPILLED HOT NOODLES ONTO HERSELF WHEN SHE TOOK THEM OUT OF THE MICROWAVE WIHTOUT PERMISSION. D: LEFT LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
68 Y/O/F PLATE OF MICROWAVE FELL OUT ONTO LEG DX/ RT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
59YOF HOT COFFEE FROM MICROWAVE FELL ONTO LT LOWER LEG DX: BURN LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
2YOM FATHER TAKING LASAGNA OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND DROPPED IT IT SPLATTERED ONTO LOWER LEG THERMAL BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2009	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
BURNS TO CHEST AND LEGS FROM SOUP MOM PLACE A BOWL FROM MICROWAVE SPILLED ONTO PT MOM REMOVED CLOTHES. DX 12-15% BURNS LEGS/ARMS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
WAS HEATING UP SOUP IN MICROWAVE, & SPILLED SOME ON HER LT SHIN, WHILE TAKING IT OUT OF MICROWAVE. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
7 YO FEMALE TAKING SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE AND IT SPILLED. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
TAKING HOT SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE AND BURNED LEGS WHEN IT SPILLED WITH 4 % TBSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT DX BURN OF UNPECIFIED DEGREEOF LT LEG - HOT LIQUID SPILLED ON LEG AFTER MICROWAVE SOUP NOODLES AT HOME THIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens, Counters or countertops
LAC LEG- MICROWAVE FELL COUNTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories
PT GETTING A DISH OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND IT WAS HOT SHE DROPPED IT ONTO LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Microwave ovens
PT WAS CARRYING MICROWAVE AND IT FELL ON RT LOWER LEG DX:HEMATOMA RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens, Day wear
REPORTEDLY BLOUSE VERSUS GLOVE GOT TANGLED IN MICROWAVE&FELL PULLING MI CROWAVE ONTO HERSELF SUSTAINED >> SHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Foods
PT SPILLED HOT SOUP FROM MICROWAVE AND IT SPILLED ON SELF. D: BURN LE FT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens, Tables
PATIENT PULLED MICROWAVE OFF STAND, PARENTS FOUND ON FLOOR WITH MICROWA VE ON FLOOR, LIMPING SINCE; TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens
FIBULA FX-CARRYING A MICROWAVE-STEPPED DOWN-LOST BALANCE-FELL FORWARD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
PT CLEANING THE HOOD TO MIS MICROWAVE OVEN AND A PIECE OF METAL WAS ST ICKING OUT STRUCK IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
PT TURNED MICROWAVE OVER ON LEG WHILE GETTING COLORING BOOK. DX. L TIB IA PROX FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
MICROWAVE FELL ON LEG. DX LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
ACUTE RLE CELLULITIS: MOVING MICROWAVE, IT DROPPED ON RT LEG, NOT HEALING, 3 CM OPENED AREA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT. C/O BURNS TO HIS LLE FROM HOT FOOT FROM A MICROWAVE. DX. BURN L LO WER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
PT WITH BURNS TO RT LEG FROM MICROWAVE TRYING TO PUT FOOD THAT SPILLED FROM BOWL IN MICROWAVE, BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
BURNED LEG ON HOT PUMPKIN PASTE THAT WAS HEATED IN MICROWAVE WHEN IT SP ILLED ON HER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSION LOWER LEG - PATIENT REPORTS SHE FELL ONTO MICROWAVE SITTING O N FLOOR AT HOME AND SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
PT STATES A MICROWAVE FELL ON HIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
PT WAS PULLING A POT PIE OUT OF A MICRO WAVE OVEN WHEN IT EXPLODED ONTO HER LEFT LOWER LEG THERMAL BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
GETTING SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE, SPILLED, BURN LEG DX 1ST DEGREE BURN L LEG & FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PATIENT WAS TAKING GRITS FROM THE MICROWAVE AND DROPPED HOT GRITS ON HER LOWER LEG. DX-SCALD INJURY LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
BILATERAL LOWER LEG LACERATIONS.PT TRIPPED OVER A MICROWAVE OVEN AND LA CERATED BOTH LOWER LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION OF LT LEG AFTER MICROWAVE TRAY FELL ON PT'S LEG APPROXIMATELY 1:35 AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT WAS TAKING HOT FOOD OUT OF A MICRO WAVE OVEN WHEN IT SPILLED ONTO RI GHT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED A SCALD BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Microwave ovens
PT SLIPPED AND HIT LEG ON MICROWAVE. DX: L LEG CONT/HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT TOOK HOT NOODLES OUT OF A MICROWAVE OVEN AND SPILLED THEM ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG SCALD BURNS TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
LT LOWER LEG BURN-AT HOME-SPILLED HOT CHICKEN SOUP FROM MICRO WAVE ON LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
FROZEN DINNER IN MICROWAVE FELL ON LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2001	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/1998	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/1998	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Bottles or jars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Microwave ovens, Nonmetal cookware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/1997	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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