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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 229
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| 57YOF CLIP ON TURKEY FELL DOWN GARBAGE DISPOSAL,STUCK HAND INTO DISPOSA SUSTAINED SM PUNCTURE LT INDEX FINGER 3 DAYS AGO,BECAME SWOLLEN;CELLULI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT OPUTTING IN A GARBAGE DISPOSER YESTERDAY BENT OVER FOR A PROLONGED P ERIOD OF TIME AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PUT HAND DOWN GARBAGE DISPOSABLEABLE TO GET IT STARTED BY GIVING A SMALL SHOVE WITH FINGER. DX-LAC. HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER, STUCK IT IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM TOUCHING AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH GARBAGE DISPOSER ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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