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Accidents - Garbage disposers - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 278
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:158Hand:102
Face:17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/04/2010Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
FINGER LAC-75YOF CLEANING OUT THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL, MEANT TO TURN OFF THE WATER AND TURNED ON THE DISPOSAL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2010Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
83YOM REACHED FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL + CUT (R) HAND DX;* (R) HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
DX EKG ABDNORMAL/FX NASAL BONE/HA: 59YOM W/ FRONAL HA, MIGRAINE WORSE THAN TYPICAL SINCE LAST PM AFTER DROP' 35LB GARBAGE DISPOSAL ON FACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/30/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garbage disposers
53 YOF PRESENT TO ER FROM HOME WHILE WORKING ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND IN JURED RT FINGER- DX-RT 3RD FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/02/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
59YOM INJ LT HJAND ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers
61YOF INJ.L.4TH.FINGER AT HOME WHEN CUT ON HER GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX; LAC.L.4TH.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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