Garbage Disposers

36 YOF WAS PULLING A GARBAGE BAG OUT OF TRASH BIT INJURED GROIN DX: PAIN

66YOF WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF HER SINK WHEN SHE TURNED HER GARBAGE DISPOSAL ON AND SOME OF THE WATER SPALSHED IN HER EYE RESLTING IN SOME PAIN AND IRRITATION TO HER RIGHT EYE. DX: IRITIS; CORNEAL IRRITATION OF RIGHT EYE

75YOF STS BENT DOWN TO PICK UP TRASH BAG TO TAKE IT OUTSIDE AND DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN DX PYELONEPHRITIS

86YOM STATES THAT HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL EARLIER TODAY AND IT HAS CONTINUED TO BLEED PATIENT IS ANTICOAGULATED ON *** DX: SKIN TEAR OF RIGHT HAND; PLATELET INHIBITION DUE TO ***

63YOF - PATIENT PRESENT\ FOR ARM PAIN. PT HAD MECHANICAL FALL TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A GRABAGE. NO LOC. DX: CLOSED FRACTURE OF PART OF HUMERUS

41YOM,RING FINGER PAIN SWELLING AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL,DX:FINGER PAIN

6YOM PRESENTS FOR A FINGER LACERATION S/P PATIENT STATES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO WASH THE DISHES WHEN HE TURNED ON THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL IN THE SINK. PATIENT STATES HE STUCK HIS MIDDLE FINGER INTO THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL. DX: LACERATION OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER

40 YOF REPORTS SHE WAS DIGGING IN HER GARBAGE DISPOSAL LAST NIGHT AND DID NOT REALIZE SHE HAD INJURED HER FINGER. DX: LACERATION OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER

16 YOM SAID THERE WAS A SHOT GLASS IN THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND HE RAN IT. HE THEN PUT HIS FINGERS IN IT WHEN HE HEARD THE NOISE AND CUT HIS FINGER. DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER

78YOM PATIENT PLACED HIS HAND INTO THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL OF HIS SINK TO CHECK IF IT WAS CLEAN AND HE CUT HIS FINGERS ON THE BLADES. DX: LACERATION OF SKIN OF FINGER

17YOF PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH MIDDLE FINGER INJURY. PATIENT REPORTS LAST NIGHT AROUNF 7 PM SHE GOT HER FINGER CAUGHT IN THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL. PATIENT STATES FINGER WAS NOT CUT BUT HAS BRUISING. DX: FINGER CONTUSION

85YOM, ON *** FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION HISTORY OF IMPAIRED HEARING AND DID NOT KNOW HIS GARBAGE DISPOSAL WAS RUNNING HE STUCK HIS HAND IN AND RIPPED PART OF HIS FINGERNAIL OFF DX: COMPLICATED LACERATION OF FINGER

Upon attempting to extinguish a lit wooden skewer (-my only source of fire having been my gas stove which I used to light an evening dinner candle) and running the sink water to do so, as I placed the skewer under the water, a backlash of flames engulfed me and my pet bird whom I was holding. As the bird flew off to safety afar and my hand and arm were burned, I shuddered at what had just happened as I stood in my kitchen alone at night! I then medicated my burns with hydrocortisone, combed my slightly singed hair, attended to the bird, and retired for the night. Prior to sleep, I then searched the internet and found that InSinkErator and the US CPSC had announced a recall of single-outlet SinkTop switches manufactured by Mentor, Ohio-based Teemark and distributed by InSinkErator. These garbage disposal switches were recalled due to a fire hazard in March 2018 though "no injuries had been reported." Verifying that my model was one recalled (i.e. 74300), I somehow slept into the next day and shopped then to purchase two fire extinguishers -in cans- to replace my old expired extinguisher. The next day, September 6th, I went to our local Fire Department to explore their perspective on the situation and my experience. They had not heard of the problem but considered it of considerable concern and worth investigating. My concern is for basic safety and hazard remediation. This event could have been my demise and that of my pets and home. No-one would have know the cause. I am not abdicating until this product is on your highest priority recall list-and perhaps not even then! Please alert the public to the apparent dangers and then, to the availability of safe replacement modules. Perhaps this should be elevated to a class-action issue but this is your determination.

I was grinding potato peelings in my L8000 Waste King disposer and one of the grinder blades broke off where they pivot and came out of the disposer.It caused a severe imbalance. Serial # 1K2-18559-59

Insinkerator air actuated on/off switch model number 78251 failed. I heard the garbage disposal start itself while I was upstairs and I tried but couldn’t switch it off. Switch not responsive at all. On looking under the sink I saw and then smelled the smoke coming from the socket and plug where the control switch was plugged in. I removed the electrical plug leading from the wall socket. Both the socket and the plug showed electrical fire damage. On inspection it seems that water entered the air line via the on/off switch button. Stupid. If I had not been at home this could have been disastrous.

A metal part flew out of our Franke 3/4 hp garbage disposal and almost hit my wife. Franke WD-751 SN 0C1 00950 9 Apparently [REDACTED] manufactured by Anaheim mfg. have been [REDACTED]. I called their 800 number and our model number is not on the [REDACTED]. It should be. We bought this house in May so I do not know the history of the disposal.

Caller is reporting that the garbage disposal started to smoke and emit flames, after power it off the flames dissipated. The unit was in use for about 10-15 seconds when the incident occurred. The unit was uninstalled and stored. The manufacturer was contacted through email. Caller feels this product is a fire hazard and should be reported

My garbage disposal turned itself on with no action from me. It ran for a few minutes while I tried to turn off the power to it. I tried pushing the button on the Insinkerator model 76703 air switch with no effect. Finally I disconnected the Insinerator switch from the outlet. It had overheated and partially melted the switch and the outlet.

The Insinkerator air activated sink top switch caught fire during normal use with Insinkerator disposal unit. No injuries, but could have caused a house fire

Waste King L-8000 disposal threw a small (1/4" x 1/4") piece of metal yesterday. Waste King failed to respond to the report I filed with them in May in response to their voluntary recall. I filed another report with them today.