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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 595
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT FINGER INJURY FROM CARRYING OUT TRASH CAN AND FELL. DX-ACUTE 4TH FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE CAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LIFTING GARBAGE CAN AT HOME, BENT THUMB BACK. HAS THUMB SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Glass bottles or jars |
| PATIENT WAS RECYCLING BOTTLES AND CANS TODAY, CUT HIS LT THIRD FINGER WHILE PULLING A GLASS BOTTLE OUT OF TRASH CAN. DX-LT THIRD FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON GLASS IN TRASH CAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC TO FINGER, PT REACHED INTO GARBAGE CAN AND CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF GLASS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A TRASH CAN LID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PUSHING TRASH DOWN IN TO TRASH CAN AND LACERATED FINGER ON A CAN LID# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| RIGHT THUMB LAC, PT WAS TRHOWING AWAY A BAG INTO TRASH CAN AND GOT CUT FROM GLASS IN BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CLOSED HEAVY METAL DUMPSTER DOOR ON PINKIE FINGER. DX; FINGER CRUSHI NG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT FINGER ON SOMETHING SHARP IN TRASH CAN AT THE MALL DX: LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE THROWING GARBAGE DOWN GARBAGE SHOOT, LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT (R) 5TH FINGER ON GARBAGE CAN LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT OPENED PLASTIC DUMPSTER LID, CUT FINGER, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LACERATED LEFT THIRD FINGER ON GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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