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Accidents - Trash compactors - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 337
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:85
26-50 years old:133
50+ years old:117
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:102Upper Trunk:69
Lower Trunk:69Ankle:63
Hand:15Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/22/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
SLIPPED, HIT TRASH COMPACTOR DX. FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2004Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
COMPACTOR FELL OVER ONTO PT. DX: L ANKLE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
53 YEAR OLD MALE CAUGHT LEFT FINGER IN COMPACTOR LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2004Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
17 YO MALE SMASHED FINGER IN TRASH COMPACTOR CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2004Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
STRAIN UPPER BACK - PATIENT REPORTS HELPING A FREIND MOVE A COMPACTOR A T HIS HOME INTO A PICK UP TRUCK - FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
PT WAS PUTTING TRASH INTO TRASH COMPACTOR AND TWISTING LEFT ANKLE WHILE PUSHING IT DOWN WITH HIS FOOT LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2004Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Trash compactors
32 Y/O W/M RECEIVED LOWER BACK PAIN WHEN PICKED UP TRASH TRAILOR..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PATIENT CAUGHT HAND IN CAN CRUSHER. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO 5TH FINGER , RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2004Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT CAUGHT HER INDEX FINGER ON TRASH COMPACTOR AT SENIOR CITIZEN BLDG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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