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Accidents - Trash compactors - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 268
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:119Eyeball:86
Foot:30Head:15
Lower Trunk:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/23/2006Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
45 YO MALE DEVELOPED BACK PAIN AFTER PUSHING TRASH COMPACTOR LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2006Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Trash compactors
GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE INSTALLING A TRASH COMPACTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
DX CONTUSION LEFT FOOT: TRIPPED OVER TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Trash compactors
HEMATOMA R 2ND FINGER, PT GOT CAUGHT IN A COMPACTOR'S DOOR IN THE BUILDING, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, ROM LIMITED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2006Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Trash compactors
HEMATOMA L 3RD FINGER, PT GOT CAUGHT IN A GARBAGE DOOR COMPACTOR IN THE BUILDING, C/O PAIN, SEWLLING, REDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2006Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
PT STATES A METAL COMPRACTOR FROM HIS APT BUILDING FELL ON HIS LT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2006Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT HIT HEAD ON TRASH COMPACTOR. DX: HEAD LAC 4CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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