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Accidents - Trash compactors - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 226
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:95
26-50 years old:100
50+ years old:31
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:196Hand:30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/23/2007Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT IN A "BEER CAN SMASHER" LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2007Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT CLOSED HIS RIGHT THUMB IN A METAL TRASH COMPACTOR DOOR LACERATION FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
54 YO MALE CUT HAND ON TRASH COMPACTOR LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2007Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Trash compactors
RT INDEX FINGER CRUSH INJURY.PT CLOSED TRASH COMPACTOR ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2007Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
PT HIT HAND WHILE USING TRASH COMPACTOR. DX: R HAND CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Trash compactors
PT GOT RIGHT FOURTH FINGER CAUGHT IN THE TRASH COMPACTOR SUSTAINED A HE MATOMA TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
PT SLAMMED RIGHT THUMB IN A TARSH COMPACTOR AT HOME FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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