Accidents - Trash compactors - Years 1997-2010 - Elbow

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 151
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2008:	75
Year 2010:	76

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:

151

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
48YOM HIT LEFT ARM ON TRASH COMPACTOR ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
L ELBOW CHIP FX/50YOM WAS AT RECYCLING CENTER ABOUT 1 HOUR AGO AND SLIP PED HITTING L ELBOW AGAINST THE COMPACTOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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