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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 190
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PULLING ON LATTICE AT WASTE TRANSFER STATION, IT GAVE WAY AND SHE FELL BACKWARDS HEAD FIRST 10' INTO NEARLY EMPTY LARGE DUPMSTER. STRAIN NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUSTAINED CERVICAL STRAIN AFTER LIFTING GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A TRASH CAN AND INJURED NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL OUT OF DUMPSTER. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT IN HEAD BY DUMPSTER LID AT JAIL (INCARCERATED). HIV+, ACUTE CERVIC AL STRAIN, FACE AND FOREHEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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