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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 489
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS TRASH HUNTING IN A DUMPSTER WHEN HE CUT HIS WRIST ON A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL AND HIT WATE BASKET. LAC L WRIST 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Metal containers |
| PT WAS PUSHING TRASH INTO RECYCLING BIN AND CAN POPPED UP. DX: R WRIST LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED AND CUT WRIST. FELL BACKWARDS AT DUMPSTER. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| L WRIST LAC JUMPING OUT OF DUMPSTER DX; WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Metal containers |
| PT STS LOOKING FOR CANS IN TRASH CAN ,CUT WRIST ON BROKEN TV DX R WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WITH LAC TO WRIST FROM A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Metal containers |
| PT WAS PUSHING TRASH DOWN INTO TRASH CAN & CUT WRIST ON A CAN LID DX: LACERATION LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HAS PAIN AFTER HEARING WRIST POP WHEN LIFTING TRASH CAN AT HOME. D: WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HURT TAKING OUT GARBAGE CAN. DX-0 L WRIST TENDONITIS # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 40 YOM WAS LIFTING TRASH CAN LID AND FELT A SNAP IN RIGHT WRIST, DX: SP RAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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