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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,362
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 47 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 |
PT FELL OFF GARBAGE CAN. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
FELL FROM GARBAGE CAN DX: WRIST STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
LEFT WRIST SPRAIN. WAS CARRYING A GARBAGE CAN AND DROPPED IT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
DX:R WRIST LAC. STUFFING GARBAGE INTO CAN AND CUT ON GLASS. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
21 YO FEMALE HIT WRIST ON CORNER OF WOODEN GARBAGE CONTAINER TRAUMATIC TENDONITIS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 34 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 |
DX:L WRIST LAC. PUSHING GARBAGE DOWN INTO CAN AND CUT WRIST. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 45 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 |
LEFT WRIST PAIN. PT FELL WHEN GETTING OFF A DUMPSTER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/23/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
RT WRIST SPRAIN.PT WAS TAKING TRASH CANS OUT AND INJURED WRIST. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
TRASH CAN LID FELL ON RT. WRIST DX: CONTUSION WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
STUFFING TRASH IN A PORCELAIN TRASH CAN LACERATION RIGHT WRIST 3.5 CM - 1.5 CM FELXOR TENDON |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/15/2003 | Age: 88 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 |
FELL TAKING OUT TRASH FX KNEE WRIST SPRAIN |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 16 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 |
LAC TO R WRIST, CUT ON UNKNOWN TRASH IN DUMPSTER DX: OLD LAC TO R WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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 CUT WRIST ON TRASH CAN DX LAC WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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 |
DX RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN: PUSHING LARGE TRASH CAN AND BENT WRIST BACK AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 23 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 |
23YO M PUSHING TRASH DOWN IN TRASH CAN AND CUT WRIST ON BROKEN GLASS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
TRIPPED & FELL WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE. ACUTE CLOSED FX LT WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
PT FRACTURED WRIST WHEN FELL MOVING GARBAGE CAN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
CUT WRIST ON DUMPSTER DX. WRIST LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
PT FRACTURED WRIST WHEN FELL WHEN PICKING UP TRASH CAN TO TAKE GARBAGE OUT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 46 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 |
PT WAS EMPTYING A GARBAGE CAN AT HOME FELT A POP IN LEFT WRIST STRAINED WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
DUMPSTER LID FELL ON PATIENT'S ARM AT HOME; WRIST CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
PT. FELL OFF DUMPSTER, HURT HER WRIST FRATURED WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
LEFT WRIST SPR. PT INJURED WRIST WHEN PICKING UP A TRASH CAN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
RT WRIST SPRAIN-REMODELING-THROWING WOOD INTO DUMPSTER-FELT PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
PUNCTURED WRIST ON GLASS IN THE TRASH CAN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
FELL OVER GARBAGE CAN AND FRACTURED WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 44 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: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
HIT DUMPSTER FALLING BACKWARD SPRAINING WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
41 YO MALE HURT LEFT WRIST LIFTING HEAVY TRASH CANTENDONITIS LEFT WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
STRAINED WRIST WHEN PUSHING A WASTE CONTAINER |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
RIGHT WRIST FX. PT FELL OFF A DUMPSTER INJURING WRIST. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
35 YO F W/GARBAGE CAN IN HAND FELL INJURY TO WRIST CONTUSION WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
PT FELL OVER TRASH CAN; FX WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
LT WRIST FX-FELL GETTING GARBAGE CAN FROM SNOWBANK-AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
46 YOM WAS TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE CAN AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL. FRAC TURE, LEFT WRIST. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/11/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
PT WAS BRINGING IN A GARBAGE CAN FROM ROADWAY AND THERE WAS A FOX IN TH E GARBAGE CAN WHO BIT HIM IN THE LEFT WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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