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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,356
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 57 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 |
| 57 YOM WRIST LACERTION WHEN CUTS WRIST ON PIECE OF GLASS REACHING INTO A TRASH CAN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 57 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 |
| PT TAKING THE GARBAGE CAN TO THE CURB AND FELL OFF FRACTURED RIGHT WRIS T |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT TAKING OUT GARBAGE, FELL ON ICE/SNOW & FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 49 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 |
| 1CM WRIST LAC-CUT ON CERAMIC IN TRASH CAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 64 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 |
| THROWING SOMETHING IN TRASH CAN--LOST BALANCE AND FELL DX DISPLACED LEFT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 49 YO MALE PICKED UP A HEAVY TRASH CAN STRAIN LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 35 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, Drinking glasses |
| PT PUSHED GARBAGE DOWN IN TRASH CAN AND BROKE A GLASS. DX: R WRIST LAC W/ARTERY & TENDON INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/08/2005 | Age: 45 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 |
| LAC LT WRIST ON PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS INSIDE GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 LEFT WRIST LACERATION: PUSHING DOWN TRASH AT HOME IN GARBAGE CAN, CUT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TAKING OUT GARBAGE IN ALLEY, DUMPSTER LID L FELL ONTO L WRIST, CONTU TO ULNAR WRIST, DX: WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | 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 |
| RIGHT WRIST LAC, PT CUT WRIST PUSHING TRASH DOWN INTO CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT. REPORTS SHE HIT HER L ARM ON A DUMPSTER AT PARK WHILE DEPOSITING T RASH. DX. SPRAIN/CONT. L WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 30 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 |
| PT PUSHING TRASH DOWN IN GARBAGE CAN WHEN METAL OBJECT IN TRASH PUNCTUR ED WRIST. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT CUT WRIST ON A DUMPSTER. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2005 | Age: 47 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, Drinking glasses |
| PT REACHED INTO TRASH CAN AND GOT CUT ON BROKEN DRINKING GLASS C/O PAIN RT WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| SHE WENT OUT BEHIND HOUSE TO THROW AWAY GARBAGE & CAUGHT HER WRIST ON THE EDGE OF THE DUMPSTER. DX: LAC WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 35 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 |
| PATIENT LACERATED RIGHT WRIST SUSTAINED ON GLASS WHILE PUSHING GARBAGE INTO CONTAINER. DX - WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 83 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 SUST FRACTURE TO WRIST FELL OVER DOG ONTO GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 11 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 C/O WRIST/HAND INJURY. PT PUNCHED TRASH CAN . DX SPRIAN LFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2005 | Age: 12 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 ON TRASH CAN DX SPRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DUMPSTER LID CLOSED ON WRIST DX: R WRIS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 24 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 |
| RIGHT WRIST SPR. PT INJURED WRIST WHEN PULLING ON A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FRACTURE WRIST - 9 YOM FELL ABOUT FOUR FEET OFF A GARBAGE CONTAINER INJ URING HIS LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | 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 WHILE STANDING IN TRASH CAN DX: WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 75 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 |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE TRYING TO PUSH OVER A TRASH CAN INJURING HER RIGHT WRIST. DX - CLOSED RIGHT DISTAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 51 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 |
| CUT TO WRIST WHILE GOING THROUGH TRASH DX: LACERATION TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | Age: 44 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 |
| PT, WITH HISTORY OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, PICKED UP SMALL GARBAGE CAN A ND FELT POP IN WRIST. D: WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | 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 |
| PT TWISTED WRIST IN GARBAGE CAN YESTERDAY. DX: R WRIST PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | Age: 16 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 |
| FELL AGAINST GARBAGE CAN DX. WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38 YO FELL CARRYING TRASH CAN CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2005 | Age: 30 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 |
| DX LEFT WRIST CONTUSION: SMASHED WRIST IN CLOSING GARBAGE CAN LID AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2005 | Age: 24 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 CUT WRIST ON TOP OF TRASH CAN DX LAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 6 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 |
| PT FELL OVER TRASH CAN; WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FELL HIT TRASH CAN ACUTE SWELLING R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| PISHING TRASH DOWN IN TRASH CAN CUT ON LID OF OPEN CAN IN TRASH WRIST LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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