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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 851
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Stairs or steps |
| RIGHT HUMERAL FX. PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND FELL DOWN 3 STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 67 YO CARRING HEAVEY TRASH CAN FELL INJURED ARM FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED OVER GARBAGE CAN AND HIT LT SHOULDER DX:FX HUMERAL HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT INJURED ARM ON DUMPSTER. DX: RIGHT GREATER TUBEROSITY HUMERAL FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HEAVY LIFTING AT HER CONDO LIFTING TRASH THROWING IN TRASH BIN STRAIN RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| UPPER ARM STRAIN LIFTING TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS STANDING ON GARBAGE CAN TRYING TO CLIMB FENCE & CAN SLIPPED W/ IRON ROD PUNCTURING ARM DX: COMPLEX LAC R AXILLA 7 CM AND DELTOID 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Exercise |
| PT WAS DOING A PULL UP ON DUMPSTER WHICH TIPPED OVER. DX: R HUMERUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED OVER TRASH CAN CONTUSION UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL AND STRUCK A TRASH CAN. DX FRACTURE R HUMERUS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS THRWOING COCONUTS IN A GARBAGE CAN AND FELT A PULL IN RIGHT UPPE R ARM STRAINED BICEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRIPPED OVER GARBAGE CAN ON DRIVEWAY AND FRACTURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL HIT GARBAGE CAN WITH UPPER ARM LAC UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 61 YO F FRACTURED HUMERUS SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE TAKING THE TRASH OUT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT AT THE NURSING HOME FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING LEFT UPPER ARM AGAINS T A TRASH CAN LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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