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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 787
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT HAND ABRASIONS-WAS EMPTYING GARBAGE AND WAS ATTACKED BY A SQUIRREL T HAT WAS IN THE TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PUNCTURE L HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH A NEEDLE FROM A GARBAGE BAG, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS THROWING TRASH IN A PUBLIC DUMPSTER WHEN HE OPENED THE LID A CA T BIT HIM IN THE RIGHT HAND PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL AND HIT HAND ON TRASH CAN. DX: L HAND LAC 2 CM, L RIB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT HAND ON GARBAGE PAIL DX: R HAND LAC. / PT. LEFT PRIOR TO TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/19/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT SLIPPED & FELL WHEN SHE WAS PLACING SOME GARBAGE IN THE TRASH CONTAINER ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND. DX - RT 5TH METACARPAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX LEFT HAND LACERATIONS: CUT HAND ON BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE CAN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CONTUSION HAND - 53 YOM WAS FLINGING TRASH INTO DUMPSTER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST SIDE OF DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT ON BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH CAN HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Metal containers |
| CUT ON CAN LID IN GARBAGE CAN WHILE PUSHING DOWN GARBAGE PALM LACERATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LACERATION HAND - 54 YOM TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT RIGHT HAND FELL ONTO A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS IN A RECYCLING BIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT HIT HAND ON A TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUSHING IN GARBAGE CAN AND CUT RT HAND ON SOMETHING C/O PAIN RT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HAND CT-WHILE LIFTING HEAVY DUMPSTER LID-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRIP OVER TRASH CAN LID HAND LAC. ABRASION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TAKING THE GARBAGE OUT AND FELL LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT THROWING TRASH IN DUMPSTER, BUMPED RT HAND AGAINST PLASTIC LID OF DU MPSTER, LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| GOT HIT W/ DUMPSTER. LT HAND/WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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