Accidents - Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Face

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,241
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Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
77 YOF TRIPPED AMD FELL AT HOME HIT NOSE ON TRASH CAN. DX-NOSE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
80YOF FELL TODAY WHILE TAKING IN GARBAGE CANS AT HOME FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Other unpowered garden tools
DX LAC FOREHEAD: 55YOM RAK'G UP FROZEN LEAVES; SLIP'D, GRAB'D F PLASTIC YARDWASTE RECYCLE BIN; IT TIP'D OVER HIT HIS HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON GARBAGE CAN, DX: FX FACIAL BONES
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
67YO M, TRIP AND FELL, FELL INTO A PART OF A TRASH CAN DX: NASAL FX, FACIAL LAC, SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
86YOM GOT TANGLED UP IN HIS GARBAGE CANS AND FELL FACE FIRST TO THE DRI VEWAY AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
54YO WHITE MALE AT HOME HIT NOSE ON GARBAGE CAN LID DX FACIAL LACERATION - NASAL BRIDGE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
79YOM TRIPPED AND FELL STRUCK FACE AGAINST A METAL GARBAGE CAN AS HE WA S TAKING OUT HIS TRASH LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT FELL AND LANDED ON TRASH CAN, DX: FACIAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TRASH CAN AT NURSING HOME FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
58 YO M WAS COUGHING HARD AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRUCK FACE ON THE GARBAGE CAN LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Crutches, canes or walkers
81YFC BRING IN GARBAGE CAN HAD TROUBLE GETTING IT ON CURB WHILE USING A CANE FELL HITTING FACE/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
WAS DUMPING TRASH CAN LOST BALANCE AND FELL FACIAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LAC FACE ON TRASH CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON TRASH BIN. DX: 5 CM FOREHEAD LAC, ABR L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
HOMELESS,ETOH INTOX, BAC=0.545, FELL OUT OF DUMPSTER/TRASH CAN HITTING FACE>>NASAL BONE FX/FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FELL AT *** AND HIT TRASH CAN. DX FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
NOSE LAC/55YOM AT HOME HIT IN NOSE WITH PLASTIC GARBAGE CAN SUSTAINING LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FOREHEAD LAC-FELL-STRUCK FACE ON GARBAGE CAN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
TAKING TRASH CAN OUT, TRIPPED AND FELL ON TRASH CAN LID DX: NOSE FX, MULTIPLE SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
90YFC TAKING GARBAGE OUT LID FROM PLASTIC CAN BLEW OFF FROM WIND AND HIT NOSE/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
NOSE LAC-HIT NOSE ON A DUMPSTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON TRASH CAN, DX LAC TO NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WENT OUT TO TAKE TRASH CAN OUT AND FELL ALSO DRINKING DX: FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
C/O SPONTENOUS NOSE BLEED WHILE BENDING OVER EMPYTING A WASTE BASKET >>EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PUTTING LEAVE IN GARBAGE CAN, FELL FORWARD - STEPPED ON PEDAL TO OPEN L ID, LID HIT FORHEAD. FORHEAD LACERATION, HEAD CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
CONTUSION RT.CHEEK.PT.REFERS TRIP OVER GARBAGE CAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
TRIPPED OVER TRASH CAN AND FELL. DX FACIAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WAS PUSHING A TRASH CAN AND LOST HIS BALANCE OVER THE LID OF THE TRA SH CAN AND FELL FORWARD HITTING HEAD.DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
DX R EYEBROW LAC: OPEN'D LID OF A HEAVY DUTY PLASTIC TRASH CAN & THE LID SLAM'D BACK DOWN, LAC'G HIS EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Floors or flooring materials
LAC TO R EYE AND R SIDE OF FACE, STATES SHE FELL OVER TRASH CAN AND HIT SIDE OF FACE ON FLOOR. DX. OCNT, LAC FACIAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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