Accidents - Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Elbow

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,437
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	179
Year 1999:	169
Year 2000:	217
Year 2001:	68
Year 2002:	181
Year 2003:	94
Year 2004:	133
Year 2005:	204
Year 2006:	177
Year 2007:	209
Year 2008:	216
Year 2009:	306
Year 2010:	213

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/21/2010	Age: 98 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
98YOM CC:ELBOW PAIN. FELL ON CEMENT WHEN BRINGING GARBAGE CAN BACK INTO HOUSE. XR:NEG DX: CON/ABR OF ELBOW#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LEFT ELBOW FX.77YOF WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
78YOM FELL WHILE TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE CAN, HAS HEAD & (R) ELBOW PAIN DX;# (R) ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
86 YO F TRIPPED OVER TRASH CAN INJURED ELBOW CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
95YOM STOMPING DOWN THE TRASH IN HIS GARBAGE CAN AND FELL ONTO LFT ELBO W CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
87 YOM, FELL PICKING UP GARBAGE CAN , ABRASION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
51 YO M SPRAINED ELBOW INJURED LIFTING A TRASH CAN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WAS AT HOME, HIT ELBOW ON TRASH CAN LID CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
STRAIN ELBOW. CARRIED OUT TRASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
RIGHT ELBOW CONT. PT WAS TAKING OUT GARBAGE CAN INJURING ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
CARETAKER STATES PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH, GRABBED WRONG TRASH CAN AND F ELL BACKWARDS. DX. CONTUSION L ELBOW AND BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
C/O SHOULDER PAIN AFTER FALLING AGAINST A GARBAGE CAN. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WAS LIFTING A GARBAGE CAN WITH ARMS FULLY EXTENDED WHEN FELT POP IN R ELBOW, HAS PAIN AND TINGLING. DX: TENDON RUPTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LEFT ELBOW LACERATION.PT LACERATED ELBOW ON A TRASH CAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Paper products
79YOM WAS AT HOME DUMPING NEWSPAPERS INTO RECYCLE BIN,FELT CLICK IN ELBOW;ELBOW SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Other furnaces
PT LIFTING OLD HEAVY FURNACE INTO A DUMPSTER WHEN FELT POP IN ELBOW. D: MUSCLE STRAIN, POSSIBLE MUSCLE TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
59 YO MALE CUT RIGHT ELBOW ON TRASH CAN LACERATION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
WAS STANDING ON TRASH CAN, FELL, HIT ELBOW DX- ELBOW FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FELL MOVING GARBAGE CAN/ELBOW PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
53 YO FEMALE HAD DUMPSTER LID FALL ON ELBOW YESTERDAY CONTUSION RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PAIN TO ELBOW AFTER PULLING TRASH CAN DX: ELBOW STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT SUS STRAINTO ELBOW WHEN STANDING ON A GARBAGE CAN AND FELL OFF IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT FELL ON GROUND WHILE GRABBING DUMPSTER. TWISTED ARM. ELBOW PAIN. D: MUSCLE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT HURT ELBOW ON GARBAGE CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
INJ ELBOW LIFTING TRASH CAN NOW HAS EPICONDYLITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT LIFTING HEAVY GARBAGE CAN AT HOME, STRAINED LT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
TAKING OUT TRASH CAN & LAC LT ELBOW ON SOMETHING SHARP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT STATES THERE WAS A FIRE IN TRASH CAN AT HOME AND BURNT ELBOW AND FOOT TRYING TO HELP PUT FIRE OUT, NOT STATED IF FIRE DEPT PRESENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
GOT ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN DUMPSTERS. DX. CRUSH INJURY/CONTUSION L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT STATED THAT HE LIFTED A HEAVY TRASH CAN, IMMEDIATELY FELT A PULL ON HIS ELBOW SUSTAINED" RT ELBOW STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
TAKING OUT TRASH CAN, LOST BALANCE & FELL. CT & SKIN TEAR RT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
EMPTYING TRASH AND HIT ELBOW ON THE DUMPSTER CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
GOING TO GARBAGE CAN AT H OME TO EMPTY TRASH AND FELL ON ICE ONTO HER BUTT AND HER RIGHT ELBOW. DX FRACTURE RIGHT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT.C/O PAIN TO RT.FOREARM AND ELBOW SUSTAIN WHEN FELL AND HIT ELBOW ON TRASH CAN. DX-CLINICAL RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE ELBOW FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FELL CARRYING TRASH BARREL + ETOH ELBOW DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LT ELBOW CT-@ HOME-FELL CARRYING GARBAGE CANS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2001	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2000	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2000	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/08/2000	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2000	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/27/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 09/05/1999	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/1999	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/1998	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/1998	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/1998	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1998	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/1997	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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