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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 959
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Metal containers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A SIX PACK OF BEER CANS THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR AT HOME F ELL ONTO LEFT HAND FRACTURED LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 26 YOF WAS OPENING A CAN AND SLIPPED LACERATING LE FT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Metal containers |
| BURN TO ARM WHEN BURNING TRASH AND CAN EXPLODED - NOT STATED TYPE OF CA N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC TO RT FOREARM FROM A CAN LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| RIGHT ARM CONT. PT WAS REACHING FOR A CAN AND IT FELL ONTO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON METAL CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT SISTER HIT HIM IN ARM WITH CAN OF POPCORN. DX CONTUSION L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOREARM FROM CAN LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT SUSTAINED 2CM LACERATION RT DISTAL FOREARM WITH LID OF OPENED CAN WHILE REACHING FOR SOMETHING IN THE KITCHEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT HAD CAN FALL ON R WRIST AT SUPERMARKET, DISTAL RADIUS PAIN R PROBABL E FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT CUT ARM ON RAVIOLI CAN LID AT HOME; FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Knives |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS OPENING A CAN WITH A KNIFE AND KNIFE SL IPPED AND LACERATED FOREARM., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Can openers |
| 19 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO FOREARM. PT WAS OPENING A CAN W/A CAN OPENER @ HOME & INJ SELF. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC (R) FOREARM, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A CAN AT THE CORRECTION FACILITY, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT LAC RT LOWER ARM ON A CAN OF PINEAPPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Bags |
| LAC (L) FOREAM, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A CAN FROM THE GARBAGE BAG ATHO ME, C/O BLEEDING & MILD PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT WAS OPENING A CAN OF DOG FOOD, SUSTAINTED PUCTURE WOUND TO LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| RUSTY CAN FELL OFF SHELF AND HIT LEFT ARM, CUT, NEEDS A SHOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT RECEIVED HEMATOMA TO FOREARM WHEN CANS FELL ON ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF ON LID OF CAN AT HOMEDX:LAC TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT FOREARM ON CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT LEFT FOREARM WITH TIN CANDX 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO ARM FROM COFFEE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Metal containers, Other ovens |
| PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM - PT C/O BURN TO RT FOREARM AFTER SPRAY PAINT CAN EXPLODED FROM THE OVEN AND BURNED RT ARM.(FD N/S) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PLAYING WITH SISTER, FELL LANDING ON POPCORN TIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Metal containers, Paint or varnish thinners |
| CARRYING A CAN OF PAINT THINNER OUTSIDE THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHENTHE W IND BLEW, THE FIRE BURNED HIS ARMS. THICKNESS BURNS BIL. ARMS $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC (L) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING CAN AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT DX RT FOREARM LACERATION - CUT BY A TIN CAN EDGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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