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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: 12/10/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HIT HAND ON GARBAGE CAN, SPRAINED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT HAND AGAINST TRASH CAN/HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | Age: 23 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 |
| HAND LAC-REACHED INTO GARBAGE CAN & GOT CUT ON UNKNOWN OBJECT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, House repair or construction materials |
| HANDS CAUGHT BETWEEN DUMPSTER AND PLYWOOD/ SOFT TISSUE INJ BIL HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HAD HAND PAIN AFTER PUNCHING A TRASH CAN ON SUNDAY. WAS ANGRY AT THE TIME. D: CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS MAD AND HIT METAL DUMPSTER WITH HAND. D: HAND STRAIN, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT UPSET AND PUNCHED A TRASH BIN DDX: L 5TH METACARPAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PUNCHED A DUMPSTER DX R HAND / WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO HAND - PUNCHED GARBAGE PAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2006 | Age: 19 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 |
| HIT DUMPSTER WITH HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PUNCHED A DUMPSTER/ CONTUSION RT HAND, ABRASION RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT HAND FRACTURE.PT PUNCHED A DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 24 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 |
| HAND CT-PUNCHED A DUMPSTER IN ANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT C/O HAND INJURY. PT PUNCHED DUMPSTER . DX FRACT METACARPAL #5 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT PUCHED A DUMPSTER WITH RIGHT FIST LAST NIGHT - RIGHT HAND SWOLLEN. D: CONTSUION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| PT THREW HEAVY TGRASH BAG INTO DUMPSTER AND EXTENDED WRIST. NOW PAIN IN HAND SINCE. D: HAND SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 22 YOM GOT MAD AND PUNCHED A DUMPSTER CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT HAND AN D LACERATION FROM GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT HAND ON TRASH CAN RIGHT HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 24 YO - DX: LACERATION RT. HAND - CUT ON TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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