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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 248
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT, LOOKING FOR CELL PHONE IN DUMPSTER AT SORORITY, HAD RUBBER LID OF D UMPSTER FALL ONTO HEAD WHEN WIND BLEW. NO LOC. D: CHI, NASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Skateboards |
| PT. HIT HEAD ON DUMPSTER WHILE SKATEBOARDING ON STREET. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL AGAINST DUMPSTER/SCALP CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD: LID OF APARTMENT DUMPSTER FELL AND HIT PT'S HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN GARBAGE CAN LID FELL & HIT HER. DX; C.H.I. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SLIPPED OVER GARBAGE CAN , HIT HEAD ON TOP OF CAN. LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Industrial | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE DELIVERY LUNCH TO HUSBAND WHEN A DUMPSTER WAS BEING UNLOADED AND IT STRUCK HER IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY LAC SC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| METAL BAR FROM TRASH CAN FELL 2 FT, HIT PTS HEAD, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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