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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 250
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 20YO WHITE MALE STS TAKING OUT THE TRASH-LID ON TRASH CAN WAS OPEN & CAME DOWN ON PTS ARM, R WRIST LACERATION,DX R ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT.INJ.L.WRIST AT HOME WHEN PUTTING TRASH IN DUMPSTER & POKED WRIST ON A PIECE OF GLASS. DX; LAC.L.WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 21YOM ACCIDENTLY HIT RIGHT WRIST ON LID OF GARBAGE CAN AT HOME; WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUSTAINED WRIST SPRAIN WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A GARBAGE CAN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUSHING TRAHS DOWN IN GARBAGE CAN,CUT WRIST ON GLASS DX LACERATION R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LACERTED INTERIOR LEFT WRIST, 2.5 CM VERTICLE, ON METAL TRASH BIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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