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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,177
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 20 YOM WAS SLEEPING IN A DUMPSTER WHICH WAS EMPTIED W/PT INSIDE. DX: CRUSH INJURY CHEST W/TRAUMATIC ASPHYXIATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 23 YOF DX BACKACHE,UNSPECIFIED - PT STATED SHE HAS BEEN LIFTING BINS IN THE HOUSE AND NOW C/O LT BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 20YOF IS PREGNANT AND VOMITING OVER A TRASH CAN AND PASSED OUT STRUCK C HEST ON RIM OF TRASH CAN CONTUSION RIBS HYPEREMESIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 18YOM FELL INTO A DUMPSTER C/O CHEST/RIB PAIN. DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 20 YOF, FELL WHILE TAKING OUT GARABAGE BIN, STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| BELTED DRIVER, LOST CONTROL OF THE MV&CRASHED INTO A DUMPSTER, +ABD, C/ O CHEST WALL PAIN>>MS/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 21YOM WAS PINNED AGAINST A DUMPSTER ACCIDENTALLY RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SLIPPED IN BATHROOM, HIT BACK ON GLASS GARBAGE CAN, OCCURED AT HOME, LACERATION TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 25 Y/O C/O RIB PAIN AFTER FALLING TODAY, TRIPPED OVER GARBAGE CAN. DX-CONTUSION CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO THE UPPER BACK AFTER FALLING IN THE DUMPSTER@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL ON METAL BIN CAUSING, NOW C/O RIB PAIN DX: RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT HAD A SLIP AND FALL AT A *** BANK, WAS WALKING ONA WET SURFACE & FELL ONTO A TRASH CAN. DX-LT CHEST WALL RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON TRASH CAN C/O UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL 1 WEEK PTA AND LANDED ON EDGE OF DUMPSTER DX: 2 RIB FX'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL INTO A RECYCLE BIN ON WEDNESDAY,C/O R RIB PAIN DX RIB BRUISE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| THORACIC STRAIN.PT LIFTED A HEAVY TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PASSED OUT FELL HITTING GARBAGE CAN DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT LIFTED GARBAGE CAN YESTERDAY. DX: DORSAL/LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL ON TRASH CAN DX CONTUSION UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PUTTING GARBAGE IN THE DUMPSTER AND FELL STRIKING CHEST SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CLOSED DUMPSTER LID & TWISTED BACK DX THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS EMPTING TRASH WHEN STUCK IN CHEST BY HYPODERMIC NEEDLE AT MEDICA L SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| AFTR SCHL AT DETENTION, JMPD IN DUMPSTER RETREIVING TRASH BAGS, HX OFPN EUMOTHORAX, TO CHI UC C/O CHST PAIN, TRX TO ED, ADMIT SURG;PNMOTHORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL OVER TRASH CAN DX. CHEST CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| THOR BACK STR. PT WAS INJURED WHEN PICKING UP A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO CHEST FELL ONTO GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRUNK AB-SCRATCHED BY A RACCOON THAT JUMPED OUT OF GARBAGE CAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT DX SPRAINED BACK - DUE TO LIFTING INJURY,SIMILAR EPISODE 2 WEEKS AGO AFTER LIFTING GARBAGE CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SLIPPED/FELL INTO TRASH CAN 30MINS PTA NOW C/O CHEST PN, STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PAIN LIFTING GARBAGE CAN DX. UPPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT RAN INTO GARBAGE DUMPSTER WITH CAR AT 15MPH. MID-BACK PAIN. D: MUSCLE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS LIFTING A HEAVY GARBAGE CAN WHEN EXPERIENCING PAIN RT UPPER RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CHESTWALL PAIN - CLOSING A DUMPSTER AND THE LID HIT HIM/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/1999 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/1998 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/1998 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/1998 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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