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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 738
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| 44 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LC. PT CUT SELF ON CAN CRUSHER @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Trash compactors, Bags |
| LAC (L) HAND, PT PUSHING A GARBAGE BAG INTO THE COMPACTOR & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O MILD PAIN, BLEEDING, NO PULSE DEFICIT, ROM NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| PATIENT RAN INTO CORNER OF TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME; CHEST WALL CONTUSIO N, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| PT LACERATED R THUMB PULING TRASH OUT OF COMPACTOR, R THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| 17 YOM CAUGHT FINGER IN A TRASH COMPACTER. FRACTURE LT 4TH AND 5TH FING ERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| LOWER BACK PAIN; FELL & HIT BUTT ON STEEL COMPACTOR YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| LEFT THUMB TIP AMPUTATION.PT INJURED THUMB ON A CAN CRUSHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| FX FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN TRASH COMPACTOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| PT STATES ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT HAND IN A DOOR OF A TRASH CONPACTER AT A LOCAL STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| FX (R) 3RD FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH THE COMPACTOR DOOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN TRASH COMPACTOR. DX. FINGERTIP SKIN AVULSION L RING FI NGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| STRAIN BACK - VICTIM STATES ONSET OF MILD BACK PAIN WHEN LIFTING GARBAG E FROM TRASH COMPACTOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| FELL AGAINST TRASH COMPACTOR DX. SCALP ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| DROP CAN CRUSHER ON TOE FX TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| PT WAS FIXING TRASH COMPACTOR AND GOT FINGERS CRUSHED; CRUSHING INJURY RT FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| PATIENT CUT HIS 2ND FINGER RIGHT HAND ON A TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME. DX-2CM RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH TENDON INVOLVEMENT, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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