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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 571
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Trash compactors, Metal containers |
| CUT RT THUMB WHILE CRUSHING CANS ON A CAN SMASHER AT HOME. LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| L ELBOW CHIP FX/50YOM WAS AT RECYCLING CENTER ABOUT 1 HOUR AGO AND SLIP PED HITTING L ELBOW AGAINST THE COMPACTOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Trash compactors, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS LIFTING COMPACTOR INTO TRUCK & IT SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER ON TAILGATE DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| 34 YO INJURED FINGER IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL(UNPLUGGED BUT STILL SPINNING) LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Trash compactors, Ceilings and walls |
| TO ED AFTER BEING TRAPPED BETWEEN A TRASH COMPACTOR & A WALL, WAS CLEAN ING COMPACTOR & IT FELL ON HIM--ACETABULAR FX B/L COMPLEX ORTHO INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| 18 YOF GOT RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN TRASH COMPACTOR CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| 33 YOF HURT HAND PUTTING TRASH INTO COMPACTOR SPRAIN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| FELL, YARD COMPACTOR FELLON HIM/ LTHIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| PT LT THUMB AMPUTATION - FINGER CAUGHT IN COMPACTOR JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 32 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 HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A PALETTE AND TRASH COMPACTOR AND INJURED FINGER. DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Trash compactors |
| FELL ON TRASH COMPACTOR;DX CONTUSED PUBIC REGION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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