Accidents - Trash compactors - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 517
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1999:	76
Year 2000:	18
Year 2002:	137
Year 2003:	55
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	31
Year 2007:	30
Year 2008:	80
Year 2010:	71

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	60
16-25 years old:	167
26-50 years old:	165
50+ years old:	123

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
19YOF HIT R HAND ON TRASH COMPACTOR, DX WITH CONTUSION R HAND
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: 08/28/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
54 YO MALE CUT HAND ON TRASH COMPACTOR LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
PT HIT HAND WHILE USING TRASH COMPACTOR. DX: R HAND CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2005	Age: 43 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
LAC TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON TRASH COMPACTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
DROPPED TRASH COMPACTER ON TO HAND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
53 YEAR OLD MALE CAUGHT LEFT FINGER IN COMPACTOR LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT. PUSHING TRASH DOWN IN TRASH COMPACTOR AND CUT HAND ON GLASS. DX. L AC R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
OPEN FRACTURE LEFT HAND.PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A CAN CRUSHER.
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: 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: 09/06/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/1999	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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