Accidents - Trash compactors - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,733
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	97
Year 1998:	254
Year 1999:	461
Year 2000:	537
Year 2001:	371
Year 2002:	738
Year 2003:	124
Year 2004:	337
Year 2005:	195
Year 2006:	268
Year 2007:	226
Year 2008:	571
Year 2009:	168
Year 2010:	377

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	86
6-15 years old:	356
16-25 years old:	814
26-50 years old:	2,243
50+ years old:	1,232

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,010	Hand:	517
Lower Trunk:	433	Head:	251
Foot:	232	Wrist:	214
Toe:	161	Ankle:	153
Elbow:	151	Lower Leg:	147
Eyeball:	121	Upper Trunk:	91
Face:	91	Upper Leg:	66
Shoulder:	34	Lower Arm:	15
Knee:	15	Upper Arm:	15
Pubic Region:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/19/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Trash compactors, Metal containers
28 Y/O FEMALE CRUSHING CANS WITH A HOMEMADE H/P CAN CRUSHER AND INJURED THUMB. DX HEMATOMA R THUMB ABRASION 2-3RD TIP FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 06/29/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
48YOM HIT LEFT ARM ON TRASH COMPACTOR ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
DX PUNCTURE WD TO L FOOT/AVULSION LAC TO L 3RD TOE: 14YOWM WOUND TO L FOOT AFTER TRIP' OVER TRASH COMPACTOR LAS NOC. LIMP & INC PN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
TRASH COMPACTOR DOOR FELL ON ARM CONTUSION LEFT ARM 49YOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
9YOM USING A "CAN SMASHER" AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT FOOT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
31YOM SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN HE WAS WORKING ON A COMPACTOR AND SOMETHING WENT INTO HIS EYE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
DX SPRAIN SH/ARM: 59YOM C/O R SH PN AFTER LIFT' A TRASH COMPACTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	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: Trash compactors
83YOM FELL AGAINST THE TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSI ON TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors, Keys, key rings or key chains
PT STATES DAUGHTER THREW KEYS IN TRASH COMPACTOR AND PT HAD TO JUMP IN TO LOOK FOR THEM, STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Trash compactors
PT HIT HEAD ON LAST NIGHT ON PLASTIC CAN CRUSHER, C/O FEELING DAZED & SOME NAUSEA, TODAY STILL NOT FEELING RIGHT. DX-POSTCONCUSSIVE SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
BICEP TENDON RUPTURE. PT WAS GETTING TRASH OUT OF TRASH COMPACTER AND I NJURED ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Trash compactors
D'LOC HIP STANDING ON TRASH COMPACTOR
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
TRASH COMPACTOR FELL ON PT HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
L FOREFINGER PULLED INTO AUTOMATIC CAN CRUSHER PULLEY SYSTEM. DX. FX, SPRAIN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/23/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT IN A "BEER CAN SMASHER" LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT CLOSED HIS RIGHT THUMB IN A METAL TRASH COMPACTOR DOOR LACERATION FI NGER
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: 08/06/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Trash compactors
RT INDEX FINGER CRUSH INJURY.PT CLOSED TRASH COMPACTOR ON FINGER
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: 07/16/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Trash compactors
PT GOT RIGHT FOURTH FINGER CAUGHT IN THE TRASH COMPACTOR SUSTAINED A HE MATOMA TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
PT SLAMMED RIGHT THUMB IN A TARSH COMPACTOR AT HOME FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
45 YO MALE DEVELOPED BACK PAIN AFTER PUSHING TRASH COMPACTOR LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Trash compactors
GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE INSTALLING A TRASH COMPACTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
DX CONTUSION LEFT FOOT: TRIPPED OVER TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Trash compactors
HEMATOMA R 2ND FINGER, PT GOT CAUGHT IN A COMPACTOR'S DOOR IN THE BUILDING, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, ROM LIMITED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Trash compactors
HEMATOMA L 3RD FINGER, PT GOT CAUGHT IN A GARBAGE DOOR COMPACTOR IN THE BUILDING, C/O PAIN, SEWLLING, REDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
PT STATES A METAL COMPRACTOR FROM HIS APT BUILDING FELL ON HIS LT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT HIT HEAD ON TRASH COMPACTOR. DX: HEAD LAC 4CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
PT PUTTING TRASH IN THE TRASH COMPACTOR WHEN THE IRON COVER CAME DOWN O NTO RIGHT INDEX FINGER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT. GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME AROUND 0400. R MIDDLE FINGER CRUSHED. DX. LAC R MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
TOE CT-HIT TOE ON TRASH COMPACTOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT FELL AND STRUCK FACE ON DOOR OF TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME
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: 01/15/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Trash compactors
CONCUSSION - 60 YOF STATES SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON A TRASH COMPACT OR FOUR DAYS AGO, STARTED WITH A HEADACHE THE NEXT DAY THAT CONTINUED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
SLIPPED, HIT TRASH COMPACTOR DX. FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
COMPACTOR FELL OVER ONTO PT. DX: L ANKLE CONT.
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: 09/07/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
17 YO MALE SMASHED FINGER IN TRASH COMPACTOR CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	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: Trash compactors
STRAIN UPPER BACK - PATIENT REPORTS HELPING A FREIND MOVE A COMPACTOR A T HIS HOME INTO A PICK UP TRUCK - FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
PT WAS PUTTING TRASH INTO TRASH COMPACTOR AND TWISTING LEFT ANKLE WHILE PUSHING IT DOWN WITH HIS FOOT LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2004	Age: 32 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
32 Y/O W/M RECEIVED LOWER BACK PAIN WHEN PICKED UP TRASH TRAILOR..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 79 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
PATIENT CAUGHT HAND IN CAN CRUSHER. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO 5TH FINGER , RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT CAUGHT HER INDEX FINGER ON TRASH COMPACTOR AT SENIOR CITIZEN BLDG
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: 09/03/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
STUBBED TOE ON TRASH COMPACTOR RIGHT 5TH TOE CONTUSION
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: 11/21/2002	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

Date: 12/11/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2001	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2001	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors, Paper bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2001	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2001	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2000	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2000	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
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: 08/19/2000	Age: 33 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2000	Age: 42 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2000	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/1999	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/1999	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/1999	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Trash compactors, Metal containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/1999	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/1999	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
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

Date: 01/14/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/1998	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/15/1998	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1998	Age: 72 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/1998	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/1997	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/1997	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/1997	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	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, Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/1997	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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