Accidents - Trash compactors - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,243
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	78
Year 1998:	104
Year 1999:	325
Year 2000:	242
Year 2001:	145
Year 2002:	335
Year 2003:	39
Year 2004:	133
Year 2005:	180
Year 2006:	117
Year 2007:	100
Year 2008:	228
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	180

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	939	Lower Trunk:	329
Hand:	165	Elbow:	151
Wrist:	139	Eyeball:	121
Foot:	83	Lower Leg:	80
Face:	76	Ankle:	63
Head:	30	Lower Arm:	15
Toe:	15	Knee:	15
Upper Arm:	15

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: 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: 05/25/2010	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: 03/12/2010	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 08/06/2007	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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