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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 461
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX:BRAIN CONTUSION. OCCIPUTAL SCALP LAC. STANDING ON GARBAGE CAN TO COMPACT TRASH FELL OVER WITH CAN STRIKING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCALP LAC-FELL-AT HOME-HIT A GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCALP LAC-FELL-HIT HEAD ON GARBAGE DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON A DUMPSTER AND LACERATED SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF DUMPSTER 1 HR PTA-DX-ACUTE 2 CM SCALP LACERATION REPAIRED, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT BUMPED INTO DUMPSTER. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, NECK CONT/STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 39 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| ABRASIONS TO SCALP , WAS RUNNING FROM THE POLICE AND TRIPPED OVER A TRA S CAN AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PIECE OF METAL FELL FROM DUMPSTER, STRIKING PT IN HEAD. DX: LACERATION, HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS TAKING UNSPECIFIED OBJECT OUT OF A DUMPSTER WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE LID OF DUMPSTER, SUSTAINED LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL OFF DUMPSTER DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP TRASH CAN & CAR DOOR BLEW SHUT, HITTING PT IN HEAD . ACUTE CT TO HEAD@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WIND CAUGHT LID OF DUMPSTER HITTING HER IN HEAD KNOCKING HER DOWN. CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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