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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 365
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT FOREARM STR. PT INJURED FOREARM WHEN MOVING A FULL TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC (L) FOREARM, VIA EMS, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH BROKEN GLASS IN A GAR BAGE CAN, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, SENSATION INTACT, NO VASCULAR COMPROMISE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT MOVING TRASH CAN FELL INJURED FOREARM DX FX FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 27 Y/O M INJURED R FOREARM WHEN PUSHING TRASH INTO TRASH CAN AND CUT SE LF ON GLASS AT HOME. DX; LAC R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Metal containers |
| PT SEEN FOR ARM LAC AFTER CUTTING ON A METAL CAN INSIDE THE TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PLACING TRASH IN HIS DUMPSTER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT LOWER ARM PAIN-AFTER PULLING GARBAGE CAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUTTING GARBAGE INTO GARBAGE CAN AT HOME, SUSTAINED LAC TO LT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 49 YOM CUT HIS FOREARM WHILE TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE CONTAINER. LACERATI ON, LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Riding power lawn mowers |
| PT TRYING TO THROW TRASH IN A DUMPSTER HAD TO CLIMB OVER A RIDING LAWN MOWER TO GET TO THE DUMPSTER FELL SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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