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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 484
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL OFF GARBAGE CAN. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL FROM GARBAGE CAN DX: WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT WRIST SPRAIN. WAS CARRYING A GARBAGE CAN AND DROPPED IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX:L WRIST LAC. PUSHING GARBAGE DOWN INTO CAN AND CUT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT WRIST PAIN. PT FELL WHEN GETTING OFF A DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT WRIST SPRAIN.PT WAS TAKING TRASH CANS OUT AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| STUFFING TRASH IN A PORCELAIN TRASH CAN LACERATION RIGHT WRIST 3.5 CM - 1.5 CM FELXOR TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT WRIST ON DUMPSTER DX. WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS EMPTYING A GARBAGE CAN AT HOME FELT A POP IN LEFT WRIST STRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT WRIST SPR. PT INJURED WRIST WHEN PICKING UP A TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PUNCTURED WRIST ON GLASS IN THE TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT DUMPSTER FALLING BACKWARD SPRAINING WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 41 YO MALE HURT LEFT WRIST LIFTING HEAVY TRASH CANTENDONITIS LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 35 YO F W/GARBAGE CAN IN HAND FELL INJURY TO WRIST CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 46 YOM WAS TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE CAN AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL. FRAC TURE, LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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