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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,367
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| .PT CUT FINGER WHILE EMPTYING METAL GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT LAC LT RING FINGER ON GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 27 YO - DX: LACERATIN L THUMB - CUT WHILE PUSHING TRASH DOWN IN A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT L THUMB ON BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT BY GLASS IN GARBAGE CAN; LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 37 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 37 YO CUT FINGER ON TRASH CAN LID LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HAND CRUSHED BY GARBAGE CAN LID DX: OPEN FX FINGER L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| JAMMED THUMB ON GARBAGE CAN DX. THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PUSHED HAND DOWN INTO TRASH CANRING FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT BY CORNER OF GARBAGE CAN TO RT RING FINGER AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FINGER SMASHED IN DUMPSTER TODAY. CT RMF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT THUMB PW. PT WAS CLEANING OUT A TRASH CAN AND STUCK FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT FINGER REACHING INTO TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| JAMMED FINGER ON GARBAGE CAN DX: L 4TH FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2004 | Age: 44 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRASH BIN SLAMMED SHUT ONTO FINGER RESULTING IN HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN METAL BAR AND DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL OFF GARBAGE CAN DX. FINGER CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT THUMB WHILE PUTTING HAND IN TRASH CAN DX: LACERATION TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Ceilings and walls |
| 46 YO FEMALE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TRASH BIN AND WALL CRUSH INJURY 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 26YOMC PUSHING A GARBAGE CAN FELL AND SCRAPED KNUCKLES ON ASPHALT AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/01/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LACERATED FINGER IN DOOR OF TRASH BIN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TAKING OUT A GARBAGE CAN AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THU MB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 30 YOF LACERATION LEFT RING FINGER ON METAL TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 45 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FINGER CONTUSION. PT WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH & THE GARBAGE CAN LID CLOSED ON HER THUMB @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT FINGER ON GLASS AND TRASH CAN RIGHT 5TH FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 40 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: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| GARBAGE LID FELL ONTO THUMB DX OPEN THUMB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT FINGRETIP ON A TRASH CAN LACERATION RIGHT 5TH FINGERTIP 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS CUT ON SOMETHING IN GARBAGE CAN. DX: L THUMB LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT C/O CUT FINGER ON EDGE OF METAL GARBAGE CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS AT A RESTAURANT, STUCK HAND INTO GARBAGE CAN AND WAS PUNCTURED W ITH DIRTY SYRINGE NEEDLE TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUTTING GARBAGE IN THE GARBAGE CAN AT HOME SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUN D TO LEFT THUMB WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON OBJECT IN TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT C/O RT THUMB LAC. PT CUT THUMB ON DUMPSTER. DX ABRASION TO RT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HAD A RACOON IN HIS GARBAGE CAN AT HOME WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT IT BIT HIM IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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