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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 483
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT STATES SHE FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON METAL TRASH CAN -LOC HEADA CHE HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL 15 FT DOWN HILL,HIT HEAD ON DUMPSTER CHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON A DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2006 | Age: 50 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LACERATION SCALP=FELL HIT HEAD ON TRASH CAN LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2006 | Age: 34 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| STRUCK HEAD AGAINST A DUMPSTER HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT WAS DUMPING SOME TRASH INTO A DUMPSTER & THINKS HE FELL IN HITTING HIS HEAD & PASSING OUT. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK IT ON A DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 40 YO THROWING INTO DUMPSTER SOMETHING FLEW BACK STRUCK HEAD LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST GARBAGE CAN, NOW C H/A " CHI" +" CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HIT HEAD ON DUMPSTER. DX: SCALP LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SLIPPED IN BATHROOM, HIT TRASH CAN/CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PUSHING RECYCLE BIN AND FELL INTO IT. DX: NOSE LAC 1.5 CM, R EYELID AVULSION LAC, MINOR HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT. STATES WAS TRYING TO EMPTY SOME TRASH IN DUMPSTER ON TOP OF TRAILER , LOST FOOTING AND FELL 13 FEET. DX. CLAVICLE FX, R SKULL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT WAS INTOXICATED AND FELL INTO DUMPSTER. DX: HEAD LAC 4 CM, R HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Stairs or steps |
| HEAD LAC, PT SLIPPED, FELL DOWN THE STAIRS, TAKING THE GARBAGE CAN OUT, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Alcohol |
| PT WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL AND FELL INTO A DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2006 | Age: 31 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, Alcohol |
| LACERATION HEAD - 31 YOM FELL INTO A TRASH CAN AFTER DRINKING TOO MUCH AT A BAR SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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