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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 413
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL & INJURED WRIST ON DUMPSTER DX WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT WRIST FX.PT TRIPPED OVER A TRASH CAN AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WAS TAKING OUT GARBAGE CAN AND CUT (R) WRIST AND 5TH FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS DX- WRIST AND FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX CLOSED WRIST FRACTURE: STANDING ON TRASH CAN TRYING TO GET INTO OWN HOME (W/O KEYS) AND FELL, 3FT, TO GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 41 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME, HIT THE SIDE OF A TRASH CONTAINER, CAUSING A WRIST CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS THROWING GARBAGE IN THE DUMPSTER WHEN THE LID FELL ONTO RIGHT WR IST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| L ARM PAIN AFTER EMPTYING TRASH CAN DX; WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 40 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 |
| LEFT WRIST SPRAIN.PT WAS USING A DUMPSTER FOR TRASH AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| DX RIGHT WRIST STRAIN: MOVING RECYCLE BIN, BIN TIPPED AND PT FELL INTO BIN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PULLING METAL FROM A DUMPSTER LAST NIGHT AND SUSTAINED MINOR LAC ERATIONS TO RT WRIST, LT 1ST & 2ND FINGERS. PT HOMELESS,HX PSYCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 45 YOF FELL HANGING ONTO GARBAGE CAN LARGE WHEELED QUESTIONABLE FX CONT R DISTAL FOREARM/WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 46YOF TAKING OUT GARBAGE FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED ARM FX R RADIUS ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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