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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 472
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT LAC RT FOREARM ON BROKEN GLASS WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| FRACTURE RADIUS - 46 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH PAIN & SWELLING RIGHT ARM - STATES HE FELL OUT OF A DUMPSTR AND CAUGHT SELF WITH ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT ARM ON PIECE OF METAL IN TRASH CAN AT ***. DX; ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 39 YOF CUT ARM ON DUMPSTER LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS IN DUMPSTER WHEN WIND BLEW LID SHUT. DX: L ARM ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 CUT ON GARBAGE CAN LID 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L FOREARM LAC OLD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 35 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 |
| RIGHT HAND INJURY, RIGHT 3RD DIGIT CRUSH, SMASHED IN DUMPSTER. DX-ACUTE CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT HAND, ULNAR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT WAS REACHING INTO A TRASH CAN AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT FOREARM DX FORERM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 29 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOREARM ON A GARBAGE CAN WHILE TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| C/O TRAUMATIC WRIST PAIN, TRIPPED AND FELL OVER GARBAGE CAN LID THIS P.M. DX-RIGHT RADIUS FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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