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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 132
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| UPPER ARM STRAIN LIFTING TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS STANDING ON GARBAGE CAN TRYING TO CLIMB FENCE & CAN SLIPPED W/ IRON ROD PUNCTURING ARM DX: COMPLEX LAC R AXILLA 7 CM AND DELTOID 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Exercise |
| PT WAS DOING A PULL UP ON DUMPSTER WHICH TIPPED OVER. DX: R HUMERUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS THRWOING COCONUTS IN A GARBAGE CAN AND FELT A PULL IN RIGHT UPPE R ARM STRAINED BICEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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