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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,007
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Footwear |
| 40 Y0F WAS TAKING TRASH CONTAINER OUTSIDE OF HOME WHILE WEARING TENNIS SHOES AND SLIPPED ON CURB SUSTAINING A RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 47 YOF DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN S/P WALKING UP A HILL CARRYING TRASH.* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC GARBAGE CAN 42 YO M RIB CONTUSION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RIB STR. 32 YOM STRAINED RIBS LEANING OVER DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 44 YOF, PULLING ON GARBAGE CAN STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 44 YOF FELL ON EDGE OF DUMPSTER, INJURED RIBS. DX-LEFT RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 50 YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN S/P LIFTING A HEAVY TRASH CAN AT HOME IN AM ALSO RT. UPPER BACK AND RT. SHOULDER PAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/15/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Beds or bedframes |
| 41 YR OLD FEMALE FELL OUT OF BED ONTO RIM OF TRASHCAN CONTUSING CHEST W ALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 45YOM LEFT RIB FRACTURE - COMPLAINS OF PAIN DUE TO FALLING IN TRASH DUMPSTER AROUND 1900 TONIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 40 YOM LIFTED TRASH CAN AND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK. DX BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 44YOM, ACC STRUCK SELF ONTO CHEST WITH GARBAGE CAN VS DEV. CHEST PAIN W HILE PUSHING TRASH CANS>>RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 37 YOM FOOT SLIPPED AND HIT CHEST ON EDGE OF DUMPSTER CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Stairs or steps |
| 43YOF WHILE LIFTING GARBAGE CANS DOWN THE STEPS WRENCHED RT SIDE OF BACK;BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 48YOM PULLING A TRASH CAN UP DRIVEWAY AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 50 YOF FELT A POP LEANING OVER A DUMPSTER CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 47YOM LIFTED GARBAGE CAN, NOW HAS BACK PAIN DX;# UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 29 YOM, TAKING OUT GARBAGE CAN, BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 46YOM SLIPPED OFF A DUMPSTER LAST NIGHT C/O RIB PAIN DX;* RIB CONTUS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 42 YOM FELL IN DUMPSTER, HIT CHEST DX: CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 31YOF SLIPPED ON ICE, BRINGING OUT A GARBAGE CAN & FELL DX;* RIB CON TUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 38 YOF, LIFTING GARBAGE CAN, STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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