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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 316
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT.C/O PAIN TO RT.FOREARM AND ELBOW SUSTAIN WHEN FELL AND HIT ELBOW ON TRASH CAN. DX-CLINICAL RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE ELBOW FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL CARRYING TRASH BARREL + ETOH ELBOW DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| ELBOW FX- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER HER OWN FEET, WHILE WALKING T O THE TRASH CAN TO THROW AWAY GUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PICKED UP GARBAGE CAN AND FELT POP. DX: L ELBOW STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| ELBOW LACERATION - 19 YOM JUMPED OUT OF A DUMPSTER AND LACERATED LEFT E LBOW ON A NO PARKING SIGN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT W/ HISTORY OF SICKLE CELL FELL FROM TRASH CAN SHE WAS TRYING TO KILL MOTH FELL ONTO RIGHT ARM. DX RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN/POSSIBLE ELBOW FRACTUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL OFF GARBAGE CAN;FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LT ELBOW CT-@ HOME-FELL CARRYING GARBAGE CANS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO RT ELBOW - WAS HIT IN ELBOW BY A TRASH CONTAINER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PULLING LARGE GARBAGE CAN. DX: SPRAIN L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| $RT ELBOW STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A TRASH CAN AND INJURED ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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