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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 752
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| TRIP & FALL ARM STRUCK TRASH CAN FOOT INJURY FOREARM SKIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT FELL OVER GARABGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 23 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 |
| THROWING BOARD INTO DUMPSTER AT HOME, FLEW BACK HITTING FOREARM. DX: C ONTUSION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Windows or window glass |
| 50 YOF LOCKED OUT OF HOUSE STANDING ON TRASH CAN TO CLIMB IN WINDOW WINDOW FELL ON ARM CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT R FOREARM ON A GARBAGE CAN. 5CM LAC R FOREARM $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 13 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A GARBAGE CAN (INTENT NOT STATED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 49 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 |
| THROWING OUT TRASH-HIT ARM ON CAN LOWER ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 12 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 |
| PT CUT ARM ON DUMPSTER, LACERATION L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 26 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 |
| LACERATION TO FOREARM CUT ON GARBAGE CAN LID BLEEDING CONTROLLED% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| CONTUSED FOREARM ON TRASHCAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| HIT ARM ON A TRASH CANCONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | 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, Pet supplies |
| CHASING RUBBER DOG BALL AT NEIGHBORS, FELL INTO WIRE GARBAGE BASKET CUT ING LOWER ARM ON GLASS. DX: LACERATION LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 59 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: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCRAPED ARM ON INSIDE OF DUMPSTER REACHING IN FOR SOMETHING;FOLLICULITI S NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 4 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 |
| LOWER ARM LACERATION- PT. PICKED UP A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS AND WAS PUT TING IT IN A TRASH CAN WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS LOWER ARM- LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 43 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT IN LEFT ARM WITH TRASH BIN AT CASINO LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 51 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 PUSHING TRASH DOWN IN GARBAGE CAN, SUSTAINED LAC TO LT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT FOREARM FB. PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH TO CAN AND FOREIGN OBJECT STUC K INTO ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 83 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 |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS CLEANING THE TRASH CAN AND LACERATED FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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