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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 248
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Metal containers |
| LAC R ELBOW; CUT ON TIN CAN LID IN GARBAGE WHILE EMPTYING TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| STRAIN R ELBOW;PINNED BETWEEN DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| EMPTYING TRASH AND HIT ELBOW ON THE DUMPSTER CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 42 YO MALE LIFTED TRASH CAN AND HEARD POP ELBOW STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| GOING TO GARBAGE CAN AT H OME TO EMPTY TRASH AND FELL ON ICE ONTO HER BUTT AND HER RIGHT ELBOW. DX FRACTURE RIGHT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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