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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,238
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 43 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 |
| LEFT ARM LAC, PT CUT ARM WHEN PUTTING TRASH IN TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 FOREARM - PATIENT REPORTS HE CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM ON EDGE OF A DUMSPTER AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FOREARM FX-CARRYING GARBAGE CAN TO THE STREET-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Metal containers |
| HOMELESS PT WAS DUMPSTER DIVING FOR ALUMINUM CANS WHEN CAUGHT FOREARM O N GLASS OR METAL. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TAKING TRASH OUTSIDE, FELL, C/O ABRASION R HAND, PALM, ARM, HIP AND SHOULDER, DX; SKIN TEAR, ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 51 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 |
| PT STATES SCRAPED ARM ON A DUMPSTER 5 DAYS AGO DX R FOREARM ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FX L RADIUS;ULNA/7YOM WHILE AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE, FELL OFF CARBAGE CAN AND INJURED ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | 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, Toilets |
| FB LEFT ARM. PT WAS PUTTING A PORCELIN TOILET INTO DUMPSTER AND GOT A C HIP IN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 29 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT F.ARM ON PIECE OF GLASS PUTTING GARBAGE IN DUMPSTER. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 71 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 |
| 71 Y/O M INJURED L FOREARM WHILE MOVING TRASH CANS AT HOME. DX; L FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SET GARBAGE CAN DOWN AND NOTICED POISON IVY WRAPPED AROUND IT POISON I VY DERMATITIS FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 52 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 |
| CONTUSION FOREARM - 52 YOF C/O RIGHT FOREARM PAIN AFTER BEING STRUCK BY FALLING TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2005 | Age: 72 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 |
| PT CUT BY GLASS IN GARBAGE CAN; LAC ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE AND HIT ARM ON A TRASH CAN FULL OF WOOD. D: LA CERATION RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT JUMPED FROM DUMPSTER. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX, DISTAL ULNAR FX, ULNAR STYLOID FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT FELL OFF RECYCLING BIN WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB IN WINDOW. DX: DISPLACED R DISTAL RADIUS/ULNAR STYLOID FX'S. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| MOVING TRASH CANS FX ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 86 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 |
| TRIPPED & FELL OVER WASTEBASKET DX L FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| LACERATION TO THE RIGHT LOWER ARM AFTER CUTTING IT ON THE TRASH CAN WHI LE PUTTING TRASH IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PUNCTURE FOREARM - 42 YOM WAS DIGGING IN TRASH CAN TO RETRIEVE SOME ART ICLE AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM FROM BROKEN GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YOM WAS FOOLING AROUND AND FELL LANDING ON TRASH CAN WITH GLASS IN I T CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | 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 |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT FELL CUTTING FOREARM ON A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Bags |
| PT CUT LT FOREARM ON BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 7 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 |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON GLASS IN TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL INTO TRASH CAN SPRAIN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/17/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| CUT FOREARM ON GARBAGE CAN FOREARM LAC, 2 CM STAPELED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PATIENT RESTRAINED DRIVER IN 1 CAR ACCIDENT, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, HIT A DUM PSTER IN PARKING LOT AT 20 MPH; FOREARM/SHOUDLER CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC L FORARM, MOTHER STS PT FELL ONTO A GARBAGE CAN AT THE STREET,C/O B LEEDING, PAIN, TENDERNESS, NO VASCULAR/TENDON COMPROMISE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CLIMBING ON A DUMPSTER WHEN HE FELL OFF FRACTURED RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL WHILE GETTING OFF DUMPSTER DX: FX RT DISTAL RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL ON CONCRETE, C/O PAIN R ARM, FELL OFF DUMPSTER LIFTER, DX; FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | 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 |
| PUT IN DUMPSTER BY OTHER KIDS, LID FELL ON R ARM DX: R ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL FROM STANDING ON GARBAGE CAN. DX: COMPRESSION FX L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 29 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 |
| TRIPPED / FELL HIT ARM ON DUMPSTER OUTSIDE HOME DX: R FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2005 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21Y/O W/M CUT FOREARM WHEN PUTTING GLASS IN DUMPSTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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